Mediterranean agriculture has coevolved with harsh environments and changing climate
conditions over millennia, generating an extremely rich heritage of traditional knowledge; …

A meta-analysis specially based on tree crops was conducted to evaluate the changes in
soil organic carbon (SOC), soil N and P, and crop yield in a Mediterranean climate, which …

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

Mediterranean environments are especially susceptible to soil erosion and to inappropriate
soil management, leading to accelerated soil loss. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) …

Soil water erosion on cultivated lands represents a severe threat to soil resources in the
world, and especially in Mediterranean areas, due to their topographic, edaphic and climatic …

Abstract Service crops are crops grown with the aim of providing non-marketed ecosystem
services, ie differing from food, fiber and fuel production. Vineyard soils face various …

Conservative and sustainable soil management in vineyards is an approach of primary
importance not only for the yield (tons per hectare) and grapes' quality (primary and …

The article reviews the most recent research surrounding the potential role of organic
agriculture in providing food for the planet. It challenges the claims of organic agriculture's …

We compiled an extensive database of erosion and runoff measurements on erosion plots
under natural rainfall in China. We used this database to analyse how soil loss by sheet and …

This work seeks to synthesise the knowledge on the use of cover crops in vineyards in the
last 20 years, emphasising on the one hand, soil characteristics such as nutrition, organic …