Assessing Recent Soil Erosion Rates Through the Use of Beryllium-7 (Be-7) - Softcover

Blake, William; Mabit, Lionel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1013275500 ISBN 13: 9781013275500

Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press, 2020

Synopsis

This open access book is the first comprehensive guideline for the beryllium-7 (Be-7) technique that can be applied to evaluate short-term patterns and budgets of soil redistribution in agricultural landscapes. While covering the fundamental and basic concepts of the approach, this book distinguishes itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to use this isotopic technique effectively. It covers experimental design considerations and clear instruction is given on data processing. As accurate laboratory measurement is crucial to ensure successful use of Be-7 to investigate soil erosion, a full chapter is devoted to its specific determination by gamma spectrometry. This open access contribution further describes new developments in the Be-7 technique and includes a concluding chapter highlighting its potential benefits to support the implementation of area-wide soil conservation policy.

This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1013275500
• ISBN 13: 9781013275500
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74