Barrera-Bassols, N.Zinck, J. A.2016-04-192016-04-192003Geografiska Annaler 85(3-4): 229-245http://hdl.handle.net/10919/69026Metadata only recordThe researchers documented farmers' perceptions that land is dynamic (as shown in the title quote) and soil is treated holistically as being integrated with climate, relief, and the water cycles. Traditional agriculture, which sees erosion and fertility losses as inevitable--thus making land management imperative to human health and sustenance--does not lead to land degradation.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightSoil degradationSoil erosionSoil conservationSoil managementIndigenous communitySoil fertilitySoil qualityLocal knowledgeTraditional farmingAdoption of innovationsEthnopedologyIndigenous peopleLocal attitudes towards soil healthLocal land use systemsMountain landscapesMexicoWatershedAbstractCopyright 1999-2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved.