Articles publicats (Medi Ambient i Ciències del Sòl): Recent submissions
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Combined simulation and optimization framework for irrigation scheduling in agriculture felds
(Springer, 2021)In the context of growing evidence of climate change and the fact that agriculture uses about 70% of all the water available for irrigation in semi-arid areas, there is an increasing probability of water scarcity scenarios. ... -
Impacts of tillage and nutrient management on soil porosity trends in dryland agriculture
(Wiley, 2021)In dryland Mediterranean semi-arid areas, the use of slurries and no-till are encouraged to reduce costs. This paper evaluates the effect of such practices in terms of morphological changes of the topsoil porosity. The ... -
Intercropping of peanut–tea enhances soil enzymatic activity and soil nutrient status at different soil profiles in Subtropical Southern China
(MDPI, 2021-04-27)Intercropping is one of the most widely used agroforestry techniques, reducing the harmfulimpacts of external inputs such as fertilizers. It also controls soil erosion, increases soil nutrientsavailability, and reduces ... -
Deep genetic structure at a small spatial scale in the endangered land snail Xerocrassa montserratensis
(Nature Research, 2021-04-23)Species with small geographic ranges do not tend to have a high genetic structure, but some land snail species seem to be an exception. Xerocrassa montserratensis, an endangered land snail endemic to Catalonia (northeastern ... -
High-Resolution SMAP-Derived Root-Zone Soil Moisture Using an Exponential Filter Model Calibrated per Land Cover Type
(MDPI, 2021-03-15)Root-zone soil moisture (RZSM) plays a key role for most water and energy budgets, as it is particularly relevant in controlling plant transpiration and hydraulic redistribution. RZSM data is needed for a variety of different ... -
Estimation of the Latent Heat Flux over Irrigated Short Fescue Grass for Different Fetches
(MDPI, 2021-03-01)Often in agrometeorology the instrumentation required to estimate turbulent surface fluxes must be installed at sites where fetch is not sufficient for a sector of wind directions. For different integrated flux-footprints ... -
Post-eruption morphological evolution and vegetation dynamics of the Blanco River, southern Chile
(Elsevier, 2020-08-20)In this study, we analysed the morphological evolution of a channel segment in the Blanco River in southern Chile that was affected by the Chaitén Volcano eruption occurred in 2008–2009. Through a series of high-resolution ... -
Agricultural soil organic carbon stocks in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: Drivers and spatial variability
(Elsevier, 2019-02-22)Estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks under agriculture, assessing the importance of their drivers and understanding the spatial distribution of SOC stocks are crucial to predicting possible future SOC stocks scenarios ... -
Nitrogen nutrition diagnosis for olive trees grown in super-intensive cropping systems
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-06-17)The results of a 4-year experiment combining irrigation, N, and K showed that to maintain productivity and tree growth it is necessary to attain a higher leaf N status than current diagnosis standards. To sustain high oil ... -
Hydropeaking effects on movement patterns of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2019-04-23)Radiotelemetry was used to investigate seasonal movement and home range of brown trout Salmo trutta (size range 188–420 mm fork length, N = 30) in two reaches of the Noguera Pallaresa River (Ebro Basin, north‐east Spain) ... -
Hydropeaked rivers need attention
(IOP Publishing, 2021-01-27)Hydropower is considered a renewable form of energy production, but generating electricity from rivers is not always environmentally benign. The global demand for renewables is increasing rapidly as fossil fuels are gradually ... -
Projecting changes in phenology and grape composition of 'Tempranillo' and 'Grenache' varieties under climate warming in Rioja DOCa
(Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), 2020-11-02)The aim of this research was to predict the changes in vine phenology under future climate change of two red varieties, cultivated under rainfed conditions, and how grape composition can be affected. The research was ... -
Solar Cells Operating under Thermal Stress
(Elsevier, 2020-12-02)Operating a solar cell under thermal stress at temperatures >100°C and up to 500°C seems counterintuitive because conversion efficiency drops dramatically. Even so, there are cases in which solar cells are in high-illumination ... -
Processos hidrològics i geomorfològics als rius: context i exemples per a interpretar la seva resposta a episodis d’alta magnitud com el Glòria
(Societat Catalana de Geografia, 2020-06)El temporal Glòria va suposar per a molts rius a Catalunya una reestructuració completa de la seva morfologia fluvial. Els cabals van assolir magnituds molt importants, que van provocar canvis profunds en la forma de la ... -
A carbon-sink in a sacred forest: Biologically-driven calcite formation in highly weathered soils in Northern Togo (West Africa)
(Elsevier, 2020-11-10)Soil organic matter (OM) is a source of fertility for food provisioning and a means for climate mitigation. A high pedodiversity observed over very short distances due to both past and present land use, such as in Western ... -
Aggregate Development and Organic Matter Storage in Mediterranean Mountain Soils
(Soil Science Society of ChinaElsevier, 2010-10-27)Soil aggregation and organic matter of soils from the pre-Pyrenean range in Catalonia (NE Spain) were studied, in order to assess their quality as carbon sinks and also to select the best soil management practices to ... -
Location-Specific Spectral and Thermal Effects in Tracking and Fixed Tilt Photovoltaic Systems
(Cell Press, 2020)The efficiency of photovoltaic modules in the field is generally lower than the efficiency under standard testing conditions due to temperature and spectral effects. Using the latest spectral dataset available from the ... -
Relict periglacial soils on Quaternary terraces in the Central Ebro Basin (NE Spain)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2019-06-30)Pedofeatures associated with ancient cold climatic conditions have been recognized in soils on terraces in the Monegros area (central Ebro Basin, Spain), at a latitude of 41°49′N and an altitude of 300 m a.s.l. Eleven soil ... -
Genesis of an atypical Podzol in the Iberian Range: micromorphological characterization
(Universia, 2020-09-16)A podzol has been described in the Iberian Range (Moncayo Natural Park), which may represent the southernmost example in Europe. The fact that it occurs at the podzol distribution limit makes its morphology atypical. The ... -
Assessing the Performance of RGB-D Sensors for 3D Fruit Crop Canopy Characterization under Different Operating and Lighting Conditions
(MDPI, 2020-12-10)The use of 3D sensors combined with appropriate data processing and analysis has provided tools to optimise agricultural management through the application of precision agriculture. The recent development of low-cost ...