Effect of land use land cover changes on the rate of soil erosion in the Upper Eyiohia river catchment of Afikpo North Area, Nigeria
The growing demand for cultivable land, deforestation and land conversion have taken their tolls over the past several decades in the region leading to serious degradation on soil and other natural resources. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) parameters were integrated with satellite...
Main Authors: | Ota Henry Obiahu, Eyasu Elias |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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Series: | Environmental Challenges |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010020300020 |
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