The Onset of the English Agricultural Revolution: Climate Factors and Soil Nutrients
| Autor: | José Ramón Olarieta, Manuel González de Molina, Gabriel Jover-Avellà, Marc Badia-Miró, Enric Tello, Nikola Koepke, Verena Winiwarter, José Luis Martínez, Roberto García-Ruiz |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat de Barcelona, University of Zurich |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Nutrients (Medi ambient)
History 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Climate change Growing season Economic history Industrial revolution 610 Medicine & health Política agrícola 01 natural sciences History and Philosophy of Science Economics Organic matter Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0105 earth and related environmental sciences chemistry.chemical_classification 1207 History and Philosophy of Science Agroforestry Ecology Soil organic matter Història econòmica 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Mineralization (soil science) Agricultural policy Manure Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Ús del sòl Revolució industrial chemistry Agricultural revolution Soil water 11294 Institute of Evolutionary Medicine Land use 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Nutrients (Ecology) 1202 History |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname |
| Popis: | The English Agricultural Revolution began during a period of climate change in which temperatures decreased significantly. Lower temperatures meant less bacterial activity, a slower release of mineral nitrogen into cultivated soils, and a shorter growing season for crops—a combination that tended to diminish yields. The English farmers reacted by increasing the flow of organic matter and manure into the soil, thus mitigating the negative effect of the colder temperatures to some extent. When the temperatures rose again, the faster mineralization of soil organic matter led to bountiful yields that encouraged English farmers to continue with these innovative strategies. The upshot is that the English agricultural revolution was more a discovery than an invention, that the English agricultural revolution was more a discovery than an invention, induced by a combination of climate challenges, social and institutional settings, and market incentives. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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