Threats to Sustainability of Soil Functions in Central and Southeast Europe
Yazarlar (5)
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kahramanmaras Sütçü Imam Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hungarian University Of Agriculture And Life Sciences, Macaristan
Prof. Dr. Engin ÖZGÖZ
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara, Romanya
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Özgün Makale
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| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Sustainability Switzerland |
| Dergi ISSN | 2071-1050 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI, SCI-Exp, SCOPUS, Curation, Current Contents Agriculture Biology & Environmental Sciences, Current Contents Social And Behavioral Sciences, Essential Science Indicators, Journal Citation Reports Social Sciences, Reference Master, Sophia |
| Dergi Grubu | Q2 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 02-2015 |
| Cilt No | 7 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 2161 / 2188 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.3390/su7022161 |
| Makale Linki | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/2/2161/ |
| Özet |
| A diverse topography along with deforestation, changing climatic conditions, long-term human settlement, overuse of agricultural lands without sustainable planning, cultural difficulties in accepting conservative land management practices, and wrong political decisions have increased the vulnerability of many soils to degradation and resulted in a serious decline in their functional capacity. A progressive reduction in the capacity of soils to support plant productivity is not only a threat in the African continent and its large desert zone, but also in several parts of Central and Southeastern Europe (CASEE). The loss of soil functions throughout CASEE is mainly related to the human activities that have profound influence on soil dynamic characteristics. Improper management of soils has made them more vulnerable to degradation through water and wind erosion, organic matter depletion, salinity, acidification, crusting and sealing, and compaction. Unmitigated degradation has substantial implications for long term sustainability of the soils' capability to support human communities and resist desertification. If sustainable agricultural and land management practices are not identified, well understood and implemented, the decline in soil quality will continue and probably accelerate. The lack of uniform criteria for the assessment and evaluation of soil quality in CASEE countries prevents scientific assessments to determine if existing management practices are leading to soil quality improvement, or if not, what management practices should be recommended to mitigate and reverse the loss of soil health. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Central and Southeast Europe | Degradation | Erosion | Land management | Soil health |
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| WoS | 41 |
| SCOPUS | 55 |
| Google Scholar | 87 |
| Google Scholar | 9 |