The Role of Water Management: Feedback between Water and Land Degradation
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land, Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 11650
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrology; ecohydrology
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Interests: hydrology; soil water erosion; land degradation
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Interests: sustainable grazing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water management is a major factor that controls the organization and functioning of most ecosystems, especially those where water requirements and availability can drive land degradation and desertification. Knowing how climate, geomorphology, soil, or vegetation regulate the provision of hydrological services and maintain the ecosystems is very important because it improves decision-making and helps avoid land damage and, in some cases, to restore it.
Water management is a critical issue because it is an underlying factor in many of the land degradation problems experienced globally. In humid areas, overexploitation of water resources and water misuse can impair or pollute the aquifers and rivers, negatively affecting farm management. In the driest regions, people are usually aware of their limited water resources. However, this knowledge is not always reflected by avoiding overexploitation of water and land, so soils tend to be degraded. Therefore, there is a critical amount of water required by land users and when this is not available, for example, during droughts or because of groundwater level decline, land degradation can occur.
This Special Issue explores the role of water management in the silvopastoral ecosystems where misuse of water can lead to soil degradation. Studies focusing on the relation between water and land degradation are welcome, particularly those that propose strategies to manage water and land.
Dr. Javier Lozano-Parra
Prof. Dr. Susanne Schnabel
Dr. Manuel Pulido Fernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water
- silvopastoral systems
- soil erosion
- land degradation
- management strategies
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