The role of grassland for erosion and flood mitigation in Europe: A meta-analysis
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F23%3A43923158" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/23:43923158 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108443" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108443</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108443" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.agee.2023.108443</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The role of grassland for erosion and flood mitigation in Europe: A meta-analysis
Original language description
Permanent grasslands are widely recognized for their role in protecting the landscape against soil erosion and flooding. However, this role has not yet been comprehensively quantified. Also, the degradation of grasslands is accelerating at an alarming pace, leading to erosion and runoff generation. This study aims to (i) quantify the erosion and flooding mitigation effect of permanent grasslands in the EU and the UK, compared to other land uses; (ii) review all soil erosion and runoff generating processes on permanent grasslands. First, a meta-analysis compared four erosion and flooding-related indicators: bulk density, hydraulic conductivity, runoff and soil loss between permanent grasslands, arable land and forests. The results show that permanent grassland soils had generally lower bulk density and higher hydraulic conductivity than arable soils, and generated less runoff and soil loss. Differences are less clear-cut in comparison with forests, although permanent grasslands had higher bulk density and runoff values. Secondly, a qualitative, in-depth review was performed to identify knowledge gaps related to the characteristics, importance and driving factors behind relevant soil erosion processes affecting grasslands in the EU. This identified six processes with appreciable knowledge gaps: trampling-induced erosion, gullying, piping, landsliding, snowmelt erosion, and avalanche erosion. Additionally, three processes were identified that promote runoff generation and soil erosion: compaction, hydrophobicity and wildfires.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40101 - Agriculture
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
O - Projekt operacniho programu
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
ISSN
0167-8809
e-ISSN
1873-2305
Volume of the periodical
348
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1 June
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
108443
UT code for WoS article
001001570200001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85149291185