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- Title
Fertilizing nature: a tragedy of excess in the commons.
- Authors
Good, Allen G; Beatty, Perrin H
- Abstract
Globally, we are applying excessive nitrogen (N) fertilizers to our agricultural crops, which ultimately causes nitrogen pollution to our ecosphere. The atmosphere is polluted by N₂O and NO(x) gases that directly and indirectly increase atmospheric warming and climate change. Nitrogen is also leached from agricultural lands as the water-soluble form NO₃⁻, which increases nutrient overload in rivers, lakes, and oceans, causing "dead zones", reducing property values and the diversity of aquatic life, and damaging our drinking water and aquatic-associated industries such as fishing and tourism. Why do some countries show reductions in fertilizer use while others show increasing use? What N fertilizer application reductions could occur, without compromising crop yields? And what are the economic and environmental benefits of using directed nutrient management strategies?
- Publication
PLoS biology, 2011, Vol 9, Issue 8, pe1001124
- ISSN
1545-7885
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.1001124