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The Contrasted Impact of Land Abandonment on Soil Erosion in Mediterranean Agriculture Fields

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The Contrasted Impact of Land Abandonment on Soil Erosion in Mediterranean Agriculture Fields

dc.contributor.author	Rodrigo-Comino, J.
dc.contributor.author	Martínez-Hernández, Carlos
dc.contributor.author	Iserloh, Thomas
dc.contributor.author	Cerdà Bolinches, Artemi
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-17T11:35:31Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-17T11:35:31Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/65739
dc.description.abstract	Abandonment of agricultural land results in on- and off-site consequences on soil system and there is a need to evaluate the impact on soil erosion to understand the ecosystem's changes. The aim of this research is to assess the impact of abandonment in four Mediterranean crops (vineyards, almonds, citrus and olives) on soil and water losses. To achieve this goal, 105 rainfall simulation experiments were conducted in agriculture fields (vineyards in Málaga, almonds in Murcia, and citrus and olive in Valencia) and on the paired abandoned plots. After abandonment, soil detachment decreased drastically in the olive and citrus orchards, meanwhile vineyards did not show any difference and almonds registered higher erosion rates after the abandonment. Terraced orchards of citrus and olives recovered a dense vegetation cover after the abandonment, meanwhile the sloping terrain of almonds and vineyards enhanced the development of crusts and rills and a negligible plant cover that resulted in high erosion rates. The contrasted response of the abandonment is discussed.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Pedosphere, 2018, vol. 70, num. 2, p. 402-413
dc.rights.uri	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source	Rodrigo-Comino, J. Martínez-Hernández, Carlos Iserloh, Thomas Cerdà Bolinches, Artemi 2018 The Contrasted Impact of Land Abandonment on Soil Erosion in Mediterranean Agriculture Fields Pedosphere 70 2 402 413
dc.subject	Sòls Erosió
dc.title	The Contrasted Impact of Land Abandonment on Soil Erosion in Mediterranean Agriculture Fields
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.date.updated	2018-04-17T11:35:32Z
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60441-7
dc.identifier.idgrec	125672