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Monitoring mulch-based solutions to reduce runoff and erosion in a variety of l...
Canedo, João; Coelho, Luisa; Basch, Gottlieb; Cabrita, Maria João; Cachapa, Filipa; Caldeira, Filipa; Gonzalez-Pelayo, Óscar; Marques, J. TiagoSoil erosion is a critical socio-environmental problem for rural Mediterranean ecosystems and landscapes. Erosion inflicts multiple, serious damages in agro-ecosystems, including vineyards and olive groves, and also in other semi-natural ecosystems such as the Montado (cattle-sheep pastureland combined with Quercus sp. trees). In particular, erosion reduces the water storage capacity, soil organic matter, nutri...
"The sustainability of agricultural intensification in the early 21st century: ...
Silveira, A.; Ferrão, J.; Muñoz-Rojas, J.; Pinto-Correia, T.; Guimarães, M.H.; Schmidt, L.Widespread consensus has emerged around the importance of further agricultural intensification, if the nutritional requirements of the everexpanding global population are to be met (fao 2017). Mainstream models of agricultural intensification, closely linked to specialization, have proved to have a strong impact on the environment while also disconnecting agriculture from rural communities (Woods 2011; Primdahl...
The sustainability of agricultural intensification in the early 21st century: I...
Silveira, A.; Ferrão, J.; Muñoz-Rojas, J.; Pinto-Correia, M.T.; Guimarães, M.H.; Schmidt, L.Today Alentejo is witnessing an expansion of strategies (and practices) of agricultural intensification fueled by factors such as a long-standing (political, financial and emotional) investment in the Alqueva irrigation system; national and European policies based on notions of crisis and food security, and global strategies of financial capital enabled by global agricultural trade. In parallel, the large area ...