Rodrigo Comino, JesúsMartínez Hernández, CarlosIserloh, ThomasCerdà, Artemi2024-01-232024-01-232018Rodrigo-Comino, J., Martínez-Hernández, C., Iserloth, T., & Cerdà, A. (2018). Contrasted Impact of Land Abandonment on Soil Erosion in Mediterranean Agriculture Fields. Pedosphere, 28(4), 617-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60441-71002-016010.1016/S1002-0160(17)60441-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94713Versión aceptada (postprint) disponible en el espacio personal del siguiente repositorio: https://www.ucm.es/carlos-martinez-hernandez/publications-repository Afiliación del autor Carlos Martínez-Hernández en el momento de publicación del artículo: Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de Murcia. The study was supported by the RECARE Project (No. 603498) from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (No. FP7/2007-2013).Abandonment of agricultural land results in on- and off-site consequences for the ecosystem. In this study, 105 rainfall simulations were carried out in agriculture lands of the Mediterranean belt in Spain (vineyards in Málaga, almond orchards in Murcia, and orange and olive orchards in Valencia) and in paired abandoned lands to assess the impact of land abandonment on soil and water losses. After abandonment, soil detachment decreased drastically in the olive and orange orchards, while vineyards did not show any difference and almond orchards registered higher erosion rates after the abandonment. Terraced orchards of oranges and olives recovered a dense vegetation cover after the abandonment, while the sloping terrain of almond orchards and vineyards enhanced the development of crusts and rills and a negligible vegetation cover resulted in high erosion rates. The contrasted responses to land abandonment in Mediterranean agricultural lands suggest that land abandonment should be programmed and managed with soil erosion control strategies for some years to avoid land degradation.engjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60441-7https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1002016017604417https://produccioncientifica.ucm.es/documentos/5ed31fbc2999526aa7412755https://www.ucm.es/carlos-martinez-hernandez/file/postprint-rodrigocomino-et-al-2018-pedosphererestricted access631.155502551.3.053Erosion rateMediterranean cropRainfall simulationTerraceVegetation coverGeografíaMedio ambiente54 Geografía25 Ciencias de la Tierra y del Espacio