Principle of erosion control- Introduction to contouring,strip cropping,conto...
Hbirge adaptive management for ecosystems
1. AM for Soil Ecosystem Services:
Incorporating soil ecological knowledge into
management of Conservation Reserve Program
Lands
Hannah Birgé & Craig R Allen
2. “The soil is the one indestructible, immutable
asset that the nation possesses. It is the one
resource that cannot be exhausted; that cannot
be used up.”
–Hugh Bennet, 1909
3. What is soil health, and why does it matter?
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate
regulation
Water
purification
Erosion
control
Nutrient
cycling
Xenobiotic
biomediation
Fertility
Reservoir of
biodiversity/
genetics
Carbon
storage
Upland game bird
habitat
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate
regulation
Water
purification
Erosion
control
Nutrient
cycling
Xenobiotic
biomediation
Fertility/PP
Biodiversity
Carbon
storage
Upland game
bird habitat
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate
regulation
Water
purification
Erosion
control
Nutrient
cycling
Xenobiotic
biomediation
Fertility
Carbon
storage
Upland game
bird habitat
Repeated disturbance