Essays about: "Infiltrability"
Found 4 essays containing the word Infiltrability.
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1. Drivers of topsoil saturated hydraulic conductivity in three contrasting landscapes in Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Markförsämring i tropiska regioner kan ha förödande konsekvenser för vattentillgänglighet. Vattenkvalité och kvantitet är oerhört viktiga för lokalbefolkningar och är grundförutsättningar för socioekonomisk utveckling då stora delar av befolkningen i många tropiska länder är direkt beroende av jordbruk och boskapshållning för sin inkomst. READ MORE
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2. Soil organic carbon and infiltrability in relation to distance from trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) with and without termite mounds in a parkland of central Burkina Faso
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : In semi-arid Burkina Faso access to water is crucial for crop-growth. Most common cropping system in the region is parklands, where crops are grown in association with trees. READ MORE
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3. Water infiltration in the Nyando River basin, Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : 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
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4. Water infiltration under different land use in miombo woodlands outside Morogoro, Tanzania
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Infiltration capacity is a measure of how much water that can enter the soil and hence become available to plant roots and micro organisms. A high infiltration capacity also means that less water is available for runoff and subsequent erosion. READ MORE