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Long-term impact of rainfed agricultural land abandonment on soil erosion in the Western Mediterranean basin
Antonio Giménez-moreraAgata NovaraManuel PulidoEric C. BrevikAli Reza VaeziJesús Rodrigo-cominoArtemi CerdàSaskia Keesstrasubject
Mediterranean climateplots010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGeography Planning and Developmentrainfallrunoff010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesMediterranean BasinscaleSoilAgricultural landEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Land use change0105 earth and related environmental sciences2. Zero hungerLand useAbandonmentAgroforestryCOMERCIALIZACION E INVESTIGACION DE MERCADOS15. Life on landplotPE&RC6. Clean waterhumanitiesSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeGeographysedimentErosion13. Climate actionSpainAbandonment (emotional)ErosionGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesRainfedSoil conservationSurface runoffEarth and Planetary Sciences (all)description
[EN] Land abandonment is widespread in the Mediterranean mountains. The impact of agricultural abandonment results in a shift in ecosystem evolution due to changes in soil erosion, but little is known about long-term soil and water losses. This paper uses 11 years of measurements in two paired plots (abandoned vs control) with four subplots to determine how soil and water losses evolved after abandonment within an agricultural parcel. For two years (2004¿2005) both plots were under tillage, and after 2006 one plot was abandoned. The monitored plots measured runoff and sediment concentration after each rainfall event.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-12 |