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UNINA9910418356003321 |
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Autore |
Trimble Stanley Wayne |
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Titolo |
Historical agriculture and soil erosion in the upper Mississippi Valley hill country / / Stanley W. Trimble ; [foreword by Andrew Goudie] |
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Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-09781-6 |
1-4665-5575-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xlviii, 242 pages ) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soil erosion - Driftless Area - History - 19th century |
Soil erosion - Driftless Area - History - 20th century |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects - Driftless Area - History - 19th century |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects - Driftless Area - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The physical region and primeval landscape -- 2. European settlement and changes of land use -- 3. The systematic effects of historical agriculture on the physical landscape -- 4. Upland gully erosion and its effects -- 5. The tributaries: zone of early, complex changes of process and form -- 6. The upper main valleys: zone of later complex changes of process and form -- 7. The lower main valleys: zone of perennial sedimentation -- 8. The great flood of August 2007 and its implications -- Conclusions -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This title presents a detailed study of the human impact, both bad and good, on the hydrology and hydrography (and, in turn, on human activity) of a large region of the United States. |
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