Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Although soil erosion in vineyards is key to understanding the sustainability of agricultural
management, there is not a worldwide definitive state-of-the-art review. It is accepted that …

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

Cover crops (CCs) minimize the loss of soil in permanent crop** systems where the soil is
usually bare due to intense tillage or overuse of herbicides. The topsoil, the richer layer in …

Agricultural landscapes cultivated in hilly and mountainous areas, often with terracing
practice, could represent for some regions historical heritages and cultural ecosystem …

Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control
strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are …

Conservation agriculture, and in particular no-till systems, generally yield improvements in
both soil characteristics (eg structure, and water holding capacity) and soil processes (such …

Vegetation restoration serves as a long-term and important strategic initiative in ecologically-
fragile locations worldwide, while the ecological effects of long-term vegetation restoration …

Soil erosion in vineyards is considered as an environmental concern as it depletes soil
fertility and causes damage in the fields and downstream. High soil and water losses …

Agricultural erosion leads to degradation of hydraulic properties and further affects
agroecosystem hydrological cycling. How such properties respond to intensities of erosion …