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Soil erosion and agricultural sustainability
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Data drawn from a global compilation of studies quantitatively confirm the long-articulated contention that erosion rates from conventionally plowed agricultural fields average 1–2 orders of magnitude greater than rates of soil production, erosion under native vegetation, and long-term geological erosion. The general equivalence of the latter indicates that, considered globally, hillslope soil production and erosion evolve to balance geologic and climate forcing, whereas conventional plow-based agriculture increases erosion rates enough to prove unsustainable. In contrast to how net soil erosion rates in conventionally plowed fields (≈1 mm/yr) can erode through a typical hillslope soil profile over time scales comparable to the longevity of major civilizations, no-till agriculture produces erosion rates much closer to soil production rates and therefore could provide a foundation for sustainable agriculture.
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- Authors
- Montgomery, D. R.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2007-08-14
- Volume
- 104
- Issue
- 33
- Pages
- 13268-13272
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- OpenAlex
- W2050900592
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- 2,186
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 38.20
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
- green
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