Soil Conservation

Written by the foremost authorities in the field, this volume brings together the technical papers from which Volume 1 is drawn. The 10 papers and discussion from a National Research Council symposium cover such topics as soil erosion classification, evaluating how soil erosion damages productivity, calculating soil erosion, understanding ephemeral gully erosion, wind erosion, and the impact of range erosion on land use.Table of ContentsFront Matter1. An Improved Soil Erosion Classification: Update, Comparison, and Extension2. Assessing Soil Erosion Productivity Damage3. Field Estimates of C Factors: How Good Are They and How Do They Affect Calculations of Erosion4. Understanding Ephemeral Gully Erosion5. Wind Erosion6. Erosion on Range and Forest Lands: Impacts of Land Use and Management Practices7. Erosion Control Practices: The Impact of Actual Versus Most Effective Use8. Applications of the NRI Data to Inventory, Monitor, and Appraise Offsite Erosion Damage9. New Cropland in the 1982 NRI: Implications for Resource Policy10. A Midwestern Perspective on Targeting Conservation Programs to Protect Soil Productivity11. Potential Uses of the NRI in State and Local Decision Making