Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case‐studies

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dc.contributor.authorHamidov, Ahmad
dc.contributor.authorHelming, Katharina
dc.contributor.authorBellocchi, Gianni
dc.contributor.authorBojar, Waldemar
dc.contributor.authorDalgaard, Tommy
dc.contributor.authorBahadur Ghaley, Bhim
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Christian
dc.contributor.authorHolman, Ian
dc.contributor.authorHolzkämper, Annelie
dc.contributor.authorKrzeminska, Dominika
dc.contributor.authorKværnø, Sigrun H.
dc.contributor.authorLehtonen, Heikki
dc.contributor.authorNiedrist, Georg
dc.contributor.authorØygarden, Lillian
dc.contributor.authorReidsma, Pytrik
dc.contributor.authorRoggero, Pier Paolo
dc.contributor.authorRusu, Teodor
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorSeddaiu, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorSkarbøvik, Eva
dc.contributor.authorVentrella, Domenico
dc.contributor.authorŻarski, Jacek
dc.contributor.authorSchönhart, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T15:28:29Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T15:28:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-12
dc.description.abstractSoils are vital for supporting food security and other ecosystem services. Climate change can affect soil functions both directly and indirectly. Direct effects include temperature, precipitation, and moisture regime changes. Indirect effects include those that are induced by adaptations such as irrigation, crop rotation changes, and tillage practices. Although extensive knowledge is available on the direct effects, an understanding of the indirect effects of agricultural adaptation options is less complete. A review of 20 agricultural adaptation case‐studies across Europe was conducted to assess implications to soil threats and soil functions and the link to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The major findings are as follows: (a) adaptation options reflect local conditions; (b) reduced soil erosion threats and increased soil organic carbon are expected, although compaction may increase in some areas; (c) most adaptation options are anticipated to improve the soil functions of food and biomass production, soil organic carbon storage, and storing, filtering, transforming, and recycling capacities, whereas possible implications for soil biodiversity are largely unknown; and (d) the linkage between soil functions and the SDGs implies improvements to SDG 2 (achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture) and SDG 13 (taking action on climate change), whereas the relationship to SDG 15 (using terrestrial ecosystems sustainably) is largely unknown. The conclusion is drawn that agricultural adaptation options, even when focused on increasing yields, have the potential to outweigh the negative direct effects of climate change on soil degradation in many European regions.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationHamidov A, Helming K, Bellocchi G, et al., Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case‐studies. Land Degradation and Development, Volume 29, Issue 8, August 2018, pp. 2378-2389en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1085-3278
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3006
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13240
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectagricultural adaptationen_UK
dc.subjectDPSIRen_UK
dc.subjectregional case studiesen_UK
dc.subjectsoil degradationen_UK
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goalsen_UK
dc.titleImpacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case‐studiesen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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