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The European Economic Community has a wide range of soils, climates, vegetation, topography, and a corresponding wide range in land use suitability. The soil resource is subject to limitations and may suffer destruction or deterioration, particularly through erosion effects, mismanagement and pollution. The intensity of land use can vary considerably, with land under arable use accounting for 90 per cent of the utilized agricultural area (UAA) in Denmark and as little as 10 per cent in Ireland. The agro-ecological environment of north-west Europe, which is characterized by relatively high precipitation, is conducive to pasture production, whereas in the Mediterranean and much of the Continental zones, moisture stress is a limiting factor and agricultural land use has a large arable component. Livestock densities and the intensity of fertilizer application may also vary considerably.
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Lee, J. (1991). Land Resources, Land Use and Projected Land Availability for Alternative Uses in the EC. In: Brouwer, F.M., Thomas, A.J., Chadwick, M.J. (eds) Land Use Changes in Europe. The GeoJournal Library, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3290-9_1
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