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| Schjønning, P.; Heckrath, G.; Christensen, B.T.. |
| The EU Commission is preparing a proposal for a Soil Framework Directive with the purpose of protecting the soil resources in Europe. The proposal identifies six major threats to the sustained quality of soils in Europe. This report addresses the threats that are considered most important under the prevailing soil and climatic conditions in Denmark: compaction, soil organic matter decline, and erosion by water and tillage. For each of these threats, the relevance and damage to soil functions as well as the geographic distribution in Denmark are outlined. We suggest a procedure for identifying areas at risk. This exercise involves an explicit identification of: i) the disturbing agent (climate / management) exerting the pressures on soil, and ii) the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18446/1/18446.pdf |
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