Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain

Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain

22 páginas, 8 figuras, 4 tablas.

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Main Authors: Bochet, E., Rubio, José Luis, Poesen, Jean
Other Authors: European Commission
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999-11
Subjects:Individual plants, Patchy matorral, Plant components, Soil properties, Spatial distribution, SE Spain,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/60306
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
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spelling dig-cide-es-10261-603062012-11-14T23:00:00Z Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain Bochet, E. Rubio, José Luis Poesen, Jean European Commission Individual plants Patchy matorral Plant components Soil properties Spatial distribution SE Spain 22 páginas, 8 figuras, 4 tablas. The spatial distribution of some chemical and physical soil properties was determined in the microenvironment of individual plants of three matorral species (Rosmarinus officinalis L., Sipa tenncissima L., Anthyllis cytisoides L.) in an area of patchy vegetation in south-east Spain. The influence of isolated plants on the chemical and physical status of the topsoil decreased significantly from the plant axis to the bare inter-plant area, giving rise to "islands" of improved topsoil properties beneath each plant (i.e., increased organic matter content and aggregate stability, and decreased bulk density, penetration resistance, shear strength and rock fragment content and cover). The degree and lateral extent of topsoil modification was significantly more pronounced under Rosmarinus and Stipa plants than under Anthyllis shrubs, mainly because of the differential influences of species morphology (i.e., above ground structure) and components (i.e., canopy and litter covers) on soil properties and erosion/sedimentation processes. This study was financially supported by the Commission of the European Communi-ties (DG XII), through research grants from the "Epoch" and "Environment and Climatology" programmes. We thank Javier Cardona and Ramón Cerni for assistance inthe field, and Ely Barrachina, Vicenta García, Lola Rius and Isabel Vargas-Machuca for help with laboratory analyses. Peer reviewed 2012-11-15T11:39:47Z 2012-11-15T11:39:47Z 1999-11 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Catena 38(1): 23-44 (1999) 0341-8162 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/60306 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00056-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00056-9 none Elsevier
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topic Individual plants
Patchy matorral
Plant components
Soil properties
Spatial distribution
SE Spain
Individual plants
Patchy matorral
Plant components
Soil properties
Spatial distribution
SE Spain
spellingShingle Individual plants
Patchy matorral
Plant components
Soil properties
Spatial distribution
SE Spain
Individual plants
Patchy matorral
Plant components
Soil properties
Spatial distribution
SE Spain
Bochet, E.
Rubio, José Luis
Poesen, Jean
Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain
description 22 páginas, 8 figuras, 4 tablas.
author2 European Commission
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Bochet, E.
Rubio, José Luis
Poesen, Jean
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topic_facet Individual plants
Patchy matorral
Plant components
Soil properties
Spatial distribution
SE Spain
author Bochet, E.
Rubio, José Luis
Poesen, Jean
author_sort Bochet, E.
title Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain
title_short Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain
title_full Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain
title_fullStr Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain
title_full_unstemmed Modified topsoil islands within patchy Mediterranean vegetation in SE Spain
title_sort modified topsoil islands within patchy mediterranean vegetation in se spain
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 1999-11
url http://hdl.handle.net/10261/60306
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