Soil erosion is a major worldwide threat to agro-ecosystem sustainability and land productivity. Fallout radionuclides and stable isotopes are used to measure magnitudes and sources of soil erosion, ...

In 2006, field pea yields were 64 percent higher on ... of crop production before the forest is allowed to regenerate soil erosion - the movement of surface soil by water or wind that may be ...

The country's first transaction for a carbon sink generated by water loss and soil erosion control took place in December ...

Even in Iowa’s still-fertile fields, the loss of soil is concerning ... organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased. “Erosion from the wind is not as bad as it used to be in ...

SOM improves soil structure and reduces erosion, leading to improved water ... At the scale of a watershed or crop field, the carbon sequestration capacity of the soil may be influenced by local ...

Erosion is the process that wears away the river ... making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes because of the way soil particles ...

Sometimes soil scientists identify problems such as wetness and erosion that limit soil use. Often they write soil descriptions and ... Employment for soil scientists usually falls into one of two sub ...

Researchers at the University of Worcester are using drones to study soil erosion on farmland ... determine how much soil has been eroded from fields. Laboratory testing of soil samples will ...