More than 36 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost from world agricultural systems ... for sediment budgeting and tracking is important to identify areas where soil erosion and sediment production ...

Fertile soils with thick loess or alluvial parent ... The redistribution of topsoil from historical sediment deposition sites to eroded landscape positions is a more intensive remediation strategy ...

A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

2003). While soil is frequently referred to as the "fertile substrate", not all soils are suitable for growing crops. Ideal soils for agriculture are balanced in contributions from mineral ...

Scholars have long debated whether human activity or climatic factors prompted the Neolithic Revolution, the transition from ...

It gave Iowa one of the most fertile soils on the planet and enabled it to become one of the largest producers of corn, soybeans and oats in the United States over the last 160 or so years.

A study led by Professor Amos Frumkin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity’s most ...