Historical agriculture and soil erosion in the upper Mississippi Valley hill country / / Stanley W. Trimble ; [foreword by Andrew Goudie].
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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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xlviii, 242 pages ); illustrations; digital file(s). |
| Notes: | Formerly CIP. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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