Soil Quality and Soil Erosion

Herausgeber: Ratta, Raj; Lal, R.

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Produktbeschreibung

Soil Quality and Soil Erosion is based on invited and contributory papers of a July 1996 symposium organized by the NC-174 Committee in conjunction with the 51st Annual Meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Society at the Keystone Center in Colorado, which reviewed progress made on soil quality and erosion-induced changes in soil quality and productivity. This volume presents state-of-the art knowledge on soil erosion and soil quality, and their impact on productivity and environments. Topics examined include erosion impact on crop yield; effect of forest management on erosion and soil productivity; and applying soil quality concepts in combating soil erosion. A valuable text on a major environmental issue This work examines the issue of accelerated soil erosion, which has become an increasingly serious concern in the twentieth century. Aspects considered include on-site impact of erosion; application of soil science to problems of non-agricultural uses of soil, such as mineland restoration, urban uses and disposal of urban wastes; soil contamination and pollution by industrial activities; and athletic and recreational uses of soil. Soil Quality and Soil Erosion will be a useful text for soil scientists, agronomists, foresters, and environmental scientists as we enter the next century. TOC:Preface.- Foreword.- List of Contributors.- Basic Concepts.- Types of Soil Quality.- Soil Quality Management.- Soil Erosion and Productivity.- Conclusions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9781574441000
• ISBN-10: 1574441000
• Artikelnr.: 21142475

Autorenporträt

Ratta\, Raj; Lal\, R.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: Basic Concepts 1. Soil Quality and Food Security: The Global
Perspective 2. Determinants of Soil Quality and Health Section II: Types of
Soil Quality 3. Erosion and Soil Chemical Properties 4. Impact of Soil
Organisms and Organic Matter on Soil Structure: # 5. Erosion Impact on Soil
Quality and Properties and Model Estimates of Leaching Potential Section
III: Soil Quality Management 6. Effects of Long-Term Cropping on Organic
Matter Content of Soils: Implications for Soil Quality 7. Use of Winter
Cover Crops to Conserve Soil and Water Quality in the San Luis Valley of
South Central Colorado 8. Soil Quality: Post Conservation Reserve Program
Changes with Tillage and Cropping 9. Soil Quality and Environmental Impacts
of Dryland Residue Management Systems 10. ? for Soil Quality = Long-Term
No-Till 11. Whole-Soil Knowledge and Management: A Foundation of Soil
Quality 12. The Effects of Forest Management on Erosion and Soil
Productivity 13. Rangeland Soil Erosion and Soil Quality: Role of Soil
Resistance, Resilience, and Disturbance Regime Section IV: Soil Erosion and
Productivity 14. Relation Between Soil Quality and Erosion 15. Erosion
Impacts on Crop Yield for Selected Soils of the North Central United States
16. Erosion Impact on Soil Quality in the Tropics Section V: Conclusions
17. Applying Soil Quality Concepts for Combating Soil Erosion