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On a global scale, arable lands occupy 12% of the terrestrial ecosystems, and pastures occupy 25%. On the whole, the agrolandscapes occupy ~40% of the Earth’s land. At present the most used areas are in the moderate climate zone (25%) and subtropical and tropical ones (18%). To the maximal extent, natural landscapes and their relevant biogeochemical cycles are transformed into agrogeochemical provinces with a predominance of agrogeochemical cycles of many elements in Europe (>30%) and Asia (>20%).
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Bashkin, V.N. (2006). AGROGENIC BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROVINCES. In: MODERN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY: SECOND EDITION. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4586-7_13
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