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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-745-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-745-2016
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15 Sep 2016
Research article |  | 15 Sep 2016

Impacts of land-use history on the recovery of ecosystems after agricultural abandonment

Andreas Krause, Thomas A. M. Pugh, Anita D. Bayer, Mats Lindeskog, and Almut Arneth

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We used a vegetation model to study the legacy effects of different land-use histories on ecosystem recovery in a range of environmental conditions. We found that recovery trajectories are crucially influenced by type and duration of former agricultural land use, especially for soil carbon. Spatially, we found the greatest sensitivity to land-use history in boreal forests and subtropical grasslands. These results are relevant for measurements, climate modeling and afforestation projects.
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