Soil erosion and climate change: Assessing potential impacts and adaptation practices

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 529-536

  Lee, Jeffrey J ^a   Phillips, Donald L ^a   Benson, Verel W ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Assessment; Climate change; Simulations; Soil erosion; U.S. corn belt

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033401430     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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