How Important Is the Number of Points and Plot Size for Estimating Soil Erosion in Vineyards? †
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GeoEnvironmental Research Group (GIGA), University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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Physical Geography, Trier University, 54286 Trier, Germany
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Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Presented at the TERRAenVISION 2019, Barcelona, Spain, 2–7 September 2019.
Proceedings 2019, 30(1), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030029
Published: 20 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of TERRAenVISION 2019)
Abstract
:Some issues remain still unclear in the studies related to soil erosion in vineyards: (i) the accuracy of the measures; (ii) the standardization of the procedures; and, (iii) the huge amount of viticultural areas that are not still measured. In this investigation, we will show research in a non-studied viticultural region using a standard procedure before tested in other vineyards (ISUM -Improved Stock Unearthing Method-), testing different plot sizes and a number of measures. We will estimate soil loss rates in the Tierra de Barros (Extremadura, SW Spain) using the graft union of the vines as a passive biomarker of the soil surface level changes and extra-measures in the inter-row areas. For this study case, for the first time, ISUM was applied to three inter-row and four rows in order to confirm how many points and transects must be measured.
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Barrena-González, J.; Rodrigo-Comino, J.; Pulido, M.; Cerdà, A. How Important Is the Number of Points and Plot Size for Estimating Soil Erosion in Vineyards? Proceedings 2019, 30, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030029
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Barrena-González J, Rodrigo-Comino J, Pulido M, Cerdà A. How Important Is the Number of Points and Plot Size for Estimating Soil Erosion in Vineyards? Proceedings. 2019; 30(1):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030029
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarrena-González, Jesús, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Manuel Pulido, and Artemi Cerdà. 2019. "How Important Is the Number of Points and Plot Size for Estimating Soil Erosion in Vineyards?" Proceedings 30, no. 1: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030029
