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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.11.009
	Wisdom dwells in places: What can modern farmers learn from ancient agricultural systems in the desert of the Southern Levant?
	Avriel-Avni, Noa 1; Avni, Yoav 2; Babad, Avshalom 1; Meroz, Ariel 1
通讯作者	Avriel-Avni, Noa
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2019
卷号	163 页码:86-98
英文摘要	Farming in drylands has always been challenging, however, modern technologies that allow irrigation by using distant water have sparked renewed interest in desert agriculture. Using imported water liberates the modern farmers from one of the major limitations created by this extreme environment, but the high price of the water, along with natural processes such as salinization and soil erosion, can make modem agriculture unprofitable. In the Negev Highlands desert of the Southern Levant, new agriculture enterprises have recently been established on the same soils that were cultivated for 600-700 years by ancient residents who constantly contended with environmental challenges. Therefore, it makes sense to ask whether the modem farmers can improve their methods using the long-term experience embodied in the remnants of the ancient agricultural systems. Using an interdisciplinary approach combining geomorphology, hydrology, archaeology and sociology, we show that the modern farmers face serious problems of soil erosion, soil salination and high price of water. Surprisingly, rain and floods are considered a negative factor for modem desert agriculture. We conclude that adapting and integrating some of the ancient methods within modern desert agricultural practices may turn the desert precipitation from a burden to a blessing.
英文关键词	Ancient agriculture Desert runoff agriculture Negev desert Soil erosion Interdisciplinary approach
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Israel
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000459236300011
WOS关键词	NEGEV HIGHLANDS ; ENVIRONMENT ; MANAGEMENT ; RUNOFF ; DESERTIFICATION ; INCISION
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/216729
作者单位	1.Dead Sea & Arava Sci Ctr, Jerusalem, Israel; 2.Geol Survey Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Avriel-Avni, Noa,Avni, Yoav,Babad, Avshalom,et al. Wisdom dwells in places: What can modern farmers learn from ancient agricultural systems in the desert of the Southern Levant?[J],2019,163:86-98.
APA	Avriel-Avni, Noa,Avni, Yoav,Babad, Avshalom,&Meroz, Ariel.(2019).Wisdom dwells in places: What can modern farmers learn from ancient agricultural systems in the desert of the Southern Levant?.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,163,86-98.
MLA	Avriel-Avni, Noa,et al."Wisdom dwells in places: What can modern farmers learn from ancient agricultural systems in the desert of the Southern Levant?".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 163(2019):86-98.