Naslov
Agriculture and grazing environments

Autori
Bogunović, Igor ; Fernández, Manuel Pulido ; Kisić, Ivica ; Marimón, Maria Burguet

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Soil Degradation, Restoration and Management in a Global Change Context

Urednik/ci
Pereira, Paulo

Izdavač
Elsevier

Grad
London : Delhi

Godina
2019

Raspon stranica
23-70

ISBN
78-0-12-816415-0

ISSN
2468-9289

Ključne riječi
Soil ecosystem services ; Conservation practices ; Land degradation ; Management ; Restoration

Sažetak
The increase in world population increases the pressure on soil resources and triggers land degradation. Agricultural and grazing environments are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to this process. Degradation affects importantly soil fertility. Millions of hectares are affected and soil productivity is endangered. This decreases soil ability to provide ecosystem services in quantity and quality. Managers and decision-makers should be open to adopt environmentally-friendly practices and contribute to land degradation neutrality. This chapter focuses on the problems induced by some of the most common soil degradation processes caused by in agriculture and grazing activities. Review the main causes of degradation: depletion of organic matter and biological diversity, structural stability, erosion, compaction, crusting, acidification, alkalization and salinization. Each process (subsection) has a description of the negative impacts of agriculture and grazing activities and potential solutions for sustainable management and restoration

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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