ISSN:
1475-2743
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Geosciences
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract. Erosion was surveyed in Strath Earn, Scotland, following severe weather conditions during the first 18 days of January, 1993. A rapid field mapping system was devised to record the nature of erosion. A total of 208 fields was surveyed and 76 exhibited erosion. Most fields with erosional features were either ploughed or in autumn cereals. The most common form of erosion was ephemeral gullies along topographic hollows. This erosion was primarily associated with ploughed land whereas sheetwash and rill erosion occurred more on autumn sown land. Land use change and climatic variability, especially increasing rainfall over the last 20 years, account for the incidence of erosion. Individual erosion events rarely cause major problems for farmers, but the increasing frequency of erosion events raises important questions for sustainable land use in the arable areas of Scotland.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1995.tb00498.x
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