Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy
Southern Europe is becoming a hotspot for climate change. Appropriate mechanisation is necessary for reducing soil compacting in such contexts. The olive tree distribution - a typical Mediterranean crop - showed a well-defined latitude gradient with progressive decline moving towards the north. Clim...
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| author | Filippo Gambella Leonardo Bianchini Massimo Cecchini Gianluca Egidi Agostino Ferrara Luca Salvati Andrea Colantoni Donato Morea |
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| description | Southern Europe is becoming a hotspot for climate change. Appropriate mechanisation is necessary for reducing soil compacting in such contexts. The olive tree distribution - a typical Mediterranean crop - showed a well-defined latitude gradient with progressive decline moving towards the north. Climate change, however, has supposed to cause a significant shift towards the north in the geographical range of olive trees. Our study analyses the spatial distribution of the olive tree area in Italy, a region within the species' ecological range apart from the Northern region, which is now becoming progressively specialised in this crop because of local warming. Results indicate that olive cultivated area increased in Northern Italy, especially in flat districts and upland areas, while decreasing (more or less rapidly) in central and southern Italy because of land abandonment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e16e13b5987479fb1b3877ef6d68fae2023-02-23T03:25:31ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON)0139-570X1805-92952021-04-0167412913510.17221/467/2020-AGRICECONage-202104-0002Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in ItalyFilippo Gambella0Leonardo Bianchini1Massimo Cecchini2Gianluca Egidi3Agostino Ferrara4Luca Salvati5Andrea Colantoni6Donato Morea7Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Sassari, ItalyDepartment DAFNE, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, ItalyDepartment DAFNE, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, ItalyDepartment DAFNE, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, ItalySchool of Agricultural, Forest, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, ItalyDepartment of Economics and Law, University of Macerata, Macerata, ItalyDepartment DAFNE, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalySouthern Europe is becoming a hotspot for climate change. Appropriate mechanisation is necessary for reducing soil compacting in such contexts. The olive tree distribution - a typical Mediterranean crop - showed a well-defined latitude gradient with progressive decline moving towards the north. Climate change, however, has supposed to cause a significant shift towards the north in the geographical range of olive trees. Our study analyses the spatial distribution of the olive tree area in Italy, a region within the species' ecological range apart from the Northern region, which is now becoming progressively specialised in this crop because of local warming. Results indicate that olive cultivated area increased in Northern Italy, especially in flat districts and upland areas, while decreasing (more or less rapidly) in central and southern Italy because of land abandonment.https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202104-0002_moving-toward-the-north-the-spatial-shift-of-olive-groves-in-italy.phpagricultureclimate variationslandscapemechanisationnorthern italysocio-economic system |
| spellingShingle | Filippo Gambella Leonardo Bianchini Massimo Cecchini Gianluca Egidi Agostino Ferrara Luca Salvati Andrea Colantoni Donato Morea Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON) agriculture climate variations landscape mechanisation northern italy socio-economic system |
| title | Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy |
| title_full | Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy |
| title_fullStr | Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy |
| title_short | Moving toward the north? The spatial shift of olive groves in Italy |
| title_sort | moving toward the north the spatial shift of olive groves in italy |
| topic | agriculture climate variations landscape mechanisation northern italy socio-economic system |
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