Flows of matter in a traditional heathland farm about 1840. An example from northern West Jutland, Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9849566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofus Christiansen (University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-66 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7223 • E-ISSN: 1903-2471 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167223.2001.10649450 |
| OpenAlex | W2323648821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
A specific type of traditional, coupled infield-outfield farming, related to ‘plaggenwirtschaft’, is analysed on the basis of a diary 1829–57 with the aim of understanding functions and effects of the farming system in relation to landscape physiognomy. Applying normative values to the figures of the diary, the flows of matter are quantitatively estimated. Transfer of plant nutrients from meadow to infield via livestock not only supplied much needed fertilisers (N, P and K) but had lasting and improving impacts on soil retention capacities for ions and water, thus facilitating cultivation. The role of the heathland in supplying organic matter to absorb dung from cowshed and farmyard and as a soil improvement material was important. The constant depletion of nutrients from the heathland was decisive for its conservation. An analysis similar to the one presented was to be paralleled by field experiments (at a site at Hjerl Hede) in order to quantitatively confirm central findings
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Agronomy · Biology · Nutrient · Organic matter · Physiognomy · Soil organic matter · Soil water · Ecology · Environmental Science · Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology · Soil Science
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |