Land degradation from soil erosion has been considered by many to be a problem of significant proportion, affecting some 30–50% of the earth's land surface. At the time of the first publication of this book in 1993, estimates indicated that 10–15 million hectares of land were being lost each ye...

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Other Authors:	Pimentel, David 1925- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1993
Series:	Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management
Subjects:	Soil erosion Soil conservation Bodenschutz Bodenerosion Aufsatzsammlung Lehrbuch
Online Access:	BSB01 FHN01 Volltext
Summary:	Land degradation from soil erosion has been considered by many to be a problem of significant proportion, affecting some 30–50% of the earth's land surface. At the time of the first publication of this book in 1993, estimates indicated that 10–15 million hectares of land were being lost each year through erosion and salinisation from irrigation and that at such a rate of loss, topsoil reserves on most sloping lands would be depleted within two hundred years. Since humankind's dependency on the land for food is almost total, soil erosion represents a real threat to the security of our food supply. The need for the immediate conservation of the world's soil resources is therefore clear. As part of the response to this need, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Commission on Ecology convened a special working group to consider the problem of world soil erosion and to propose practical solutions for soil conservation. This important book presents the outcome of their work
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 349 pages)
ISBN:	9780511735394
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511735394