Soil quality and soil erosion /

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Imprint:Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society ; Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c1999.
Description:xviii, 329 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8145859
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Other authors / contributors:Lal, R.
ISBN:1574441000
9781574441000
Notes:"Based on invited and contributory papers of a July 1996 symposium"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • List of Contributors
  • Basic Concepts
  • Soil Quality and Food Security: The Global Perspective
  • Determinants of Soil Quality and Health
  • Types of Soil Quality
  • Erosion and Soil Chemical Properties
  • Impact of Soil Organisms and Organic Matter on Soil Erodibility
  • Erosion Impact on Soil Quality and Properties and Model Estimates of Leaching Potential
  • Soil Quality Management
  • Effects of Long-Term Cropping on Organic Matter Content of Soils-Implications for Soil Quality
  • Use of Winter Cover Crops to Conserve Soil and Water Quality in the San Luis Valley of South Central Colorado
  • Soil Quality: Post CRP Changes with Tillage and Cropping
  • Soil Quality and Environmental Impact of Dryland Residue Management Systems
  • Rx for Soil Quality = Long-Term No-Till
  • Whole-Soil Knowledge and Management: A Foundation for Soil Quality
  • The Effect of Forest Management on Erosion and Soil Productivity
  • Rangeland Soil Erosion and Soil Quality: Role of Soil Resistance Resilience, and Disturbance Regime
  • Soil Erosion and Productivity
  • Relation between Soil Quality and Erosion
  • Erosion Impact on Crop Yield for Selected Soils of Northcentral USA
  • Erosion Impact on Soil Quality in the Tropics
  • Conclusions
  • Applying Soil Quality Concepts for Combating Soil Erosion