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DOI	10.1016/j.catena.2024.108071
	Prevalence, causes, and consequences of agricultural land abandonment: A case study in the Region of Murcia, Spain
	Romero-Diaz, Asuncion; Perez-Morales, Alfredo; Marin-Sanleandro, Purificacion
通讯作者	Pérez-Morales, A
来源期刊	CATENA
ISSN	0341-8162
EISSN	1872-6887
出版年	2024
卷号	241
英文摘要	Agricultural land abandonment has received increasing attention from the scientific community and decision makers in recent years. In this study, we aimed to identify the current status of agricultural land abandonment in Europe, investigate its main causes and consequences, and propose management solutions based on future projections. We selected the Region of Murcia (RM) in southeastern Spain as the study area as it has been identified as a hotspot of agricultural land abandonment. A large number of areas with severe erosion (gullies and piping) attributed to abandonment have been identified in the Neogene and Quaternary basins. Morphometric analyses of various fields and estimates of soil loss were performed in 57 abandoned land areas in the RM. Additionally, physical and chemical soil analyses were performed in 15 selected areas. The results showed that abandoned crop terraces in loam soil promote piping processes owing to their flat surfaces and the formation of a hydraulic gradient. Furthermore, soils with a poor structure, fine texture, and low organic matter content are vulnerable to erosion processes. Additionally, increased exchange sodium percentage (ESP), electrical conductivity (EC), sodium absorption ratio (SAR), and soluble sodium percentage (SSP) contribute to these processes. The results of this study confirmed the detrimental effects of abandoning agricultural land. We found that multiple contributing factors led to severe erosion on abandoned land in the RM. Therefore, efficient land use planning and management are required, especially for land abandonment in Neogene and Quaternary basins in semi-arid regions.
英文关键词	Land abandonment Erosion processes Piping Semi -arid zones Region of Murcia
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001237296200001
WOS关键词	FARMLAND ABANDONMENT ; SOIL-EROSION ; SWISS MOUNTAINS ; LANDSCAPE ; EUROPE ; VEGETATION ; DRIVERS ; EVOLUTION ; RESPONSES ; TERRACES
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Soil Science ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Agriculture ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/403150
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Romero-Diaz, Asuncion,Perez-Morales, Alfredo,Marin-Sanleandro, Purificacion. Prevalence, causes, and consequences of agricultural land abandonment: A case study in the Region of Murcia, Spain[J],2024,241.
APA	Romero-Diaz, Asuncion,Perez-Morales, Alfredo,&Marin-Sanleandro, Purificacion.(2024).Prevalence, causes, and consequences of agricultural land abandonment: A case study in the Region of Murcia, Spain.CATENA,241.
MLA	Romero-Diaz, Asuncion,et al."Prevalence, causes, and consequences of agricultural land abandonment: A case study in the Region of Murcia, Spain".CATENA 241(2024).