Principles of Soil Conversation and Management - Blanco,Humberto; Lal, Rattan (New York: Springer, 2008)
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 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.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Keywords: Soil Conservation; Soil Management