GIS model for potential soil erosion with the optimization of RUSLE equation. Case of study: olive oil PDO in Aragón and Andalucía Regions (Spain) [PDF]
8 paginas, 10 figuras con mapas del proceso de elaboración del modelo de erosión potencial y el resultado final.Among all the indicators developed in the GIS project Extersial II, soil erosion is a key factor.
Barriuso Mediavilla, Alejandro +3 more
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Modelling soil erosion at European scale: towards harmonization and reproducibility [PDF]
Soil erosion by water is one of the most widespread forms of soil degradation. The loss of soil as a result of erosion can lead to decline in organic matter and nutrient contents, breakdown of soil structure and reduction of the water-holding capacity ...
BOSCO Claudio +4 more
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Plant protection in organic arable and horticultural production: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]
Plant protection in arable and horticultural production was one of the central topics for research in the Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture. Since 2002, 53 projects have been carried out on this subject.
ANON, AN
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Estimating rainfall erosivity from daily precipitation records: a comparison among methods using data from the Ebro Basin (NE Spain) [PDF]
Among the major factors controlling soil erosion, as vegetation cover or soil erodibility, rainfall erosivity has a paramount importance since it is difficult to predict and control by humans.
Brockow, K., Merk, Hans, Worm, M.
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Hydrological connectivity does change over 70 years of abandonment and afforestation in the spanish Pyrenees [PDF]
24 Pags.- 7 Figs.- 3 Tabls. The definitive version is available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-145XRunoff connectivity depends on topography, rainfall, man-made elements (terraces, trails, roads and drainage systems) and ...
Cammeraat, E. +2 more
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Architecture of a pan-European framework for Integrated Soil Water Erosion Assessment [PDF]
Soil erosion implications on future food security are gaining global attention because in many areas worldwide there is an imbalance between soil loss and its subsequent deposition.
BOSCO CLAUDIO, DE RIGO DANIELE
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STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE LAND DEGRADATION: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA [PDF]
This paper estimates a structural econometric model of household decisions regarding income strategies, participation in programs and organizations, crop choices, land management, and labor use, and their implications for agricultural production and land
Jagger, Pamela +4 more
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A GIS Model to Calculate Sediment Yields from a Small Rural Watershed, Old Woman Creek, Erie and Huron Counties, Ohio [PDF]
Author Institution: Department of Geology, Bowling Green State UniversityUpstream sediment yields have a potential impact on the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Evans, James E., Seamon, D. Erich
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Climate and Land Degradation [PDF]
On the occasion of the Seventh session of the Conference of Parties, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has prepared this brochure which explains the role of different climatic factors in land degradation and WMO's contribution in addressing ...
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AGENDA: A NEW TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE FARM MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATED IN THE AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE EU [PDF]
AGeNDA is an Italian acronym which stands for Analysis and Integrated Management of the Farm (Analisi e GEstione iNtegrata Dell'Azienda agraria). It denominates a new software developed by a research project carried out at the Department of Agronomy ...
Giupponi, Carlo
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