Soil and water conservation: Our history and future challenges

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1493-1499

  Karlen, Douglas L ^a   Peterson, Gary A ^b   Westfall, Dwayne G ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM; GLOBAL POPULATION; HISTORY AND FUTURE; MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATIONS; RESEARCH APPROACH; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PHILOSOPHY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL SCIENCE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907487258     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2014.03.0110     Document Type: Review

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