NDLI: The Effect of Soil Erosion on Europe’s Crop Yields

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Author	Bakker, Martha M. Govers, Gerard Jones, Robert A. Rounsevell, Mark D. A.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Soil erosion negatively affects crop yields and may have contributed to the collapse of ancient civilizations. Whether erosion may have such an impact on modern societies as well, is subject to debate. In this paper we quantify the relationship between crop yields and soil water available to plants, the most important yield-determining factor affected by erosion, at the European scale. Using information on the spatial distribution of erosion rates we calculate the potential threat of erosion-induced productivity losses. We show that future reductions in productivity in Europe as a whole are relatively small and do not pose a substantial threat to crop production within the coming century. However, within Europe there is considerable variability, and although productivity in northern Europe is not likely to be significantly reduced by soil erosion, for the southern countries the threat of erosion-induced productivity declines is stronger.
Starting Page	1209
Ending Page	1219
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14329840
Journal	Ecosystems
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	14350629
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2007-09-14
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	soil erosion crop yields Europe soil available water land degradation wheat Nature Conservation Geoecology/Natural Processes Environmental Management Zoology Plant Sciences Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Environmental Chemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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