Open AccessMethodology for environmental assessment of agrolandscapes in arid zones
Author(s) -
A. M. Belyakov,
А. В. Кошелев,
A A Tubalov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/817/1/012015
Subject(s) - steppe , agriculture , arid , environmental resource management , environmental science , geography , environmental protection , earth science , physical geography , ecology , geology , archaeology , biology
The article presents materials on the development of methodological tools for environmental assessment of agricultural landscapes in the conditions of aridization and global climate change. The research purpose consists in assessment of the state of agricultural landscapes in the dry steppe zone of chestnut soils in the Volgograd region and development of a theory of the formation of ecologically balanced agroforest landscapes and adaptive farming systems for conditions of insufficient moisture. The research has been carried out in the agrolandscapes of the dry steppe zone of dark chestnut soils of the Volgograd region on the territory of 3 farms with various types of agricultural technologies and farming systems. The research methodology is based on extensive analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and includes special research methods. As a result of the research, we have determined the principles, classification and directions of ecological development of agrolandscapes. The method has been developed for the relative assessment of soil fertility in agroforest landscapes of the Volgograd region based on a system of indicators. The methodology and the system of criteria for direct, indirect and integrated assessment of the state of agricultural landscapes in the dry-steppe and semi-desert zones of the Volgograd region have been tested. The present research will become the basis for developing the theory of formation of ecologically balanced agricultural landscapes and adaptive farming systems for conditions of insufficient moisture zones in the south of Russia.