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Article: Global change & terrestrial ecosystems.(Special Issue: Global Change & Terrestrial Ecosystems)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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This issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation contains a series of papers developed from an international workshop of the GCTE Soil Erosion Network on the theme of soil erosion under global change.
One of the major threats for sustainable land management is soil erosion. It is a very widespread phenomenon, and is usually irreversible. Once the nutrient-rich surface soil has been lost, the ability to sustain plant growth is severely reduced, and increased runoff from the more impermeable subsoils results in reduced plant-available water. Furthermore, erosion brings various associated "off-site" problems, including reduced water quality from increased ...