Soil erosion on arable land: an unresolved global environmental threat
- Rationale and scope: Although soil erosion was recognised as a serious problem in antiquity and research into erosion started in the early 20th century, it remains a substantial problem for agriculture and the environment across the globe. It disrupts agricultural production, threatening food production, increases the severity of floods and droughts and impacts on soil biology and biogeochemical cycling. This review describes the different processes and manifestations of erosion on arable land and the availability of global data. It points out that while there is a good understanding of the processes of erosion, the causes are complex and even if agronomic and landscape solutions are available, their implementation is challenging and needs tailored approaches to account for the specific local socio-economic, political, and institutional contexts.
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| Author: | John N. Quinton, Peter FienerORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1125662 |
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/112566 |
| ISSN: | 0309-1333OPAC |
| ISSN: | 1477-0296OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Place of publication: | London |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2024 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2024/04/19 |
| Tag: | General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| First Page: | 136 |
| Last Page: | 161 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/03091333231216595 |
| Institutes: | Fakultät für Angewandte Informatik |
| Fakultät für Angewandte Informatik / Institut für Geographie | |
| Fakultät für Angewandte Informatik / Institut für Geographie / Professur für Wasser- und Bodenressourcenforschung | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
| Licence (German): |  CC-BY 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung (mit Print on Demand) |
