Ebook: Principles of Soil Conservation and Management
- Tags: Soil Science & Conservation, Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Climate Change, Environment general, Landscape Ecology
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Language: English
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“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. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions.
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. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. 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.
“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. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions.
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. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. 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.
“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. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions.
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. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
Soil and Water Conservation....Pages 1-19
Water Erosion....Pages 21-53
Wind Erosion....Pages 55-80
Modeling Water and Wind Erosion....Pages 81-107
Tillage Erosion....Pages 109-135
Biological Measures of Erosion Control....Pages 137-165
Cropping Systems....Pages 165-193
No-Till Farming....Pages 195-221
Buffer Strips....Pages 223-257
Agroforestry....Pages 259-283
Mechanical Structures and Engineering Techniques....Pages 285-319
Soil Erosion Under Forests....Pages 321-344
Erosion on Grazing Lands....Pages 345-373
Nutrient Erosion and Hypoxia of Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 375-398
Restoration of Eroded and Degraded Soils....Pages 399-423
Soil Resilience and Conservation....Pages 425-447
Soil Conservation and Carbon Dynamics....Pages 449-476
Erosion Control and Soil Quality....Pages 477-492
Soil Erosion and Food Security....Pages 493-512
Climate Change and Soil Erosion Risks....Pages 513-536
Back Matter....Pages 559-617
The Way Forward....Pages 537-557
“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. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions.
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. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
Soil and Water Conservation....Pages 1-19
Water Erosion....Pages 21-53
Wind Erosion....Pages 55-80
Modeling Water and Wind Erosion....Pages 81-107
Tillage Erosion....Pages 109-135
Biological Measures of Erosion Control....Pages 137-165
Cropping Systems....Pages 165-193
No-Till Farming....Pages 195-221
Buffer Strips....Pages 223-257
Agroforestry....Pages 259-283
Mechanical Structures and Engineering Techniques....Pages 285-319
Soil Erosion Under Forests....Pages 321-344
Erosion on Grazing Lands....Pages 345-373
Nutrient Erosion and Hypoxia of Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 375-398
Restoration of Eroded and Degraded Soils....Pages 399-423
Soil Resilience and Conservation....Pages 425-447
Soil Conservation and Carbon Dynamics....Pages 449-476
Erosion Control and Soil Quality....Pages 477-492
Soil Erosion and Food Security....Pages 493-512
Climate Change and Soil Erosion Risks....Pages 513-536
Back Matter....Pages 559-617
The Way Forward....Pages 537-557
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