Handbook for the field assessment of land degradation - Stocking Michae A; Murnaghan Niamh (Earthscan London, 2001)
Keywords: Land Conservation -- Gaining a farmer-perspective on land degradation : health issues -- Land Degradation -- land users: sustainable rural livelihoods (SRL) -- Indicators of soil loss : participatory field sketch, Measurement guidelines, Rills, Gully, Pedestals, Armour layer, Plant/Tree root exposure, Fence posts, Waterfall soil loss, Rock exposure, Solution Notches, Tree mound, Build-up against barriers, Build up against tree trunk/ Plant stem, Sediment in Drains, Enrichment ration -- Indicators of production constraints : Crop yield, Crop growth characteristics, Soil variables related to production -- Combining indicators : SRL approach , Triangulation : gaining a robust view of land degradation -- Consequence of land degradation for land users -- Benefits of conservation: Cost benefit analysis, Bring together needed information