Soil loss as a desertification risk indicator: mapping and simulation in the Salitre River Sub-Basin, Northeast Brazil

ABSTRACT Discussions on desertification frequently highlight soil erosion as a striking feature of this phenomenon. In particular, the high spatial density of gullies represents a strong indication of the formation of desertification hotspots. In this study, through field activities and Monte Carlo...

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Main Authors: Márcio Lima Rios, Alisson Jadavi Pereira da Silva, Vagson Luiz Carvalho-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832020000100510&lng=en&tlng=en