Soil structural stability and erosion rates influenced by agricultural management practices in a semi-arid Mediterranean agro-ecosystem

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 571-579

  Garcia Orenes F ^a   Roldan A ^b   Mataix Solera, J ^a   Cerda A ^c   Campoy, M ^b   Arcenegui, V ^a   Caravaca, F ^b  

^a Miguel Hernández University of Elche Avda   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Carbohydrates; Eastern Spain; Glomalin related soil proteins; Soil erosion; Sustainable agriculture management

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CARBOHYDRATE; DESERTIFICATION; ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUND COVER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MULCHING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PLOWING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

SPAIN;

AVENA;

EID: 84870951271     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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