terraces. By altering the slope length and steepness terracing can alter
local runoff and other characteristics such as soil moisture (Chow
et al., 1999).
The area to be sampled for each land use type was selected to be representative
of the typical conditions based on local knowledge, and was
selected to have similar lithology, soils, and climate. Once a representative
land use type was selected, three plots were located from about