Y. Le Bissonnais

TL;DR: In this paper, a unified framework for the measurement of aggregate stability is proposed to assess a soil's susceptibility to crusting and erosion, which combines three treatments having various wetting conditions and energies (fast wetting, slow wetting and stirring after pre-wetting).

TL;DR: In this paper, the contribution of organic matter to aggregate stability by decreasing aggregate wettability and the specific role of clay-associated organic matter was assessed by measuring water drop penetration times on individual 3-to 5-mm aggregates.

TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive database of short to medium-term erosion rates as measured on erosion plots in Europe under natural rainfall was compiled from the literature, and statistical analysis confirmed the dominant influence of land use and cover on soil erosion rates.

TL;DR: In this article, the response of seven soil erosion models to a few basic precipitation and vegetation related parameters using common data from one humid and one semi-arid watershed was investigated, and the results suggest that there is a significant potential for climate change to increase global soil erosion rates unless offsetting conservation measures are taken.

TL;DR: In this article, surface crusting results from aggregate breakdown under raindrop impact was investigated. And the relationship between aggregate breakdown, crusting and infiltration enabled the authors to predict soil physical behaviour from measurements of aggregate stability which are easier to make than direct measurements under rainfall.