Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean
Agriculture has played a pivotal role in shaping landscapes, soils and vegetation. Developing a better understanding of early farming practices can contribute to wider questions regarding the long-term impact of farming and its nature in comparison with present-day traditional agrosystems. In this s...
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| author | Styring, Amy K. Ater, Mohammed Hmimsa, Younes Fraser, Rebecca Miller, Holly Neef, Reinder Pearson, Jessica A. Bogaard, Amy |
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| description | Agriculture has played a pivotal role in shaping landscapes, soils and vegetation. Developing a better understanding of early farming practices can contribute to wider questions regarding the long-term impact of farming and its nature in comparison with present-day traditional agrosystems. In this study we determine stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of barley grains from a series of present-day traditionally managed farming plots in Morocco, capturing a range of annual rainfall and farming practices. This allows a framework to be developed to refine current isotopic approaches used to infer manuring intensity and crop water status in (semi-)arid regions. This method has been applied to charred crop remains from two early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean: Abu Hureyra and ‘Ain Ghazal. In this way, our study enhances knowledge of agricultural practice in the past, adding to understanding of how people have shaped and adapted to their environment over thousands of years. |
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| spelling | nottingham-531002020-05-04T17:39:10Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53100/ Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean Styring, Amy K. Ater, Mohammed Hmimsa, Younes Fraser, Rebecca Miller, Holly Neef, Reinder Pearson, Jessica A. Bogaard, Amy Agriculture has played a pivotal role in shaping landscapes, soils and vegetation. Developing a better understanding of early farming practices can contribute to wider questions regarding the long-term impact of farming and its nature in comparison with present-day traditional agrosystems. In this study we determine stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of barley grains from a series of present-day traditionally managed farming plots in Morocco, capturing a range of annual rainfall and farming practices. This allows a framework to be developed to refine current isotopic approaches used to infer manuring intensity and crop water status in (semi-)arid regions. This method has been applied to charred crop remains from two early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean: Abu Hureyra and ‘Ain Ghazal. In this way, our study enhances knowledge of agricultural practice in the past, adding to understanding of how people have shaped and adapted to their environment over thousands of years. SAGE 2016-04-01 Article PeerReviewed Styring, Amy K., Ater, Mohammed, Hmimsa, Younes, Fraser, Rebecca, Miller, Holly, Neef, Reinder, Pearson, Jessica A. and Bogaard, Amy (2016) Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean. Anthropocene Review, 3 (1). pp. 2-22. ISSN 2053-020X Agriculture; Carbon; Crops; Manuring; Nitrogen; Watering http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2053019616630762 doi:10.1177/2053019616630762 doi:10.1177/2053019616630762 |
| spellingShingle | Agriculture; Carbon; Crops; Manuring; Nitrogen; Watering Styring, Amy K. Ater, Mohammed Hmimsa, Younes Fraser, Rebecca Miller, Holly Neef, Reinder Pearson, Jessica A. Bogaard, Amy Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean |
| title | Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean |
| title_full | Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean |
| title_fullStr | Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean |
| title_short | Disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean |
| title_sort | disentangling the effect of farming practice and aridity on crop stable isotope values: a present-day model from morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern mediterranean |
| topic | Agriculture; Carbon; Crops; Manuring; Nitrogen; Watering |
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