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Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation: Advances in Soil Science - Softcover

Lal, Rattan; Blum, Winfried E. H.; Valentin, C.; Stewart, B.A.

 
9780367448097: Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation: Advances in Soil Science

Synopsis

Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely unreliable. This book aims to standardize the methodology for obtaining reliable and objective data on soil degradation. It will also identify and develop criteria for assessing the severity of soil degradation, providing a realistic scenario of the problem.

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Lal, Rattan; Blum, Winfried E. H.; Valentin, C.; Stewart, B.A.

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This book explains predominant soil degradative processes for agricultural, urban, industrial and military land uses. It describes the methods of evaluating soil degradation by different processes and scaling procedures of data extrapolation across temporal and spatial scales.

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