The effect of organic matter content on soil erosion in simulated rainfall experiments in W. Sussex, UK
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Soil Use and Management
- Vol. 10 (2) , 60-64
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1994.tb00460.x
Abstract
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.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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