Soil Erosion: A Science Tracer Bullet, Summaries of Environmental Science

Download Soil Erosion: A Science Tracer Bullet and more Summaries Environmental Science in PDF only on Docsity! DOCUMENT RESUME ED 306 075 SE 050 430 AUTHOR Buydos, John F., Comp. TITLE Soil Erosion. LC Science Tracer Bullet. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. National Referral Center for Science and Technology. REPORT NO LC-TB-88-5 PUB DATE Nov 88 NOTE llp. PUB TYPE Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Agriculture; Citations (References); Earth Science; Educational Resources; *Indexes; Information Sources; Physical Sciences; *Reference Materials; Soil Conservation; *Soil Science A2STRACT Soil erosion is the detachment and movement of topsoil or soil material from the upper part of the soil profile. It may occur in the form of rill, gully, sheet, or wind erosion. Agents of erosion may be water, wind, glacial ice, agricultural implements, machinery, and animals. Soil conservation measures require a thorough understanding of the mechanics of erosion processes. Runoff, slope, rain, wind, plant care, and the presence or absence of conservation measures are some of the factors which influence the rate of erosion. Erosion results in a deterioration in the quality of cropping and grazing land in addition to reduced productivity and increased expenditure for fertilizers. It is essential to control erosion in order to maintain productivity of the soil, to reduce sedimentation in streams and lakes, and to prevent further damage to the land by gullies and ditches. Some common methods of checking erosion are control of overgrazing, construction of barriers, contour trenching, and afforestation. This guide offers a selected bibliography of the literature in the Library of Congress on soil erosion. Organization of listings include: basic texts, handbooks, bibliographics, government publications, conference proceedings, reviews, abstracting and indexing services, technical reports, and other selected materials. 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Buydos ISSN 0090-5232 November 1988 SC9PR: Soil may deteriorate either by the physical movement of soil particles from a given site or by the depletion of water-soluble substances in the soil which contribute to the nourishment of crop plants, grasses, trees, and other economically useful vegetation. The physical movement is generally referred to as erosion. Soil erosion is the detachment and movement of topsoil, or soil material from the upper part of the soil profile. It may occur in the form of rill, gully, sheet, or wind erosion. Wind, water, glacial ice, animals, and agricultural implements and machinery may be agents of erosion Wind and water are the most important, especially as their effects are intensified by the disturbance of natural cover or soil position. Soil conservation measures require a thorough understanding of the mechanics of erosion processes. Factors which influence the rate of erosion include rainfall, runoff, wind, slope, plant cover, and the presence or absence of conservation measures. Erosion brings about a deterioration in the quality of cropping and grazing land along with reduced productivity and increased expenditure for fertilizers. In extreme cases, yields become so poor that land must be taken out of cultivation. Siltation of reservoirs and rivers reduces their capacity, creating flood hazards, and the sediment is a major pollutant. Erosion control is essential to maintain the productivity of the soil, to reduce sedimentation in streams and lakes, and to prevent further damage to the land by gullies and ditches. Some typical methods of checking erosion are afforestation on steep slopes, control of overgrazing, contour trenching or ridging, and construction of weirs and barriers or detention dams. Such measures may involve erosion mapping, land classification with respect to erosion risk, erosion modeling for predicting rates of soil loss and planning conservation work, and implement tion of ways in which plant covers and crop residues affect both water and wind erosion. This guide offers a review of the literature in the Library of Congress on soil erosion. Not intended as a comprehensive bibliography, this compilation is designed--as the name of the series Implies -to put the reader "on target." 2 4 Reclamation and vegetative restoration of problem soils and disturbed lands. Darrell Brown and others. Park Ridge, N.J., Noyes Data Ccrp, 1986. 560 p. (Pollution technology review, no. 137) S623.R36 1986 Scientific basis for soil protection in the European Community. Edited by H. Barth and Pierre L'Hermite. London, New York, Elsevier Applied Science, sole distributor in the USA and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., c1987. 630 p. S625.E88S35 1987 Proceedings of a symposium organised by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General Science, Research, and Development and the Senate of Berlin ... held in Berlin, 6-8 October 1986. HANDBOOKS, DIRECTORIES, AND DICTIONARIES Goldman, Steven J., Katharine Jackson, and Taras A. Bursztynsky. Erosion and sediment control handbook. New York, McGraw-Hill, c1986. 1 v. (various pagings) TC423.G645 1986* Lyle, F. S. Surface mine reclamation manual. New York, Elsevier Science, c1987. 268 p. S621.5.S8L95 1987* BIBLIOGRAPHIES Bray, Molly M., comp. Erosion and sediment control practices: an annotated bibliography. Edited by Earl H. Bradley, Jr. Annapolis, Md., Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, 1983. 1 v. (various foliations) 5623.B73 1983 Vance, Mary A. Soil erosion: monographs. Monticello, Ill., Vance Bibliographies, 1984. 20 p. (Public administration series: bib- liography, P 1540) Z5074.S68V36 1984 GOVERMENT PUBLICATIONS Ribaudo, Marc O. Reducing soil erosion: offsite benefits. Washington, D.C., U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., distributor, 1966. 24 p. (Agricultural economic report, no. 561) "PB87-105425" 01751.A91854 no. 561 Soil erosion and soil conservation policy in the United States: a report. Prepared by an American Agricultural Economics Association Task Force. S.1., The Task Force, 1986. 66 p. (American Agricultural Economics Association. Occzsional paper, no. 2) S624.A1S65 1986 5 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS National Symposium on Conservation Systems (1987: Chicago, Ill.). Optimum erosion control at least cost: proceedings of the National Symposium on Conservation Systems, December 14-15, 1987, Hyatt Regency Chicago in Illinois Center. St. Joseph, Mich., American Society of Agricultural Engineers, c1987. 418 p. (ASAE publica- tion, 08-87) S624.A1N44 1987 The Off-site costs of soil erosion: proceedings of a symposium held in May 1985. Edited by Thomas E. Waddell. Washington, D.C., Conservation Foundation, c1986. 284 p. QH545.S64034 1986 Co-sponsored by the Conservation Foundation and the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Soil erosion and conservation. Edited by S. A. El-Swaify, W. C. Moldanhauer, and Andrew Lo. Ankeny, Iowa, Soil Conservation Society of America, c1985. 793 p. S622.2.S65 1985 This volume is based on 'Malama Aina '83,' the International Conference on Soil Erosion and Conservation, held January 16-22, 1953, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Soil erosion in the European community: impact of changing agriculture. Edited by G. Chisci, R. P. C. Morgan. Rotterdam, Boston, A. A. Balkema, 1986. 233 p. 5625.E88S65 1986 ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES which index relevant journal articles and other literature include: Applied Science & Technology Index (1913-) Z7913.I7* See: Erosion Soil Conservation Bibliography of Agriculture (1942-) Z5073.U572* See: Erosion Erosion Control Soil Conservation Soil Erosion Biological & Agricultural Index (1916-) Z5073.A46* See: Erosion Erosion Prevention and Control Erosion Research Soil Conservation Current Technology Index (1962-) Z7913.B7* See: Soil: Erosion Engineering Index (1884-) Z5851.E62* See: Soils: Erosion Note: Consult reference librarian for location of abstracting and indexing services in the Science Reading Room 6 6 Environment Index (1971-) Z5322.E2E57* See: Erosion Erosion Control Soil Conservation Environmental Periodicals Bibliography (1972-) Z5863.E57E58* See: Erosion Erosion Control Soil Conservation Soil Erosion Forestry Abstracts (1939-) SD1.F66* See: Soil Conservation and Erosion General Science Index (1978-) Z7401.G46* See: Erosion Soil Conservation Referativnyi Zhurnal. 5/. Pochvovedenie i Agrokhimiia (1963-) 5590.R38 Soviet survey of world developments in soil science and agrochemistry. Titles are in English or in the original language of publication. See: Eroziia pochv Science Citation Index (1961-) Z7401.S365* See especially Permuterm Subject Index for entries under Soil Loss, Soil Erosion, and Soil Conservation. Selected Water Resources Abstracts (1968-) TC1.S45* See: Erosion Soil Conservation Soil Erosion Soil Loss JOURNALS that often contain articles relevant to soil erosion are Journal of Soil & Water Conservation S622.55 Soil & Water Conservation News 5623.U42 Soil Science S590.S6 Soil Science Society of America Journal 5590.S64A13 Transactions of the ASAE (American Society of Agricultural Engineers) 5671.A452 REPRESENTATIVE JOURNAL ARTICLES Bilbro, J. D. Crossplanting winter wheat reduces potential wind erosion of soil in semiarid regions. Journal of soil & water conservation, v. 42, July/Aug. 1987: 267-269. S622.S5 Brown, M. J., and W. D. Kemper. Using straw in steep furrows to reduce soil erosion and increase dry bean yields. Journal of soil & water conservation, v. 42, May/June 1987: 187-191. S622.S5 Nyhan, John W., and Leonard J. Lane. Erosion control technology: a user's guide to the use of the universal, soil loss equation at waste burial facilities. Los Alamos, N.K., Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 1986. 74 p. (DE86-012765) LA-10262-M** Park, William M., and David G. Sawyer. Targeting soil erosion control efforts in a critical watershed. Washington, D.C., Economics Research Service, Natural Resource Economics Division, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Dec. 1985. 36 p. (AGES-850801) PB86-144292** Price, Kevin Paul. Detection of soil erosion with thematic mapper (TM) satellite data within pinyon-juniper woodlands. Salt Lake City, University of Utah Research Institute, Dec. 1987. 210 p. (NASA-CR-182476) N88-17103** Reichelderfer, Katherine H. Do USDA farm program participants contribute to soil erosion. Washington, D.C., Economic Research Service, Natural Resource Economics Division, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Apr. 1985. 85 p. (USDA/AER-532) PB85-199404** SELECTED MATERIALS available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet boxes include: Arden-Clark, Charles, and David Hodges. Soil erosion: the answer lies in organic farming. New scientist, v. 113, Feb. 12, 1987: 42-43. Benbrook, Charles M. First principles: the definition of highly erodible land and tolerable soil loss. Journal of soil & water conservation, v. 43, Jan./Feb. 1988: 35-38. Bogardi, I., A. Bardossy, and M. Fogel. Sediment yield from agricultural watersheds. Journal of hydraulic engineering, v. 112, Jan. 1986: 64-70. Brown, Lester R. Breakthrough on soil erosion. World watch, v. 1, May/June 1988: 19-25, 42. Burch, Martin, W. Applying a soil loss standard on the farm. Journal of soil & water conservation, v. 43, Jan./Feb. 1988: 38- 39. Harding, Michael V. Erosion control and revegetation on unusual sites. Public works, v. 118, Dec. 1987: 26-28. Peterson, I. Keeping topsoil down on the farm. Science news, v. 132, Dec. 5, 1987: 357-358. Richter, Brian D. Erosion control improves community water supply. Public works, v. 118, Jan. 1987: 80, 114. I0 10 ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION National Agricultural Library 10301 Baltimore Boulevard Beltsville, Maryland 20705 Telephone: (301) 344-3755 American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) 2950 Niles Road St. Joseph, Michigan 49085-9659 Telephone: (616) 429-0300