A meta-analysis of the ecotoxicological impact of viticultural practices on soil biodiversity

B Karimi, JY Cahurel, L Gontier, L Charlier… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Viticulture is a key sector of the agricultural economy of the main wine-producing countries,
eg Italy, France, Spain and the USA, but is also one of the main users of phytosanitary …

Vineyard management and its impacts on soil biodiversity, functions, and ecosystem services

B Giffard, S Winter, S Guidoni, A Nicolai… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Healthy soils form the basis of sustainable viticulture, where soil characteristics have a direct
impact on wine quantity and quality. Soil not only provides water and nutrients to vines, but …

Effects of soil management techniques on soil water erosion in apricot orchards

S Keesstra, P Pereira, A Novara, EC Brevik… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is extreme in Mediterranean orchards due to management impact, high rainfall
intensities, steep slopes and erodible parent material. Vall d'Albaida is a traditional fruit …

The immediate effectiveness of barley straw mulch in reducing soil erodibility and surface runoff generation in Mediterranean vineyards

M Prosdocimi, A Jordán, P Tarolli, S Keesstra… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil and water loss in agriculture is a major problem throughout the world, and especially in
Mediterranean areas. Non-conservation agricultural practices have further aggravated the …

Assessment and monitoring of soil degradation during land use change using multivariate analysis

Y Khaledian, F Kiani, S Ebrahimi… - Land Degradation & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Not only are soil erosion and overall loss of soil fertility serious issues for loess‐derived soils
of develo** nations, such as Iran, but they are also global problems. This research …

Use of barley straw residues to avoid high erosion and runoff rates on persimmon plantations in Eastern Spain under low frequency–high magnitude simulated rainfall …

A Cerdà, Ó González-Pelayo, A Giménez-Morera… - Soil …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Soil and water losses due to agricultural mismanagement are high and non-sustainable in
many orchards. An experiment was set up with rainfall simulation at 78 mm h–1 over 1 hour …

Nitrogen losses in vineyards under different types of soil groundcover. A field runoff simulator approach in central Spain

A García-Díaz, R Bienes, B Sastre, A Novara… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
The soils of Mediterranean vineyards are usually managed with continuous tillage, resulting
in bare soil, low infiltration and high soil erosion rates. Soil nutrients, such as nitrogen, could …

Long-term effects of soil management on ecosystem services and soil loss estimation in olive grove top soils

L Parras-Alcántara, B Lozano-García… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil management has important effects on soil properties, runoff, soil losses and soil quality.
Traditional olive grove (OG) management is based on reduced tree density, canopy size …

Ecosystem responses to land abandonment in Western Mediterranean Mountains

A Romero-Díaz, JD Ruiz-Sinoga… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Agricultural expansion in the Mediterranean resulted in plant and soil degradation due to the
intensive use, climate conditions, and rugged terrain. After abandonment, the recovery of …

Rainfall simulation and Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry for the analysis of soil water erosion in Mediterranean vineyards

M Prosdocimi, M Burguet, S Di Prima, G Sofia… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil water erosion is a serious problem, especially in agricultural lands. Among these,
vineyards deserve attention, because they constitute for the Mediterranean areas a type of …