Natural and anthropogenic rates of soil erosion

• Published in: International Soil and Water Conservation Research Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 77 - 84
• Main Authors: Nearing, Mark A., Xie, Yun, Liu, Baoyuan, Ye, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Beryllium10; Cerrado; China; conservation practices; Conservation Reserve Program; Conservation tillage; crop production; cropland; Hugh Hammond Bennett; indigenous species; Isotopes; National Resource Inventory; No-till; no-tillage; Northeast China; perennials; Permaculture; Residue management; Row crop agriculture; Soil conservation; soil erosion; United States; Virgin Lands Campaign; United States; China; No-till; Conservation reserve program; Virgin Lands Campaign; Soil conservation; Hugh Hammond Bennett; Row crop agriculture; Residue management; Beryllium10; Conservation tillage; National Resource Inventory; Northeast China; Cerrado; Permaculture; Isotopes

Regions of land that are brought into crop production from native vegetation typically undergo a period of soil erosion instability, and long term erosion rates are greater than for natural lands as long as the land continues being used for crop production. Average rates of soil erosion under natura...