Abandonment of arable lands triggers the recovery of native vegetation and organic carbon content in soils

• Main Authors: Baeva Y.I., Kurganova I.N., Telesnina V.M., Chernykh N.A., Lopes De Gerenyu V.O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Arable and abandoned lands; Biodiversity; Organic matter; Self-restoration; Succession of vegetation; Kostroma; taiga
• Online Access: https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/36141/

Fast growth of urban population during the last century led to massive abandonment of arable lands near big cities due to the outflow of rural population. After withdrawal, former arable lands undergo a process of self-restoration, and there are some periods of natural succession of vegetation and s...