Abstract
The information of two national inventories, the NRI in the USA and the "Bodenkataster Bayern' in Bavaria, are used to compare the sheet erosion risk of both countries with the USLE. The average bare fallow soil loss is 30% higher for arable land in Bavaria. This can be attributed mainly to steeper cropped slopes. The higher bare fallow risk in Bavaria is compensated by a more protective soil use. The C factors in Bavaria are about 50% lower than in the US. Due to this compensation average soil loss is the same in both countries (11t/ha/a). Also, the productivity losses are on the same level in both countries (2-9% per 100 yr). Erosion risk seems to have no influence on the farmers' decision for soil use. -from Author
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-160 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband |
| Volume | 83 |
| State | Published - 1991 |