803
Views
8
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Agricultural drainage in Lithuania: a review of practices and environmental effects

, , , , , , , , & show all
Pages 14-29 | Received 02 Jun 2014, Accepted 25 Sep 2014, Published online: 27 Mar 2015

References

  • Agriculture in Lithuania. 2000. Developments and perspectives. 2001. Vilnius: Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics.
  • Aksomaitienė R, Rukšėnas B, Strusevičienė S. 1978. Nauchnaja Technicheskaja Konferenciya Puti Sovershenstvovaniya Projektirovaniya Stroitelstva i Ekspluatacii Dozdevalnych System Na Osushajemych Zemliach [The impact of fertilization by slurry on chemical composition of drainage water]. Vilnius (Lithuania): Pergalė Press. Russian.
  • Aleknavičius P. 1989. Žemės kadastras [Land cadastre]. Vilnius: Mokslas. Lithuanian.
  • Aškinis S, Čižauskienė M, Misevičienė S, Strusevičius Z. 1999. [Influence of soil drainage intensity on drainage water pollution in the fields receiving slurry]. Water Manag Eng. 7:136–145. Lithuanian.
  • Aškinis S, Misevičienė S. 2003. [Ecological aspects of slurry application]. Water Manag Eng. 23–24:177–184. Lithuanian.
  • Augeard B, Kao C, Chaumont C, Vauclin M. 2005. Mechanisms of surface runoff genesis on a subsurface drained soil affected by surface crusting: a field investigation. Phys Chem Earth. 30:598–610. 10.1016/j.pce.2005.07.014
  • Baigys G, Bastienė N, Ulen B. 2011. Effect of tillage systems on soil hydrophysical properties and drainage flow. Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific Conference Rural Development; 2011 Nov 24–25; Akademija-Kaunas (Lithuania): Spalvų kraitė Publishing.
  • Baigys G, Gaigalis K, Kutra G, Marculanienė J, Feizienė D, Feiza V. 2007. [Impact of reduced tillage on soil humidity and leaching of nitrate-nitrogen]. Water Manag Eng. 32:5–15. Lithuanian.
  • Baker DB, Richards RP, Loftus TT, Kramer JW. 2004. A new flashiness index: characteristics and applications to Midwestern Rivers and streams. J Am Water Resour Assoc. 40:504–522.
  • Bastienė N, Gurklys V. 2007. Principles and criteria of evaluation of drained land. Transactions of Estonian University of Life Sciences. Baltic Surveying ’07. Estonian Univ Life Sci. 224:28–43.
  • Bastienė N, Mickunas D, Šaulys V. 2011. Seasonal changes of phosphorus concentrations in drainage water when backfill treated with lime. In: Cygas D, Froehner KD, editors. Selected Papers of the 8th International Conference Environmental Engineering; 2011 May 19–20; Vilnius (Lithuania): Technika Press.
  • Bormann H. 2010. Runoff regime changes in German rivers due to climate change. Erdkunde. 64:257–279. 10.3112/erdkunde.2010.03.04
  • Bučienė A, Antanaitis A, Mašauskienė A, Šimanskaitė D. 2007. Nutrients N, P losses with drainage runoff and field balance as a result of crop management. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal. 38:2177–2195.
  • Buivydaitė V, Vaičys M, Juodis J. 1999. Lietuvos dirvožemių klasifikacija. DKL_99LT [Classification of soils in Lithuania]. Kaunas: LŽŪU Leidybos centras. Lithuanian.
  • Bukantis A, Gedžiūnas P, Giedraitienė J, Ignatavičius G, Jonynas J, Kavaliauskas P, Lazauskienė J, Reipšleger R, Sakalauskienė G, Sinkevičius S, et al. 2008. Lietuvos gamtinė aplinka, būklė, procesai ir raida [Lithuania's environment, status, processes and trends]. Vilnius: Environmental Protection Agency. Lithuanian.
  • Buožis V, Bastienė N. 1998. [Investigations of the maintenance efficiency of land reclamation systems]. Water Manag Eng. 5:66–79. Lithuanian.
  • Čeičys J, Sklėrius P, Šileika V. 1970. Melioracija Lietuvoje 1919–1939 [Land reclamation in Lithuania in 1919–1939]. In: Dabužinskas K, editor. Melioracija Lietuvoje [Land reclamation in Lithuania]. Vilnius: Mintis; p. 23–44. Lithuanian.
  • Čižauskienė M, Misevičienė S. 2001. [Ecological assessment of the application of slurry in gardening]. Garden Hort. 20:80–90. Lithuanian.
  • Čižauskienė M, Strusevičius Z, Stukonytė V. 1998. [The influence of slurry on crop productivity and quantity of nutrients leached via subsurface drainage]. Water Manag Eng. 5:175–185. Lithuanian.
  • Danilov GG, Lobanov DA, Kargin IP. 1980. Effektivnost agrolesomelioratsii v Nechernozemnoi zone RSFSR [Effectiveness of Agricultural Afforestation in Non-Chernizem Zone of RFSR]. Moscow: Lesnaya Promishlennost Publishers. Russian.
  • Dumbrauskas A, Iritz L, Larsson R, Povilaitis A. 1998. Environmental effects of agriculture practices: hydrology and nutrient transport. Part I – Water Cycle. Report 3218. Sweden: Lund University.
  • Dumbrauskas A, Larsson R. 1993. Effects of changes in land use on runoff in the Nevežis River basin, Lithuania. Report 3173. Sweden: Lund University.
  • Evans RO, Skaggs W, Gilliam W. 1995. Controlled versus conventional drainage effects on water quality. J Irrig Drain Eng. 121:271–276. 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1995)121:4(271)
  • Feiza V, Feizienė D, Auškalnis A, Kadžienė G. 2010. Sustainable tillage: results from long-term field experiments on Cambisol. Agriculture. 97:3–14.
  • Forman RTT. 1995. Some general principles of landscape and regional ecology. Landscape Ecol. 10:133–142.
  • Galvonaitė A, Valiukas D, Kilpys J. 2013. Lietuvos klimato atlasas [Climate atlas of Lithuania]. Vilnius: Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service. Lithuanian
  • Gužys S. 2002. Environmental assessment of cropping intensity. Ekologija. 4:39–48.
  • Gužys S. 2012. [Influence of different intensity cropping systems on nitrogen leaching by drainage]. Water Manag Eng. 41:46–56. Lithuanian.
  • Gužys S. 2013. [The cycles of phosphorus and potassium in crop rotations differing in fertilization]. Water Manag Eng. 42:40–48. Lithuanian.
  • Gužys S, Petrokienė Z. 2006. [The influence of the crop rotation differing in fertilisation on phosphorus migration in agroecosystem]. Agriculture. 93:75–88. Lithuanian.
  • Gužys S, Petrokienė Z. 2008a. [The effect of different soil use practice on mineral nitrogen leaching]. Water Manag Eng. 33:5–13. Lithuanian.
  • Gužys S, Petrokienė Z. 2008b. [Soil use practice impact on mineral phosphorus leaching]. Water Manag Eng. 34:39–47. Lithuanian.
  • Hirsch RM, Walker JF, Day JC, Kallio R. 1990. The influence of man on hydrological systems. In: Wolman MG, Riggs HC, editors. Surface water hydrology. Boulder, Colo: Geological Society of America; p. 329–359.
  • Hoorman J, Hone T, Sudman T Jr, Dirksen T, Iles J, Islam KR. 2008. Agricultural impacts on lake and stream water quality in Grand Lake St. Marys, Western Ohio. Water Air Soil Poll. 193:309–322. 10.1007/s11270-008-9692-1
  • Jablonskis J. 2001. Hidrografija [Hydrography]. In: Gailiušis B, Jablonskis J, Kovalenkovienė M, editors. Lietuvos upės. Hidrografija ir nuotėkis [Lithuanian rivers. Hydrography and runoff]. Kaunas: Lithuanian Energy Institute Press; p. 39–76. Lithuanian.
  • Jakimavičius D, Kriaučiūnienė J. 2013. The climate change impact on the water balance of the Curonian Lagoon. Water Resour. 40:202–214. 10.1134/S0097807813020097
  • Jay DA, Naik PK. 2011. Distinguishing human and climate influences on hydrological disturbance processes in the Columbia River, USA. Hydrol Sci J. 56:1186–1209. 10.1080/02626667.2011.604324
  • Juozapaitis A, Zelionkienė V. 1997. [Anthropogenic influence on water balance change and ways to detect its effect]. Proc Lithuanian Inst Water Manag. 2:78–81. Lithuanian.
  • Katkevičius L, Ciūnys A, Maziliauskas A, Vačiukynas V. 1998. [Investigation on the efficiency of privatization of land reclamation equipment]. Water Manag Eng. 4:57–68. Lithuanian.
  • Kriaučiūnienė J, Meilutytė-Barauskienė D, Rimkus E, Kažys J, Vincevičius A. 2008. Climate change impact on hydrological processes in Lithuanian Nemunas river basin. Baltica. 21:51–61.
  • Lalonde V, Madramootoo CA, Trenholm, Broughton RS. 1996. Effect of controlled drainage on nitrate concentrations in subsurface drain discharge. Agr Water Manag. 29:187–199. 10.1016/0378-3774(95)01193-5
  • Lamsodis R. 2002. [Botanical structure and sped of woody vegetation in drainage channels]. Water Manag Eng. 20:31–40. Lithuanian.
  • Lamsodis R, Morkūnas V, Poškus V, Povilaitis A. 2006. Ecological approach to management of open drains. Irrig Drain. 55:479–490. 10.1002/ird.274
  • Lamsodis R, Poškus V. 2006. Vegetation in drainage channels: interface with sediment accumulation. Water Manag Eng. 3:60–68.
  • Lamsodis R, Poškus V, Ragauskas S. 2006. [Sediment accumulation in drainage channels: sources, rate of silting, composition]. Selected papers of the Conference Advanced Methods and Solutions in Water Engineering; 2006; Birštonas (Lithuania): LŽŪU Leidybos centras. Lithuanian.
  • Lamsodis R, Povilaitis A, Poškus V, Ragauskas S. 2009. Lessons that nature urges people to learn: experience from open drain research. In: Pardue GH, Olvera TK, editors. Ecological restoration. New York: Nova Science; p. 185–205.
  • Lukianienė D. 1973. [Effect of land drainage on maximum spring runoff in Lithuanian SSR rivers]. Hydrometeorol Art. 3:47–53. Lithuanian.
  • Macevičius J, Lukianienė D. 1975. [Effect of land drainage on average annual runoff in Lithuanian SSR]. Hydrometeorol Art. 7:33–45. Lithuanian.
  • Mališauskas A, Haneklaus S, Sileika AS. 2005. Nitrogen leaching from grassland in Lithuania. Landbauforschung Völkenrode. 55:71–78.
  • Marčėnas V. 1991. [Effect of land drainage and intensified agriculture on river runoff]. Reg Hydrometeorol. 14:33–45. Lithuanian.
  • Matteau M, Assani AA, Mesfioui M. 2009. Application of multivariate statistical analysis methods to the dam hydrologic impact studies. J Hydrol. 371:120–128. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.03.022
  • Miseckaitė O. 2010. Influence of precipitation and air temperature on the amount of drainage run-off. Vagos. 88:63–70.
  • Miseckaite O, Gurklys V. 2011. The trends of drainage runoff change in loam soils during a multiyear period. In: Cygas D, Froehner KD, editors. Selected Papers of the 8th International Conference in Environmental Engineering; 2011 May 19–20; Vilnius (Lithuania): Technika Press.
  • Misevičienė S. 2002. Investigations of nutrient leaching in drained soils where slurry was applied [doctoral thesis]. Vilainiai: Lithuanian Institute of Water Management. Lithuanian
  • Misevičienė S. 2004. [Environmental evaluation of slurry application on agricultural fields]. Water Manag Eng. 26:12–18. Lithuanian.
  • Misevičienė S. 2005. [Effect of organic and mineral fertilizers on nutrient leaching]. Water Manag Eng. 281:102–111. Lithuanian.
  • Misevičienė S. 2006. [Seasonal changes of nutrients in drainage water]. Water Manag Eng. 3:52–59. Lithuanian.
  • Misevičienė S. 2007. [Influence of fertilizing on nitrogen variation and losses in a field‘s crop rotation]. Water Manag Eng. 31:27–35. Lithuanian.
  • Misevičienė S. 2012. [The impact of fertilization with manure from big livestock companies on drainage and surface water quality]. Water Manag Eng. 40:73–82. Lithuanian.
  • Misevičienė S. 2013. [The changes of phosphorus concentrations in drainage water after fertilizing fields with manure]. Water Manag Eng. 42:55–60. Lithuanian.
  • Morkūnas V, Ramoška E. 2001. [Investigation on drainage runoff regulation]. Water Manag Eng. 16:53–60. Lithuanian.
  • Morkunas V, Rudzianskaite A, Sukys P. 2005. Influence of agriculture on soil water quality in the karst region of Lithuania. Irrig Drain. 54:353–361. 10.1002/ird.179
  • Murphy PNC, Stevens RJ. 2010. Lime and gypsum as source measures to decrease phosphorus loss from soils to water. Water Air Soil Poll. 212:101–111. 10.1007/s11270-010-0325-0
  • Ouarda TBMJ, Girard C, Cavadias GS, Bobee B. 2001. Regional flood frequency estimation with canonical correlation analysis. J Hydrol. 254:157–173. 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00488-7
  • Pauliukevičius G, Juodis J. 1987. [Estimation of land in danger of deflation]. In: USSR Academy of Sciences and Soviet Committee for the UNESCO Program ‘Man and Biosphere’, editors. Ecological optimisation of the agrolandscape. Moscow: Nauka Publishers; p. 71–74. Russian.
  • Povilaitis A. 2000. Evaluation of the influence of tile drainage on nitrogen lossess – numerical experiment approach. Water Manag Eng. 32:18–38.
  • Povilaitis A. 2001. [Historical and territorial peculiarities of Lithuanian agricultural landscape]. Vagos. 52:62–72. Lithuanian.
  • Povilaitis A. 2002. The development of land reclamation GIS in Lithuania. NHP Series. 47:59–67.
  • Povilaitis A, Taminskas J, Gulbinas Z, Linkevičienė R, Pileckas M. 2011. Lietuvos šlapynės ir jų vandensauginė reikšmė [Lithuanian wetlands and their water protective importance]. Vilnius: Apyaušris. Lithuanian.
  • Povilaitis A. Forthcoming 2014. Hydrological effect of artificial drainage in lowland river catchments in Lithuania. Environ Eng Manag J. 12.
  • Račinskas A, Beliauskas P. 1987. [Antierosional resistance]. In: Volkov K, editor. USSR Academy of Sciences and Soviet Committee for the UNESCO Program ‘Man and Biosphere’. Ecological optimisation of the agrolandscape. Moscow: Nauka Publishers; p. 62–71. Russian.
  • Račinskas A. 1983. [Determination of expedient width of riparian buffer strips]. In: Lukianas A, editor. Protection and reasonable use of water bodies. Vilnius: Mokslas; p. 82–98. Russian.
  • Ramoska E, Bastiene N, Saulys V. 2011. Evaluation of controlled drainage efficiency in Lithuania. Irrig Drain. 60:196–206. 10.1002/ird.548
  • Ramoška E, Morkūnas V. 2006. [Influence of drainage runoff regulation on soil water regime]. Water Manag Eng. 30:5–14. Lithuanian.
  • Reclaimed land and hydraulic structures. 2014. [Information booklet. State land survey]. Vilnius. Lithuanian.
  • Rencher AC. 2002. Methods of multivariate analysis. New York: Wiley.
  • Rhoton FE, Bigham JM. 2005. Phosphate adsorption by ferrihydrite-amended soils. J Environ Qual. 34:890–896. 10.2134/jeq2004.0176
  • Richter BD, Baumgartner JV, Powell J, Braun DP. 1996. A method for assessing hydrologic alteration within ecosystems. Conserv Biol. 10:1163–1174. 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041163.x
  • Rimkus E, Kažys J, Junevičiūtė J, Stonevičius E. 2007. The forecast of Lithuanian climate change in twenty-first century. Geografija. 43:37–47.
  • Rimkus A, Lamsodis R, Vaikasas S. 2003. Naturalization of drainage channels in Lithuania and possibilities of their maintenance as water recipients. Nord Hydrol. 34:493–506.
  • Rimšelis J, Šleinys R. 1996. Augalų maisto medžiagų išplovimas iš įvairių dirvožemių [Migration of chemical substances in different soils of Lithuania]. Vokė: Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture. Lithuanian
  • Robinson M. 1990. Impact of improved land drainage on river flows. Report 113. Wallingford: Institute of Hydrology.
  • Rudzianskaite A. 2011. Changes of drainage run-off hydrological regime in glacial lacustrine clays of karst zone. In: Cygas D, Froehner KD, editors. Selected Papers of the 8th International Conference Environmental Engineering; 2011 May 19–20; Vilnius (Lithuania): Technika Press.
  • Rudzianskaite A, Miseviciene S. 2005. Nitrate nitrogen leaching in different agroecosystems (in karst zone and Middle Lithuania). J Water Land Develop. 9:123–133.
  • Ruminaitė R. 2010. Research and evaluation of the anthropogenic activity impact on the river runoff and water quality [dissertation]. Vilnius (Lithuania): Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Lithuanian.
  • Šaulys V, Bastienė N. 2006. The effect of lime admixture to trench backfill on the functioning of tile drainage in heavy soils. Irrig Drain. 55:373–382.
  • Šaulys V, Bastienė N. 2007. The impact of lime admixture into trench backfill on the variation of phosphorus in drainage outflow. Irrig Drain. 56:99–105.
  • Šaulys V, Bastienė N. 2008. The impact of lime on water quality when draining clay soils. Ekologija. 54:22–28.
  • Šaulys V, Lukianas A. 2003. [Perspectives of the exploitation of land reclamation structures in the context of rural economic problems]. J Environ Eng Landscape Manag. 11:Ia–Ih. Lithuanian.
  • Šileika AS, Gužys S. 2003. Drainage runoff and migration of elements in the organic and conventional cropping system. Agronomie. 23:633–641.
  • Skaggs RW, Breve MA, Gilliam JW. 1994. Hydrologic and water quality impacts of agricultural drainage. Crit Rev Environ Sci Tech. 24:1–32. 10.1080/10643389409388459
  • Stålnacke P, Bechmann M. 2002. Trends in nutrient runoff from agricultural basins in Norway. Agricultural effects on ground and surface waters. Res Edge Sci Soc. 273:267–271.
  • Stukonytė V. 1996. [Methods and efficiency of utilizing pig breeding complex effluent on fodder rotation crops]. Water Manag Eng. 1:89–95. Lithuanian.
  • Šukys P, Poškus V. 1998. [Effect of sedimend accumulation on deformation of ditch channels]. Water Manag Eng. 5:130–141. Lithuanian.
  • Švedas A, Šleinys R, Ežerinskas V. 2001. Augalų maisto medžiagų išsiplovimas [Plant nutrient leaching]. In: Eidukevičienė M, Vasiliauskienė V, editors. Lietuvos dirvožemiai [Soils of Lithuania]. Vilnius: Lietuvos Mokslas; p. 750–762. Lithuanian.
  • Vaikasas S, Lamsodis R. 2007. Snowdrift formation in forested open drains: field study and modelling patterns. Nord Hydrol. 38:425–440.
  • Vaitkevičius F. 1989. [Hydrographical network, land reclamation and landscape]. Theses of Scientific-Technical Conference Ecological Problems and Their Solving in Lithuania; 1989 Oct; Vilnius (Lithuania): MTIPP Centras. Lithuanian.
  • Van den Eertwegh GAPH, Nieber JL, de Louw PGB, Van Hardeveld HA, Bakkum R. 2006. Impacts of drainage activities for clay soils on hydrology and solute loads to surface water. Irrig Drain. 55:235–245. 10.1002/ird.256
  • Vasinauskas P. 1950. Tillage methods [dissertation]. Dotnuva: Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture. Lithuanian.
  • Vought LBM, Hahl J, Pedersen CL, Lacoursiere JO. 1994. Nutrient retention in riparian ecotones. Ambio. 23:342–348.
  • Wesström I, Ekbohm G, Linnér H, Messing I. 2003. The effects of controlled drainage on subsurface outflow from level agricultural fields. Hydrol Process. 17:1525–1538.
  • Zalakevicius M. 2001. Lithuanian rivers: on the way from degradation to restoration. In: Nijland HJ, Cals, MJR, editors. River restoration in Europe: practical approaches. Proceedings of Conference on River Restoration; Wageningen (The Netherlands): Evers Litho & Druk Publishing.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.