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Land use, rainfall and erosion risk on the South Downs
Author(s) -
Boardman J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
soil use and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1475-2743
pISSN - 0266-0032
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1991.tb00843.x
Subject(s) - erosion , sowing , geography , spring (device) , agricultural land , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , agriculture , land use , physical geography , geology , agronomy , ecology , archaeology , geomorphology , biology , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , engineering
. In 1989–90 over 80% of the erosion on agricultural land in the South Downs was on ploughed or cultivated surfaces prepared for spring planting of cereals. This was in contrast to the pattern in previous years when most erosion was in winter cereal fields. An unusual late winter rainfall peak was the primary cause. Periods of erosion risk associated with other land uses on the South Downs are also discussed.