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Mulching practices for reducing soil water erosion: A review

2016

Abstract Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire-affected areas, rangelands and anthropic sites. In these contexts, soil erosion by water is a serious problem, especially in semi-arid and semi-humid areas of the world. Although the beneficial effects of mulching are known, further research is needed to quantify them, especially in areas where soil erosion by water represents a severe threat. In the literature, there are still some uncertainties about how to maximize the effectiveness of mulching to reduce the soil and water loss rates. Given the serious…

Vegetative residuesSoil biodiversityAgroforestryMulching Vegetative residues Soil water erosion Agricultural lands Fire-affected areas04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesAgricultural engineering010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesFire-affected areasSoil managementNo-till farmingAgricultural landsAgricultural soil scienceSoil retrogression and degradationMulchingSoil water040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental scienceSoil water erosionSurface runoffSoil conservation0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEarth-Science Reviews
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Effects of soil management techniques on soil water erosion in apricot orchards.

2016

Soil erosion is extreme in Mediterranean orchards due to management impact, high rainfall intensities, steep slopes and erodible parent material. Vall d'Albaida is a traditional fruit production area which, due to the Mediterranean climate and marly soils, produces sweet fruits. However, these highly productive soils are left bare under the prevailing land management and marly soils are vulnerable to soil water erosion when left bare. In this paper we study the impact of different agricultural land management strategies on soil properties (bulk density, soil organic matter, soil moisture), soil water erosion and runoff, by means of simulated rainfall experiments and soil analyses. Three rep…

Environmental EngineeringAgriculture land managementSoil biodiversity010501 environmental sciencesMediterranean01 natural sciencesSoil managementNo-till farmingEnvironmental ChemistryWaste Management and Disposal0105 earth and related environmental sciencesSoil organic matter04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesBodemfysica en LandbeheerSoil typePE&RCPollutionSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeSoil Physics and Land ManagementAgronomy040103 agronomy & agricultureRainfall simulationAgriculture land management; Hydrology; Mediterranean; Rainfall simulation; Soil water erosion; Environmental Chemistry; Pollution; Waste Management and Disposal; Environmental Engineering0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceSoil fertilityHydrologySoil water erosionSoil conservationSurface runoffThe Science of the total environment
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Rainfall simulation and Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry for the analysis of soil water erosion in Mediterranean vineyards

2016

[EN] Soil water erosion is a serious problem, especially in agricultural lands.Among these, vineyards deserve attention, because they constitute for the Mediterranean areas a type of land use affected by high soil losses. A significant problem related to the study of soil water erosion in these areas consists in the lack of a standardized procedure of collecting data and reporting results, mainly due to a variability among the measurement methods applied. Given this issue and the seriousness of soil water erosion in Mediterranean vineyards, this works aims to quantify the soil losses caused by simulated rainstorms, and compare them with each other depending on two different methodologies: (…

Mediterranean climateEnvironmental Engineering010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesSòls ErosióSoil science01 natural sciencesMediterranean vineyards; Rainfall simulation; Sediment connectivity; Soil water erosion; Structure from motion; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Chemistry; Medicine (all); Waste Management and Disposal; PollutionEnvironmental ChemistryDigital elevation modelWaste Management and Disposal0105 earth and related environmental sciencesSediment connectivity2. Zero hungerHydrologyLand useMedicine (all)Mediterranean vineyardsStructure from motionElevationSediment04 agricultural and veterinary sciences15. Life on landBodemfysica en LandbeheerPollutionSoil Physics and Land ManagementPhotogrammetrySoil waterINGENIERIA CARTOGRAFICA GEODESIA Y FOTOGRAMETRIA040103 agronomy & agricultureErosionRainfall simulation0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceSoil water erosion
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