Riparian Buffer Strips as a Multifunctional Management Tool in Agricultural Landscapes: Introduction

• Published in: Journal of environmental quality Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 297 - 303
• Main Authors: Stutter, Marc I., Chardon, Wim J., Kronvang, Brian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Inc 01.03.2012; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural policy; Agriculture - economics; Agriculture - methods; aquatic habitat; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic Organisms; Barriers; Buffers; Conservation of Natural Resources - economics; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Ecological function; Ecosystem; ecosystem services; ecosystems; edge effects; Environmental science; European Union; Land pollution; Land use; Models, Theoretical; Moisture content; nitrogen; phosphorus; pollutants; riparian areas; Riparian buffers; riparian soils; River ecology; rivers; Rural development; sediments; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil water; Streams; Studies; Surface water; United Kingdom; Water quality; watersheds; United Kingdom

Catchment riparian areas are considered key zones to target mitigation measures aimed at interrupting the movement of diffuse substances from agricultural land to surface waters. Hence, unfertilized buffer strips have become a widely studied and implemented “edge of field” mitigation measure assumed...