Soil alteration due to erosion, ploughing and levelling of vineyards in north east Spain

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-192

  Martinez Casasnovas J A ^a   Concepcion Ramos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop mechanization; Land levelling; Mediterranean region; Ploughing; Soil degradation; Soil erosion; Soil use and management; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; LEVELING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLOWING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; TOPSOIL; VINEYARD;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PENEDES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 66149096292     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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