Changes in Soil Quality and Hydrological Connectivity Caused by the Abandonment of Terraces in a Mediterranean Burned Catchment

Changes in Soil Quality and Hydrological Connectivity Caused by the Abandonment of Terraces in a Mediterranean Burned Catchment

Wildfires and agricultural activities are relevant factors affecting soil quality, hydrological cycle and sedimentary dynamics. Land abandonment leads to afforestation, which increases fire risk and land degradation. However, no studies have yet evaluated the effect of combining the two factors, whi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Forests 2017-09, Vol.8 (9), p.333
Hauptverfasser: Calsamiglia, Aleix, Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Fortesa, Josep, García-Comendador, Julián, Estrany, Joan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abandoned land
Afforestation
Catchments
Connectivity
Ecosystems
Environmental changes
Enzymatic activity
Erosion
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrology
Land degradation
Land use
Organic matter
Quality
Runoff
Soil analysis
Soil conditions
Soil degradation
Soil dynamics
Soil erosion
Soil properties
Soil quality
Terraces
Wildfires
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Zusammenfassung:Wildfires and agricultural activities are relevant factors affecting soil quality, hydrological cycle and sedimentary dynamics. Land abandonment leads to afforestation, which increases fire risk and land degradation. However, no studies have yet evaluated the effect of combining the two factors, which occur frequently in Mediterranean ecosystems. This study assessed the changes in soil quality caused by the abandonment of terraces in two microcatchments (
ISSN:1999-4907
1999-4907
DOI:10.3390/f8090333