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Cultivated terraces in Slovenian landscapes [PDF]

Acta Geographica Slovenica, 2017
Cultivated terraces distinctively mark the landscape and are a result of human adaptation to steep areas. Terraces were studied with regard to their morphometric qualities, ownership structure, and land use at eight pilot sites in various landscape types
Mateja Šmid Hribar, Matjaž Geršič, Primož Pipan, Peter Repolusk, Jernej Tiran, Maja Topole, Rok Ciglič   +6 more
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Role of Agricultural Terraces in Flood and Soil Erosion Risks Control in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco

Earth, 2021
Terraced farming play several roles, from improving ecosystem services to enhancing associated population livelihoods. In this study, we were interested in evaluating the roles of mountain terraces in controlling floods and erosion risks, in particular ...
Modeste MELIHO, Asmae Nouira, Collins Ashianga Orlando   +2 more
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Use of Agricultural Terraces to Control Water Loss on Slopes Cultivated with Grains Under a No-TillAGE System [PDF]

Engenharia Agricola
Brazilian farmers widely use the no-tillage (NT) system as a soil and water conservation practice. However, NT alone can have limitations in controlling runoff, requiring complementary practices such as agricultural terracing.
Eduardo A. A. Barbosa, Ariane L. de Paula, Éricles L. dos Santos, Fabrício T. Barbosa, Neyde F. B. Giarola   +4 more
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Stone-walled terraces restoration: conserving biodiversity and promoting economic functions of farmlands in Lebanon

Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 2022
Dry stone-walled terraces are peculiar features of Mediterranean farmland, representing typical examples of social-ecological systems combining ecological functionality and ecosystem services provision. In the Shouf Biosphere Reserve (Lebanon) a program
Alessio Martinoli, Pedro Regato, Farah Abdel Samad, Lara Kanso, Nijad Saed Eddine, Mirko Panichi, Alessandra Gagliardi, Lina Sarkis, Nizar Hani   +8 more
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Structure and biogeochemical process of microaggregates in a water source area of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project according to different land use types

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Soil biogeochemical processes have the potential to impact water quality in source areas of water diversion projects. This study aimed to explore the differences in biochemical processes and mechanisms at the microaggregate scale for different land use ...
Chunjie Li, Shili Guo, Songhao Shang, Pengcheng Qi, Bailian Li   +4 more
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A 30 m terrace mapping in China using Landsat 8 imagery and digital elevation model based on the Google Earth Engine [PDF]

Earth System Science Data, 2021
The construction of terraces is a key soil conservation practice on agricultural land in China providing multiple valuable ecosystem services. Accurate spatial information on terraces is needed for both management and research.
B. Cao, L. Yu, L. Yu, V. Naipal, P. Ciais, W. Li, W. Li, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhao, W. Wei, D. Chen, Z. Liu, P. Gong, P. Gong   +13 more
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Soil microbial properties are improved by the adoption of soil management and conservation practices in no-tillage system [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2023
No-tillage system (NTS) plays a prominent role in conservation agriculture, however, its benefits can be further improved by adopting complementary soil management and conservation practices, such as using autumnal cover crops, contour seeding, and ...
Jhonatan Spliethoff, Adriana Knob, Leandro Rampim, Marcelo Marques Lopes Müller, Cristiano Andre Pott   +4 more
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Effects of land use-induced vegetation and topography changes on soil chemistry in the Southern Alps (Ticino, Switzerland)

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2020
Effects of land use changes on chemical soil properties were studied in a southern alpine valley of Ticino, Switzerland by analysing three different land cover-topography units: (i) natural forested slopes (NFS); (ii) deforested, cultivated terraces (DCT)
Sebastian Vogel, Marco Conedera
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The impact of informal irrigation practices on soil drainage condition, soil pollution and land suitability for agriculture in El Saf area of El Giza Governorate

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2015
The study area was selected in El Saf District of El Giza Governorate in Egypt, covering 21461.4 ha of Nile sediments and their outskirts of alluvial higher and lower terraces.
Hanan E.M. El Azab, Afify A. Afify, Mahmoud M. Soliman   +2 more
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HABITAT DESCRIPTION, HOST PREFERENCE AND REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR OF TUSSOCK MOTH, ORGYIA DUBIA TAUSCH. (LEPIDOPTERA: LYMANTRIIDAE), AT THE EGYPTIAN NORTHWESTERN COAST [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Desert Research, 2019
Tussock moth, Orgyia dubia Tausch. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), is a rarely encountered species in the Northwestern coast of Egypt. The disturbance of its natural habitat due to different anthropogenic activities may negatively affect its population and ...
Amany Mansour, Ahmed Imam
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