Abandoned lands previously used for agricultural purposes may constitute an opportunity for understandingthe variables involved in the restoration of native ecosystems over time. In this study, weassessed the functional status of an abandoned farmland currently used for conservation, using a methodologybased on indicators of landscape organization and soil surface. We analyzed changes in plant cover,patch and interpatches structure and several soil surface properties during two periods of land abandonment(less and more than 40 years). Using this methodology, we characterize the potential of theecosystem to capture and transfer resources, and the state of functional properties such as infiltrationcapacity, soil stability and nutrient cycling...
Methodologies based on indicators occupy a prevalent place when assessing ecosystem functioning and ...
Land abandonment is widespread in the Mediterranean mountains. The impact of agricultural abandonmen...
Land degradation resulting from improper land use and management is a major cause of declined produc...
Land abandonment is a major issue worldwide. In Argentina, the Monte Desert is the most arid rangela...
To mitigate erosion on abandoned fields in semi-arid ecosystems, it is important to understand how v...
Vegetation in many arid and semiarid shrublands is frequently arranged in patches with high plant-co...
The main objective of an ecosystem sustainable management is to preserve its capacity to respond and...
Agricultural expansion in the Mediterranean resulted in plant and soil degradation due to the intens...
Land abandonment followed by natural revegetation constitutes the main land‐use change in the Medite...
Fodder shrub plantations (Atriplex nummularia L.) were extensively introduced in dryland areas of ce...
Euro-Mediterranean countries have undergone radical changes in their traditional landscapes due to t...
Soil indicators may be used for assessing both land suitability for restoration and the effectivenes...
Agricultural land abandonment is currently widely spread in Mediterranean countries and a further in...
The development of indices of ecosystem quality makes it possible to obtain robust information with ...
In semiarid rangelands, continuous grazing may decrease vegetation cover, accelerating soil erosion ...
Methodologies based on indicators occupy a prevalent place when assessing ecosystem functioning and ...
Land abandonment is widespread in the Mediterranean mountains. The impact of agricultural abandonmen...
Land degradation resulting from improper land use and management is a major cause of declined produc...
Land abandonment is a major issue worldwide. In Argentina, the Monte Desert is the most arid rangela...
To mitigate erosion on abandoned fields in semi-arid ecosystems, it is important to understand how v...
Vegetation in many arid and semiarid shrublands is frequently arranged in patches with high plant-co...
The main objective of an ecosystem sustainable management is to preserve its capacity to respond and...
Agricultural expansion in the Mediterranean resulted in plant and soil degradation due to the intens...
Land abandonment followed by natural revegetation constitutes the main land‐use change in the Medite...
Fodder shrub plantations (Atriplex nummularia L.) were extensively introduced in dryland areas of ce...
Euro-Mediterranean countries have undergone radical changes in their traditional landscapes due to t...
Soil indicators may be used for assessing both land suitability for restoration and the effectivenes...
Agricultural land abandonment is currently widely spread in Mediterranean countries and a further in...
The development of indices of ecosystem quality makes it possible to obtain robust information with ...
In semiarid rangelands, continuous grazing may decrease vegetation cover, accelerating soil erosion ...
Methodologies based on indicators occupy a prevalent place when assessing ecosystem functioning and ...
Land abandonment is widespread in the Mediterranean mountains. The impact of agricultural abandonmen...
Land degradation resulting from improper land use and management is a major cause of declined produc...