Ecological economics of soil erosion: A review of the current state of knowledge

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1219, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-152

  Adhikari, Bhim ^a   Nadella, Karthik ^b  

^a United Nations University   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drylands; Economic valuation; Ecosystem services; Land degradation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHIOPIA; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MAIZE; MALI; NICARAGUA; NUTRIENT CYCLE; PHILIPPINES; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SRI LANKA;

EID: 79951613260     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05910.x     Document Type: Article

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