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@ARTICLE{Gregory:279749,
author = {Gregory, A. S. and Ritz, K. and McGrath, S. P. and Quinton,
J. N. and Goulding, K. W. T. and Jones, R. J. A. and Harris,
J. A. and Bol, R. and Wallace, P. and Pilgrim, E. S. and
Whitmore, A. P.},
title = {{A} review of the impacts of degradation threats on soil
properties in the {UK}},
journal = {Soil use and management},
volume = {31},
number = {1},
issn = {0266-0032},
address = {Oxford [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
reportid = {FZJ-2015-07631},
pages = {1 - 15},
year = {2015},
abstract = {National governments are becoming increasingly aware of the
importance of their soil resources and are shaping
strategies accordingly. Implicit in any such strategy is
that degradation threats and their potential effect on
important soil properties and functions are defined and
understood. In this paper, we aimed to review the principal
degradation threats on important soil properties in the UK,
seeking quantitative data where possible. Soil erosion
results in the removal of important topsoil and, with it,
nutrients, C and porosity. A decline in soil organic matter
principally affects soil biological and microbiological
properties, but also impacts on soil physical properties
because of the link with soil structure. Soil contamination
affects soil chemical properties, affecting nutrient
availability and degrading microbial properties, whilst soil
compaction degrades the soil pore network. Soil sealing
removes the link between the soil and most of the
‘spheres’, significantly affecting hydrological and
microbial functions, and soils on re-developed brownfield
sites are typically degraded in most soil properties. Having
synthesized the literature on the impact on soil properties,
we discuss potential subsequent impacts on the important
soil functions, including food and fibre production, storage
of water and C, support for biodiversity, and protection of
cultural and archaeological heritage. Looking forward, we
suggest a twin approach of field-based monitoring supported
by controlled laboratory experimentation to improve our
mechanistic understanding of soils. This would enable us to
better predict future impacts of degradation processes,
including climate change, on soil properties and functions
so that we may manage soil resources sustainably.},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {630},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {255 - Terrestrial Systems: From Observation to Prediction
(POF3-255)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-255},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000362897400001},
pubmed = {pmid:27667890},
doi = {10.1111/sum.12212},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/279749},
}