Environmental impact of organic agriculture

K Lorenz, R Lal - Advances in agronomy, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic agriculture (OA) is practiced on 1% of the global agricultural land area and its
importance continues to grow. Specifically, OA is perceived by many as having less negative …

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 …

Effects of land use and land cover change on soil organic carbon storage in the Hexi regions, Northwest China

Y Li, W Liu, Q Feng, M Zhu, L Yang, J Zhang - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in arid inland regions is significantly affected by land use
and land cover change (LUCC) associated with climate change and agricultural activities. A …

Sustainability of high-density olive orchards: hints for irrigation management and agroecological approaches

J Sobreiro, MI Patanita, M Patanita, A Tomaz - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of olive oil in Portugal and other countries of the Mediterranean region has
greatly increased in recent years. Intensification efforts have focused on the growth of the …

Impact of topographic aspect and vegetation (native and reforested areas) on soil organic carbon and nitrogen budgets in Mediterranean natural areas

B Lozano-García, L Parras-Alcántara… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a critical role in the global carbon (C) cycle, and C
sequestration in forest soils can represent a C sink. A relevant question is how does SOC …

Influence of land use and land cover change on soil organic carbon and microbial activity in the forests of northern Iran

A Soleimani, SM Hosseini, ARM Bavani, M Jafari… - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Land-use changes can alter soil carbon (C) contents, and in particular deforestation has
been responsible for a large part of the cumulative human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Unravelling the importance of forest age stand and forest structure driving microbiological soil properties, enzymatic activities and soil nutrients content in …

ME Lucas-Borja, J Hedo, A Cerdá… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects that stand age and forest structure have on
microbiological soil properties, enzymatic activities and nutrient content. Thirty forest …

Topography and land use change effects on the soil organic carbon stock of forest soils in Mediterranean natural areas

ML Fernández-Romero, B Lozano-García… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2014 - Elsevier
In Mediterranean areas, through the years, natural forest (NF) areas have suffered land use
change (LUC) mainly for economic reasons. This is the case of olive groves (OG) in …

Assessing “4 per 1000” soil organic carbon storage rates under Mediterranean climate: a comprehensive data analysis

R Francaviglia, C Di Bene, R Farina, L Salvati… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is considered a proxy of soil health, contributing to food
production, mitigation, and adaptation to climate change and other ecosystem services …

Climate and land use changes effects on soil organic carbon stocks in a Mediterranean semi-natural area

B Lozano-García, M Muñoz-Rojas… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
A thorough knowledge of the effects of climate and land use changes on the soil carbon pool
is critical to planning effective strategies for adaptation and mitigation in future scenarios of …