2020
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00138
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Shaping Land Use Change and Ecosystem Restoration in a Water-Stressed Agricultural Landscape to Achieve Multiple Benefits

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“…However, global water scarcity particularly in dryland agricultural ecosystems-farmlands and grazing lands-impacted by overexploitation, land degradation, and climate change is increasingly driving retirement of those agricultural lands that are no longer productive (Benayas et al, 2007;ELD Initiative, 2015). For instance, more than 200,000 acres of irrigated farmlands in California are predicted to be retired in the next 10-20 years as part of a strategy for sustainable groundwater use (Kelsey et al, 2018;Hanak et al, 2019;Bryant et al, 2020). This general sociopolitical and ecological context provides the opportunity to re-claim some of these lands for native plants and animals through habitat restoration (Queiroz et al, 2014;Kelsey et al, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, global water scarcity particularly in dryland agricultural ecosystems-farmlands and grazing lands-impacted by overexploitation, land degradation, and climate change is increasingly driving retirement of those agricultural lands that are no longer productive (Benayas et al, 2007;ELD Initiative, 2015). For instance, more than 200,000 acres of irrigated farmlands in California are predicted to be retired in the next 10-20 years as part of a strategy for sustainable groundwater use (Kelsey et al, 2018;Hanak et al, 2019;Bryant et al, 2020). This general sociopolitical and ecological context provides the opportunity to re-claim some of these lands for native plants and animals through habitat restoration (Queiroz et al, 2014;Kelsey et al, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Challenges are particularly acute over the agriculturally intensive SJV, which has more than half (11 of 21) of the state’s critically overdrafted groundwater basins and will require the largest reductions of groundwater pumping to meet the sustainability requirements under SGMA. Previous studies estimate that without additional surface water supplies, SJV farmers may permanently retire on the order of 90,000 hectares and temporarily fallow even greater amounts ( 33 ), with some estimates suggesting fallowing of up to one-fifth of the total farmland in the Valley, resulting in an estimated 42,000 direct job losses and $7.2 billion annual farm revenue loss ( 34 ). Such potential consequences due to SGMA requirements reinforce the need to explore opportunities to harvest floodwater as an alternative to augment water supply to lessen the simultaneous impact of climate change and SGMA.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our results provide evidence that minimizing trade-offs in an agricultural context is a possibility, as our observations in Kern County indicate the landscape as a whole has gotten much better at producing profit and food, with relatively low increases in agricultural water-use and soil erosion. This positive effect might be enhanced in the future by improved incorporation of natural habitats into the agricultural landscape (e.g., Bryant et al, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%