Multi-Decadal Assessment of Soil Loss in a Mediterranean Region Characterized by Contrasting Local Climates

• Published in: Land (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 7; p. 1010
• Main Authors: Samela, Caterina, Imbrenda, Vito, Coluzzi, Rosa, Pace, Letizia, Simoniello, Tiziana, Lanfredi, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 02.07.2022
• Subjects: agricultural areas; Agricultural land; Agricultural production; Annual rainfall; Arable land; Aridity; Basilicata; Biodiversity; Climate; Climate change; Climate variability; cold; Complexity; data collection; Diachronic analysis; Environmental aspects; Erosion rates; Estimates; Fragility; GDP; geographical distribution; Gross Domestic Product; Ground stations; Heterogeneity; Italy; Land cover; land management; Land use; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Landscape; Mediterranean region; Mountain regions; Mountains; Natural resources; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Precipitation; rain; Rainfall; Rainfall distribution; Remote sensing; Resource exploitation; RUSLE; Soil analysis; Soil degradation; Soil dynamics; Soil erosion; Universal Soil Loss Equation; Variability; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; water erosion; Watersheds; Mediterranean region; Italy; Europe; Mediterranean Area

Soil erosion is one of the most widespread soil degradation phenomena worldwide. Mediterranean landscapes, due to some peculiar characteristics, such as fragility of soils, steep slopes, and rainfall distribution during the year, are particularly subject to this phenomenon, with severe and complex i...