PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pierce, F. J.
AU  - Larson, W. E.
AU  - Dowdy, R. H.
TI  - Soil loss tolerance: Maintenance of long-term soil productivity
DP  - 1984 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 136--138
VI  - 39
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/2/136.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/2/136.full
AB  - Based on a concept of multiple T values, a method is presented to establish a quantitative basis for soil loss tolerance, T1, to maintain long-term soil productivity. T1 is a function of a soil's productivity, its vulnerability to productivity losses from erosion, an allowable reduction in productivity, and a planning horizon in years. Soils with little vulnerability to productivity losses from erosion will have a soil loss tolerance, T2, determined by other erosion concerns. The method has broad application. It requires only that the index of soil productivity used be normalized to a range of 0.0 to 1.0.