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Agricultural land in the UK has experienced an increase in soil erosion by water during the last two decades. This increase is due to continued intensification of farming methods and to the widespread adoption of autumn-planted cereals. It is certain that agricultural activity will continue to be a major influence on erosion. Nonetheless, the rate and extent of future erosion is also likely to be strongly determined by any change in the amount, frequency or intensity of precipitation which might occur under a changed climate.
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Favis-Mortlock, D. (1994). Modelling Soil Erosion on UK Agricultural Land under a Changed Climate. In: Rounsevell, M.D.A., Loveland, P.J. (eds) Soil Responses to Climate Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79218-2_17
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