Land fallowing is one possible response to shortage of water for irrigation. Leaving the soil unseeded implies a change of the soil functioning that has an impact on the water cycle. The development of a soil crust in the open spaces between the patterns of grass weed affects the soil properties and the field-scale water balance. The objectives of this study are to test the potential of integrated non-invasive geophysical methods and ground-image analysis and to quantify the effect of the soil-vegetation interaction on the water balance of fallow land at the local- and plot scale.
Department ICEA, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Department DBC, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping Department, Lyseng Alle 1, 8270 Hojbjerg, Denmark
Recommended Citation:
Ursino N,, Cassiani G,, Deiana R,et al. Measuring and modeling water-related soil-vegetation feedbacks in a fallow plot[J]. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,2014-01-01,18(3)