Manuel Seeger 
Understanding and preventing soil erosion [EPUB ebook] 

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  • Reviews current understanding of the mechanisms of soil erosion, focussing on water-based and wind-based erosion processes

  • Considers the effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce soil erosion, including buffer strips, zero/no-tillage and cover crops

  • Addresses recent advances in techniques used to measure, predict, track and model soil erosion, including digital soil mapping and proximal instrumental techniques

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Part 1 Mechanisms



  • 1.Advances in understanding soil erodibility: Karl Manuel Seeger, University of Trier, Germany;

  • 2.Soil erosion by water processes and prediction technology: Dennis C. Flanagan, USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USA;

  • 3.Assessing the impact of climate change on soil erosion by water: Karl Auerswald, Technical University of Munich, Germany; and Peter Fiener, University of Augsburg, Germany;


Part 2 Measuring soil erosion



  • 4.Advances in proximal instrumental techniques for measuring gully and rill erosion of agricultural soils: J. Casalí, M. A. Campo-Bescós, J. Álvarez-Mozos and R. Giménez, University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain;

  • 5.Advances in tracking sediment transport from agricultural land: Anthony J. Parsons, University of Sheffield, UK;

  • 6.Advances in modeling soil erosion risk: Sudhanshu S Panda, University of North Georgia, USA; Debasmita Misra, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA; Devendra M Amatya and Johnny M Grace III, USDA Forest Service, USA; and Anita Thompson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA;


Part 3 Mitigating soil erosion



  • 7.Assessing the effectiveness and history of buffer strip implementation in preventing soil sediment and nutrient losses to surface waters: Brian Kronvang and Dominik Zak, Aarhus University, Denmark; Eva Skarbøvik and Anne-Grete Buseth Blankenberg, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norway; and Marc Stutter, The James Hutton Institute, UK;

  • 8.The effects of no-till and related practices in preventing soil erosion: Michael Kucera, Formerly USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)/National Soil Survey Center, USA;

  • 9.The use of soil stabilizers to prevent erosion: G. J. Levy , Agricultural Research Organization, Israel; and A. I. Mamedov, Tottori University, Japan;

Tentang Penulis

Michael retired from USDA-NRCS in January 2023 after a forty-two-year career. At retirement Michael served as the National Erosion Database Steward and Agronomist at National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Some select awards Michael received included the Hugh Hammond Bennett award for international work in soil and water management from the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Nebraska Agribusiness Assocation Partnership and Researcher/Educator of the Year awards, Nebraska FFA Assocation Honorary State FFA Degree and many more.
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Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman 262 ● ISBN 9781801463805 ● Ukuran file 5.4 MB ● Editor Manuel Seeger ● Penerbit Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing ● Kota Cambridge ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2024 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 9382223 ● Perlindungan salinan Adobe DRM
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