RT Journal Article
T1 Reconstruction of historical soil surfaces and estimation of soil erosion rates with mound measurements and UAV photogrammetry in Mediterranean olive groves
A1 Lima-Cueto, Francisco Javier
A1 Blanco-Sepúlveda, Rafael
A1 Calle, Mikel
A1 Andújar, Dionisio
K1 Suelos - Erosión
K1 Olivicultura
K1 Mediterráneo
AB Soil water erosion is one of the most important environmental problems for the sustainability of Mediterranean olive groves on hillsides. Governments and public agencies recognize the need to control this process in order to improve soil conservation, especially in vulnerable areas. In the present study, a simple, inexpensive method using Structure-from-motion (SfM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology was applied to quantify the soil loss rates provoked by water erosion and tillage in mountain olive groves, according to a reconstruction of their historical surface features. Specifically, the main study aims were: i) to quantify the historical soil loss in olive groves, by analysing residual tree mounds; ii) to consider how soil relief and management can influence the erosion process; iii) to determine the degree to which the proposed method achieves the above aims.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-11-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28802
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28802
LA eng
NO Francisco Lima, Rafael Blanco-Sepúlveda, Mikel Calle, Dionisio Andújar, Reconstruction of historical soil surfaces and estimation of soil erosion rates with mound measurements and UAV photogrammetry in Mediterranean olive groves, Geoderma, Volume 440, 2023, 116708, ISSN 0016-7061, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116708.
NO Funding for open Access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUAThis research has been funded by the OAPN under grant 2924S/2022, by the AEI under grants TED2021-130031B-I00 and PID2020-437 113229RBC43/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 and by the University of Malaga by grant B.1 of its own Research and Transfer Plan (B1-2022_19).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026