Integrating in situ measurements of an index of connectivity to assess soil erosion processes in vineyards |
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| Authors: | Jesús Rodrigo-Comino Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja László Bertalan Artemi Cerdà |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Geography, University of Trier, Trier, Germany;2. Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spainrodrigo-comino@uma.es https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-0871;4. Técnica y Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos y de Montes, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Spainhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-8408;5. Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungaryhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5963-2710;6. Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spainhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5326-4489 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn this research, we survey soil erosion processes using an index of connectivity and a non-invasive and long-term assessment in situ technique: the improved stock unearthing method (ISUM), for which the vineyard of Castilla La Mancha under tillage management was selected. Our results show, that in 10 years, the total average soil surface level decreased by – 1.6 cm and the total soil mobilization was up to 17.7 Mg ha?1 year?1. The surrounding lands of the survey plot showed meagre connectivity; however, smaller linear features with higher values were found as possible locations for potential rill generation. The survey plot is traversed by one of these linear features. In this inter-row survey, we found relatively low connectivity values. As a conclusion, we confirm that both methods can be useful to assess soil erosion processes in vineyards and detect areas that could increase the desertification as a consequence of non-sustainable soil erosion rates. |
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| Keywords: | vineyards soil erosion tillage land management connectivity |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-0871;4. Técnica y Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos y de Montes, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Spain