Soil erosion causes, processes, and effects (Nova Science Publishers, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
""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""
""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""
""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 â€? The Cortina dâ€?Ampezzo Valley""; ""5.2. Case study 2 -- Val Visdende""; ""5.3. Study Case 3 -- The Cansiglio Integral Reserve""; ""5.4. Case Study 4 â€? Land Instability in the Bisenzio Valley (Northern Apennines, Italy)""
""5.5. Case Study 5 â€? USLE and GIS Application to a Mountain Pedoenvironment (Susa Valley, Western Alps, Italy)""""5.6. Case Study 6 â€? 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""