Impact of the new common agricultural policy of the EU on the runoff production and soil moisture content in a Mediterranean agricultural system

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4281-4296

  Lopez Vicente M ^a   Navas, A ^a   Gaspar, L ^b   Machin J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DR2 model; Esta a Lakes; Mediterranean agro system; New common agricultural policy; Topsoil moisture; Winter cereal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; LAKES; LAND USE; RAIN; REVEGETATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DR2 MODELS; INTERMEDIATE CONDITIONS; MEDITERRANEAN AGRO-SYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN CATCHMENT; WINTER CEREALS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF;

ABANDONED LAND; CEREAL; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FARMING SYSTEM; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RANGELAND; RUNOFF; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPSOIL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84899478480     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2790-4     Document Type: Article

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