THE NEED FOR TARGETED AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION The 2008 Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Action Plan was developed in response to national water quality impairments that were largely caused by agricultural land uses within and around the US Corn Belt (Alexander et al. 2008; Mississippi River Watershed Nutrient Task Force 2008). plan prompted states create nutrient reduction strategies achieve a...

Global soils are under extreme pressure from various threats due to population expansion, economic development, and climate change. Mapping of land degradation vulnerability (LDV) using geospatial techniques play a significant role has great importance, especially in semi-arid climates for the management natural resources sustainable manner. The present study was conducted assess spatial distri...