Properties, best management practices and conservation of terraced soils in Southern Europe (from Mediterranean areas to the Alps): A review

Quaternary International

Volumn 265, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-100

  Stanchi, S ^a,d   Freppaz, M ^a,d   Agnelli, A ^b   Reinsch, T ^c   Zanini, E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d NATRISK Research Centre on Natural Risks in Mountain and Hilly Enviroments   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNER; PEDOGENESIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

ALPS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84862173796     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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