Abandonment of soil and water conservation structures in Mediterranean ecosystems. A case study from south east Spain

Catena

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-121

  Bellin, N ^a   van Wesemael, B ^a   Meerkerk, A ^a   Vanacker, V ^a   Barbera, G G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Check dams; Extreme events; Hydrological connectivity; Soil and water conservation; Step terraces

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; CROPPING PRACTICE; EARTH DAM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SURVEYING; TERRACE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 57649148947     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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