Estimating the soil erosion cover-management factor at the European scale
Abstract
LANDUM is a new model for estimating the C-factor in soil erosion modelling in Europe. C-factor in arable lands combines crop composition and management practices. Reduced tillage is the most efficient compared to plant residues and winter crop. The 3 management practices reduce C-factor by 19.1% in European arable lands. Fraction of vegetation cover is taken into account in C-factor for non-arable lands.
- Publication:
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Land Use Policy
- Pub Date:
- November 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.05.021
- Bibcode:
- 2015LUPol..48...38P
- Keywords:
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- C-factor;
- Tillage;
- Crop residues;
- Cover crop;
- RUSLE;
- Soil conservation