VEGETATION AND RED CLAY SOIL STABILITY

Abstract

Vegetation cover, and related factors such as litter and organic content of soil, is known to be important in controlling and/or reducing erosion rates (1). Other fac­tors such as slope, soil particle size, soil chemistry and water content are also important. This project was designed to provide an analysis of cover on two watersheds in the Nemadji Basin. This, in turn, could be useful in determining locations of specific demonstration projects, serving as a guide in developing practical land management procedures, utilizing present cover capabilities in minimizing red clay erosion and to provide, from the historical record, an indication of cover prior to the settlement of the area.