Agricultural Land Degradation in Sweden

Abstract

The current status of agricultural soils in Sweden is dominated by a tendency of land abandonment in some areas vs. intensification which leads to soil degradation in other areas, like the south of the country. Overgrazing, slash-and-burn agricultural practices or salinization is currently not a problem for Swedish agriculture. On the other hand, soil compaction and erosion represent problems, mostly in some areas of Sweden. Agricultural soils are also exposed to different soil contaminants, pesticides and microplastics which can have negative or unclear effects in the soil ecosystem.

Keywords

Agriculture; Land abandonment; Soil degradation; Sweden

Published in

The handbook of environmental chemistry
2023, volume: 121, number: 121, pages: 299-323
Title: Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation II : A European Perspective
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

SLU Authors

• Barreiro, Ana

  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • University of Santiago de Compostela

• Dimitrova Mårtensson, Linda-Maria

  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Soil Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2022_916
• ISBN: 978-3-031-32051-4
• eISBN: 978-3-031-32052-1

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/129605