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1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
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text file |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
""SOIL EROSION: CAUSES, PROCESSES AND EFFECTS""; ""SOIL EROSION: CAUSES, PROCESSES AND EFFECTS""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Soil Erosion: Causes, Processes and Effects""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Agricultural Soil Erosion""; ""3. Factors Determining the Soil-Erosion Process""; ""3.1. Rainfall Erosivity""; ""3.2. Soil Erodibility""; ""3.3. Topography""; ""3.4. Vegetation""; ""3.5. Soil Management""; ""4. Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion""; ""4.1. On-Site and off Site Effects""; ""4.2. Impact on Soil Productivity""; ""4.3. Soil Degradation and Its Impact on Desertification"" |
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""5. Erosion Control Measures""""5.1. Plant-Cover Effect""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Soil Erosion between Geomorphological Fragility and Sustainable Land Use in Mountain Areas (Italy)""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Erosion Forms""; ""2.1. Water Erosion""; ""2.1.1. Splash erosion""; ""2.1.2. Sheet erosion""; ""2.1.3 Rill erosion""; ""2.1.4. Gully erosion""; ""2.2. Wind Erosion""; ""2.3. Other (Man-Induced) Erosion Forms""; ""Tillage erosion""; ""Land leveling and soil compaction""; ""3. Soil Erosion Measuring, Prediction and Evaluation"" |
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""3.1. The European DPSIR Framework""""3.2. Erosion Measurements""; ""Water erosion direct measurements""; ""Tillage and leveling erosion measurements""; ""Sediment yield measurements""; ""Wind erosion measurements""; ""3.3. Water Erosion Models""; ""4. Model Calibration and Validation""; ""5. Applications""; ""5.1. Case Study 1 � The Cortina d�Ampezzo Valley""; ""5.2. Case study 2 -- Val Visdende""; ""5.3. Study Case 3 -- The Cansiglio Integral Reserve""; ""5.4. Case Study 4 � Land Instability in the Bisenzio Valley (Northern Apennines, Italy)"" |
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""5.5. Case Study 5 � USLE and GIS Application to a Mountain Pedoenvironment (Susa Valley, Western Alps, Italy)""""5.6. Case Study 6 � Application of RUSLE and WEPP Models in Mountain Pasture Landscapes (Dorena Valley, Central Alps, Italy)""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Soil Erosion of Flysch Soil on Different Land Use under Submediterranean Climate""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Interrill Erosion""; ""Measurement Methodology""; ""Weekly Measurements""; ""Measurements by Months and Seasons""; ""Correlation with Weather Conditions""; ""Rill Erosion"" |
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""Wind Erosion""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""The Role of Agricultural Soil Management in Water Erosion Control: Alternative Uses of Soil""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""2. Material and Methods""; ""2.1. Study Site""; ""2.2. Methods to Estimate Erosion""; ""2.2.1. Erosion plots""; ""2.2.2. Simulated rainfall""; ""2.2.2.1 Rainfall Simulation on 1 m2""; ""2.2.2.2. Rainfall Simulation on 80 m2""; ""2.2.3 Rill erosion""; ""3. Results and Discussion""; ""3.1. Rainfall Erosivity""; ""3.2. Soil Loss under Different Land Management""; ""3.2.1. Herbaceous crops (barley, Hordeum vulgare). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Soil erosion.
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Soil erosion. |
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Soils -- Environmental aspects.
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Soils -- Environmental aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fournier, Arthur J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781617611865 1617611867 (DLC) 2010028765 |
| ISBN |
1617613665 (electronic book) |
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9781617613661 (electronic book) |
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9781617611865 (hardcover) |
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1617611867 (hardcover) |
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