Local perceptions, RUSLEFAC mapping, and field results: the sediment budget of cocagne river, new brunswick, Canada.Erosion and sedimentation in water courses represent a major and costly problem everywhere on the planet.  To achieve our objective we combined three complementary methods: conducting interviews, estimating the most sensitive soil loss areas using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation for Application in Canada (RUSLEFAC) and taking measurements of environmental variables (turbidity, deposition rate, particle size, water quality, rainfall).  However, we observed that there were some differences between the areas identified by the participants and those obtained from the RUSLEFAC and in situ measurements.  By contrast sensitive sites for erosion, as identified using RUSLEFAC, are instead areas of steep slopes, located near the river without forest cover. 
RUSLEFAC
Local perceptions, RUSLEFAC mapping, and field results: the sediment budget of cocagne river, new brunswick, Canada.Erosion and sedimentation in water courses represent a major and costly problem everywhere on the planet.  To achieve our objective we combined three complementary methods: conducting interviews, estimating the most sensitive soil loss areas using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation for Application in Canada (RUSLEFAC) and taking measurements of environmental variables (turbidity, deposition rate, particle size, water quality, rainfall).  However, we observed that there were some differences between the areas identified by the participants and those obtained from the RUSLEFAC and in situ measurements.  By contrast sensitive sites for erosion, as identified using RUSLEFAC, are instead areas of steep slopes, located near the river without forest cover. 
RUSLEFAC