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Agriculture and grazing environments
Igor BogunovićMaria Burguet MarimónManuel Pulido FernándezIvica Kisićsubject
Soil salinityEnvironmental protectionAgriculturebusiness.industrySustainable managementSoil retrogression and degradationGrazingLand degradationEnvironmental scienceSoil fertilitybusinessEcosystem servicesdescription
Abstract 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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 |