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Monitoring soil erosion on agricultural land: results and implications for the Rother valley, West Sussex, UK

Boardman, J., Burt, T. and Foster, I. (2020) Monitoring soil erosion on agricultural land: results and implications for the Rother valley, West Sussex, UK. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 45(15), pp. 3931-3942. 0197-9337.

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Abstract:
Monitoring has played a key role in understanding the rates, extent and frequency of erosion on agricultural land and this includes projects in Switzerland, Germany and the UK. In this case we focus on highly erodible soils in the Rother valley, West Sussex, southern England on which grow a range of arable crops throughout the year. Erosion rates and extent are high, particularly in response to exceptionally wet periods in the early winter. In the monitored period, rates on summer crops were relatively low due to an absence of intense summer storms. In the years 2015‐20, erosion was localised to where limited areas of bare ground coincided with heavy winter rainfall. Issues of river pollution, associated with excessive sedimentation, off‐site flooding and a high degree of connectivity between arable fields and the river, are of increasing concern. Mitigation measures need to be expanded to protect freshwater systems and properties. This study has implications for similar programmes in intensely farmed regions.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
soil erosion, monitoring, river pollution, mitigation measures, connectivity, Geography, Planning and Development, Earth-Surface Processes, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Creators:
Boardman, J., Burt, T. and Foster, I.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
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Date:
13 October 2020
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 3931-3942
Journal or Publication Title:
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Volume:
45
Number:
15
Number of Pages:
12
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/esp.5011
ISSN:
0197-9337
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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