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Characterize the distribution, agroecological status, and succession dynamics of abandoned arable lands to evaluate rational pathways for their future use.

January 1, 2023Почвы и окружающая средаOpen Access

Abandoned lands in Russia: distribution, agroecological status and perspective use (a review)

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Characterize the distribution, agroecological status, and succession dynamics of abandoned arable lands to evaluate rational pathways for their future use.
Reviewed published soil and vegetation succession studies (2006–2023) alongside author-collected field data across abandoned farmland.
Assessed historical abandonment trajectories spanning 1897 to 2007 and evaluated ecological and economic constraints on recultivation.
Between 30 to over 60 million hectares of agricultural land remain abandoned and undergoing spontaneous postagrogenic ecosystem restoration without official monitoring records.
Renewed ploughing presents a high probability of inducing soil degradation across patchy, vulnerable soils.
Low-impact alternatives—including livestock fodder production, forestry, rural tourism, and greenhouse gas sequestration—offer ecologically sound land management options.

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Literature review reveals postagrogenic recovery across millions of abandoned farmland hectares, highlighting that carbon sequestration and grazing are safer alternatives to renewed ploughing.

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Т. В. Нечаева (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d80b0d66a29169b4bedd5b https://doi.org/10.31251/pos.v6i2.215

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Literature review reveals postagrogenic recovery across millions of abandoned farmland hectares, highlighting that carbon sequestration and grazing are safer alternatives to renewed ploughing.

Abandoned lands in Russia: distribution, agroecological status and perspective use (a review)

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