A Survey of Soil Erosion in Australia using Caesium‐137
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8384623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R J Loughran (University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author), G L ELLIOTT (University of Newcastle Australia), D J McFarlane, Don McFarlane (0000-0002-3828-4964, University of Newcastle Australia), B L CAMPBELL (University of Newcastle Australia) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-233 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Geographical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9190 • E-ISSN: 1467-8470 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8470.2004.00261.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063116454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
A survey of soil erosion was conducted in Australia using the fallout radioisotope caesium‐137 as an indicator of topsoil redistribution. Two hundred and six sites were sampled, 100 within rotational cropping and horticultural use, 52 within uncultivated permanent pasture and forest, and 54 in rangelands. Average net soil losses were approximately equal for cultivated cropping lands and rangelands ( ca. 5.5 t ha −1 yr −1 ), and just over 1 t ha −1 yr −1 for pasture and forest. The Mann Whitney U Test revealed that losses under cropping and rangeland conditions were significantly higher (p −1 yr −1 , and 74% of sites had losses of more than 0.5 t ha −1 yr −1 . This latter rate may be regarded as a limit for a tolerable level of soil loss. These high rates of soil loss have occurred since the mid‐1950s despite there being significant landholder awareness of the soil erosion hazard
Agroforestry · Agronomy · Biology · Erosion · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture · Pasture · Rangeland · Soil loss · Soil water · Topsoil · Aeolian processes and effects · Environmental Science · Forestry · Geology · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Soil Science
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2011 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |