LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN)
The western Mediterranean is an area particularly affected by the effects of climate change, which makes it a hotspot, and it is also an area where there is particular competition for land use, where subtropical crops coexist with traditional crops including vines, olives, and almond trees, and wher...
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| author | Ana TRIANO-CORNEJO M. Eugenia PEREZ-GONZALEZ Tomás M. FERNÁNDEZ-DEL CASTILLO José D. RUIZ-SINOGA |
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| description | The western Mediterranean is an area particularly affected by the effects of climate change, which makes it a hotspot, and it is also an area where there is particular competition for land use, where subtropical crops coexist with traditional crops including vines, olives, and almond trees, and where there is growing demand for urban development and tourism. It is one of the most sensitive to the effects of climate change because of the markedly contrasting extreme events, including heat waves, torrential rains and drought. In this study we analysed changes in land use, torrential events and the effect of rainfall on vegetation cover and soils in two basins, the main objective being to analyse the evolution of land use and water erosion in recent decades. The two basins are similar but have different configurations and contrasting uses. One has steep slopes and is characterized by more typical Mediterranean crops, such as vineyards, while the other has been subject to clearing that has modified the steep slopes, and where there has been a change to more competitive crops, including subtropical crops. The results highlight the continuous increase of irrigated crops and urban areas and a gradual disappearance of rainfed crops, the occurrence between torrential events and the correlation between monthly rainfalls and vegetation cover. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e297fc63eee4f55af9d9b4b8e59cfd62023-10-09T06:32:00ZengIasi University of Life SciencesJournal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment2784-03792784-03602023-05-01554(192)473494https://doi.org/10.46909/alse-554077LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN)Ana TRIANO-CORNEJO 0M. Eugenia PEREZ-GONZALEZ1Tomás M. FERNÁNDEZ-DEL CASTILLO 2José D. RUIZ-SINOGA3IHTD - University of Málaga, Institute of Habitat, Territory and Digitalisation, Geomorphology and Soil Laboratory;University Complutense of Madrid, Geography DepartmentUniversity of Jaén, Department of Cartographic, Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering IHTD - University of Málaga, Institute of Habitat, Territory and Digitalisation, Geomorphology and Soil LaboratoryThe western Mediterranean is an area particularly affected by the effects of climate change, which makes it a hotspot, and it is also an area where there is particular competition for land use, where subtropical crops coexist with traditional crops including vines, olives, and almond trees, and where there is growing demand for urban development and tourism. It is one of the most sensitive to the effects of climate change because of the markedly contrasting extreme events, including heat waves, torrential rains and drought. In this study we analysed changes in land use, torrential events and the effect of rainfall on vegetation cover and soils in two basins, the main objective being to analyse the evolution of land use and water erosion in recent decades. The two basins are similar but have different configurations and contrasting uses. One has steep slopes and is characterized by more typical Mediterranean crops, such as vineyards, while the other has been subject to clearing that has modified the steep slopes, and where there has been a change to more competitive crops, including subtropical crops. The results highlight the continuous increase of irrigated crops and urban areas and a gradual disappearance of rainfed crops, the occurrence between torrential events and the correlation between monthly rainfalls and vegetation cover.https://jurnalalse.com/wp-content/uploads/ALSE4-2022-07.pdfmediterranean basinsland userainfallsvegetation cover |
| spellingShingle | Ana TRIANO-CORNEJO M. Eugenia PEREZ-GONZALEZ Tomás M. FERNÁNDEZ-DEL CASTILLO José D. RUIZ-SINOGA LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN) Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment mediterranean basins land use rainfalls vegetation cover |
| title | LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN) |
| title_full | LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN) |
| title_fullStr | LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN) |
| title_full_unstemmed | LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN) |
| title_short | LAND USE CHANGES AND EFFECTS OF RAINFALL ON VEGETATION COVER IN TWO MEDITERRANEAN BASINS (MÁLAGA, SPAIN) |
| title_sort | land use changes and effects of rainfall on vegetation cover in two mediterranean basins malaga spain |
| topic | mediterranean basins land use rainfalls vegetation cover |
| url | https://jurnalalse.com/wp-content/uploads/ALSE4-2022-07.pdf |
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