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An economic analysis of the onsite benefits and costs of reducing soil erosion through conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie region of northern Idaho

Creator:

Bauer, Steven Gerard

Abstract:

The onsite costs and benefits of conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie Region of Northern Idaho were estimated. The evaluation of these costs and benefits included a measurement of the long-term effects of soil erosion on cropland productivity. A model developed by Daniel Taylor (1982) was used as a base...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

is a mathematical simulation model. It describes the effects of erosion on soil productivity