Principles of Soil Conservation and Management

by Blanco, Humberto; Lal, Rattan

• ISBN13: 9781402087080
• ISBN10: 140208708X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-03
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

"Principles of Soil Management and Conservation comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries." "This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. This volume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Soil and Water Conservation

Water Erosion

Wind Erosion

Modeling Water and Wind Erosion

Tillage Erosion

Biological Measures of Erosion Control

Cropping Systems

No-Till Farming

Buffer Strips

Agroforestry

Mechanical Structures and Engineering Techniques

Soil Erosion from Under Forests

Erosion on Grazing Lands

Nutrient Erosion and Hypoxia of Aquatic Ecosystems

Restoration of Eroded and Degraded Soils

Soil Resilience and Conservation

Soil Conservation and Carbon Dynamics

Erosion Control and Soil Quality

Soil Erosion and Food Security

Climate Change and Soil Erosion Risks

The Way Forward

Appendix A

Appendix B

Color Plates

Index

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