Impacts of land-use history on the recovery of ecosystems after agricultural abandonment

Land-use changes have been shown to have large effects on climate and biogeochemical cycles, but so far most studies have focused on the effects of conversion of natural vegetation to croplands and pastures. By contrast, relatively little is known about the long-term influence of past agriculture on...

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Main Authors: A. Krause, T. A. M. Pugh, A. D. Bayer, M. Lindeskog, A. Arneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-09-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/7/745/2016/esd-7-745-2016.pdf