Title | Assessing the quality of rangeland soils: Challenges and opportunities |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1995 |
Authors | Herrick JE, Whitford WG |
Journal | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation |
Volume | 50 |
Pagination | 237-242 |
Date Published | 1995 |
Abstract | Rangeland soils present unique challenges and opportunities for assessing soil quality. Three characteristics in particular distinguish rangeland soils from cropped soils: (l) spatial variability in rangelands rends to be higher than in cropped systems; (2) temporal variability is high because many biological and physical processes depend on a limited and frequently unpredictable supply of soil moisture; (3) the land often has many uses in addition to food production. |
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