Understanding and preventing soil erosion

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80146-379-9
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 146, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

It’s been suggested that around 12 million hectares of agricultural land are affected by soil erosion each year. If the degradation of the world’s soil reservoir continues, many have estimated that this could lead to a 30% reduction in global food production by 2040.

Understanding and preventing soil erosion provides a comprehensive overview of recent research on understanding the mechanisms of soil erosion, as well as the best practices for measuring, mapping and modelling soil erosion risk in agricultural soils. The book also considers the range of agronomic practices and techniques available to mitigate future soil erosion, including the use of crop residues, cover crops, buffer strips, soil stabilisers and zero/no-tillage.

In its detailed assessment of soil erosion, the book succeeds in highlighting the potential future impact of degraded soils on the quality, security and longevity of our global food system if the problem of soil erosion isn’t effectively managed.

Zielgruppe

Researchers in soil and crop science, agricultural engineers, farmers, as well as government and other agencies monitoring the health of agricultural soils

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seeger, Manuel

Seeger, Dr Manuel

Weitere Mitwirkende

Flanagan, Prof Dennis

Alakukku, Prof Laura

Marzen, Dr Miriam

Mullan, Dr Donald

Casali, Prof Javier

Renschler, Prof Chris

Parsons, Emeritus Prof Tony

Misra, Prof Debu

Strauss, Dr Peter

Gonzalez, Dr Javier

Kronvang, Professor Brian

Kucera, Dr Mike

Mickovski, Prof Slobodan

Levy, Dr Guy

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ökologische Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Mechanisms
- 1.Advances in understanding soil erodibility: Karl Manuel Seeger, University of Trier, Germany;
- 2.Advances in understanding water-based soil erosion processes: Dennis Flanagan, USDA-ARS/Purdue University, USA;
- 3.Assessing the impact of tillage practices on soil erosion: David Lobb, University of Manitoba, Canada;
- 4.Assessing the impact of climate change on soil erosion: Karl Auerswald, Technical University of Munich, Germany;

Part 2 Measuring soil erosion
- 5.Advances in proximal instrumental techniques for measuring soil erosion: Javier Casali, University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain;
- 6.Advances in tracking sediment transport from agricultural soils: Tony Parsons, University of Sheffield, UK;
- 7.Advances in modelling soil erosion risk: Debu Misra, University of Alaska, USA;

Part 3 Mitigating soil erosion
- 8.Using cropping systems to reduce soil erosion: Javier Gonzalez, USDA-ARS, USA;
- 9.Assessing the effectiveness of buffer strips in preventing wind/water-based soil erosion and its effects: Brian Kronvang, Aarhus University, Denmark;
- 10.The effects of zero/conservation tillage practices in preventing soil erosion: Mike Kucera, USDA-ARS, USA;
- 11.The use of soil stabilisers to prevent erosion: Guy Levy, Volcani Institute – Agricultural Research Organisation, Israel;

Über Autor(innen)

Seeger, Dr Manuel
Dr Manuel Seeger is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physical Geography in the School of Regional and Environmental Sciences at the University of Trier, Germany. He was formerly Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dr Seeger is internationally known for his research on measuring, understanding and mitigating soil erosion, particularly for European soils. He has chaired sessions related to soil erosion, its measurement and modelling at a number of conferences, including those organised by the European Geosciences Union. Dr Seeger is also on the editorial boards of a number of journals and has participated in a number of EU research projects such as DiverFarming and FireLinks.

Flanagan, Prof Dennis
Dennis C. Flanagan is a Research Agricultural Engineer and Lead Scientist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL) in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is also an adjunct full Professor with the Purdue University Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering. His research deals with soil erosion by water mechanics, erosion control, and erosion prediction technology development. He is the leader of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) modeling efforts by the USDA-ARS (since 1999), and works extensively with user agencies (Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, etc.) and others on implementation and use of this process-based technology. He has authored or co-authored over 300 publications including 143 refereed journal articles and 15 book chapters, and has edited 4 books. Dr. Flanagan has made frequent presentations at the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE) international meetings, was Chair of the 10th International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment (AgroEnviron 2016), and was Chair of the 2023 ASABE Soil Erosion Research under a Changing Climate international symposium. He is a life member and Fellow of ASABE, and also a member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU).