Essays about: "Aida Bargues Tobella"

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  1. 1. Water infiltration in the Nyando River basin, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Aida Bargues Tobella; [2009]
    Keywords : Lake Victoria basin; Nyando River basin; steady-state infiltrability; bulk density; erosion; gully; runoff; sediment generation rate; double-ring infiltrometer; rainfall simulator; trees; vegetation cover; agroforestry;

    Abstract : On-site and off-site effects of erosion in the Lake Victoria basin are some of the main contributors to the actual situation of poverty which is facing its population, one of the densest in the world. The Nyando River Basin (Western-Kenya) was identified as a regional erosion hotspot and one of the main sources of sediment and phosphorous into the Lake Victoria (ICRAF, 2001). READ MORE