Soil and water salinity and associated problems are a major challenge for global food
production. Strategies to cope with salinity include a better understanding of the impacts of …

Dryland areas display high hydrological sensitivity to changes in their environment. This
high sensitivity makes the survey of their water resources and hazards particularly crucial …

Multifunctionality in agriculture has received a lot of attention the last decade from
researchers and policy-makers alike, perhaps most notably evidenced by the important …

Water scarcity and drought in Africa are often in the news. The widespread tendency to
relate farmers' notion of drought to changes in the occurrence of dry spells is misguided …

An experiment was carried out in a young high-density olive grove (556plantsha− 1—Olea
europaea L., cv Coratina) located in Southern Italy to evaluate the effect of different soil …

Dhokar olive cultivar growing in the south of Tunisia is an unusual olive tree which is
characterized by the sweet taste of its fruit. We were particularly interested in the phenolic …

In many arid countries, runoff water-harvesting systems support the livelihood of the rural
population. Little is known, however, about the effect of these systems on the water balance …

Abstract The Merguellil catchment (central Tunisia) is a typical Mediterranean semi‐arid
basin, which suffers from regular water shortage aggravated by current droughts. Over …

The impact of land use changes on sustainable development is of increasing interest in
many regions of the world. This study aimed to test the transferability of the Framework for …

As water shortage in the dry areas is a recurrent crisis, people have a great need for
information on how to capture and use every available drop of water efficiently. Water …