Negative global phosphorus budgets challenge sustainable intensification of grasslands
| Autor: | S.Z. Sattari, M.K. van Ittersum, Arthur H. W. Beusen, R. Martinez Rodríguez, Alexander F. Bouwman |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Geochemistry, Bio-, hydro-, and environmental geochemistry |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Livestock
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Science General Physics and Astronomy engineering.material 01 natural sciences complex mixtures Article General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Grassland Soil Fodder Animals Life Science natural sciences Fertilizers 0105 earth and related environmental sciences geography Multidisciplinary Food security geography.geographical_feature_category Agroforestry business.industry Soil chemistry food and beverages Phosphorus 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Chemistry PE&RC Manure Agronomy Plant Production Systems Plantaardige Productiesystemen 040103 agronomy & agriculture engineering 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Fertilizer Soil fertility business |
| Zdroj: | Nature Communications 7 (2016) Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016) Nature Communications, 7 Nature Communications, 7. Nature Publishing Group Nature Communications |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| Popis: | Grasslands provide grass and fodder to sustain the growing need for ruminant meat and milk. Soil nutrients in grasslands are removed through withdrawal in these livestock products and through animal manure that originates from grasslands and is spread in croplands. This leads to loss of soil fertility, because globally most grasslands receive no mineral fertilizer. Here we show that phosphorus (P) inputs (mineral and organic) in global grasslands will have to increase more than fourfold in 2050 relative to 2005 to achieve an anticipated 80% increase in grass production (for milk and meat), while maintaining the soil P status. Combined with requirements for cropland, we estimate that mineral P fertilizer use must double by 2050 to sustain future crop and grassland production. Our findings point to the need to better understand the role of grasslands and their soil P status and their importance for global food security. Grasslands lose soil fertility when manure from grazing livestock is spread on croplands. Here, Sattari et al. show that in order to achieve production increases that will meet global milk and meat demands for 2050, grassland phosphorus inputs must increase four-fold relative to inputs from 2005. |
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