agricultural landscapes

DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO STUDYING AGRICULTURAL LAND AND AGROLANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

Methodological foundations of agrolandscape-environmental studies and management of agricultural land were developed. They are based on the concept of conservation and reproduction of land and other natural resources used in agriculture, soil fertility, the productive longevity of agro-ecosystems and agro-landscapes (All-Russian Williams Fodder Research Institute); the concept of the ecological frame of agricultural landscapes and ecologo-economic balance (Moscow State University, Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences).