Mapping and quantifying medium-term soil loss rates in mountain olive groves using unmanned aerial vehicle technology.

ABSTRACT: Olive groves are one of the main agroecosystems in the Mediterranean region, but water erosion, aggravated by inappropriate soil management, is compromising the environmental sustainability of these crops. National and international public organisations, including the European Union via its Common Agricultural Policy, have acknowledged the problem and recognise the need to quantify the effects of this process. However, the variability of currently available short-term soil erosion measurements, together with limited understanding of the underlying processes, mean there is considerable uncertainty about the long-term effects of soil erosion. This paper presents an innovative procedure called SERHOLIVE4.0 designed to measure and model long-term soil erosion rates in olive groves, by means of

SUBMITTER: Lima F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature