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The effect of organic matter content on soil erosion in simulated rainfall experiments in W. Sussex, UK
Author(s) -
Guerra A.
Publication year - 1994
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.1475-2743.1994.tb00460.x
Subject(s) - podzol , gleysol , erosion , environmental science , organic matter , soil science , alluvium , hydrology (agriculture) , soil organic matter , soil water , geology , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , organic chemistry
. The effect of organic matter content and other soil properties on soil erosion in the Rogate area, West Sussex, UK, was assessed using a rainfall simulator. Thirty soil samples (Podzols, Brown sands, Brown earths, Alluvial gley and Podzolized brown sands) collected from eroded and uneroded fields were exposed to 50 mm/h and 70 mm/h simulated rainfall. The results show that organic matter content influences soil erosion, through its effect on the stability of aggregates.