Contour bench terrace (shich/shikim) forestry systems in the semi-arid Israeli Negev: Effects on soil quality, geodiversity, and herbaceous vegetation

Stavi, Ilan; Fizik, E.; Argaman, Eli

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.028

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“…2). Similar results have 194 been obtained in studies that compared the effects of contour bench terrace systems in the 195 semiarid Negev in Israel (Stavi et al, 2015), examined terrace characteristics (Engdawork and 196 Bork, 2014), and detected the impact of restoring degraded terraces (LaFevor, 2014). Previous 197 works have reported that approximately 20% (to a potential 200%) of total surface rainwater 198 could infiltrate into underground soil layers after terracing (Courtwright and Findlay, 2011), and 199 that 1.13 times more rainfall can be stored in a terraced system than that in sloping land (Li et al, 200 2012a).…”

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Effects of terracing on soil water and canopy transpiration of Chinese pine plantation in the Loess Plateau, China

Zhang

Wei

Chen

et al. 2016

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1Terracing has long been considered one of the most effective measures for soil water 2 conservation and site improvement. However, the quantitative effects of terracing on soil water 3 dynamics and vegetation water use have not been reported. To fill these knowledge gaps, in this 4 study, soil water content and canopy transpiration were monitored in both terrace and slope 5 environments in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China in 2014 and 2015. Results showed that 6 terracing increased soil water content of different soil layers. Mean soil water content of the 7 terrace site was 25.4% and 13.7% higher than that in the slope site in 2014 and 2015, and canopy 8 transpiration at the terrace site increased by 9.1% and 4.8%, respectively. Canopy conductance at 9 the terrace site was 3.9% higher than that at the slope site and it decreased logarithmically with 10 vapor pressure deficit. This study highlighted the critical role of terracing in increasing the soil 11 water content and mitigating water stress in semiarid environments. Thus, terracing has the 12 potential to enhance sustainable vegetation restoration in water-limited regions. 13

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Effects of terracing on soil water and canopy transpiration of Chinese pine plantation in the Loess Plateau, China

Zhang

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“…3.1.1 | Synergy achievement of SDG15-SDG13-SDG6-SDG1-SDG2 through eco-water projectsSince the 1980s, Israel has launched rainwater harvesting (P12) to support agriculture, landscape irrigation and household cleaning(Al- Batsh et al, 2019;Almazroui et al, 2017). By 2010, the forest area in the Negev was approximately 23,000 hectares of which a considerable part is supported by rainwater harvesting(Stavi et al, 2015). In addition, rainwater harvesting increased irrigation water, assisting toincrease crop yields and income for local households (Al-Batsh et al, 2019).…”

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The contribution of ecosystem restoration to sustainable development goals in Asian drylands: A literature review

Ying

Liu

et al. 2021

Land Degrad Dev

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The multiple effects of ecosystem restoration programmes deserve attention. After reviewing the social-ecological effects of 23 ecosystem restoration programs in Asia's drylands, we find that these programmes mainly contribute to sustainable development goals (SDGs) synergistically, but the trade-offs between social-ecological effects still exist. Among the five goals of SDG15 (Life on Land), SDG13 (Climate Action), SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG1 (No poverty), and SDG2 (Zero Hunger), 11 programs can synergistically achieve no less than three goals, especially grassland restoration and water diversion in China, as well as water management programmes in Israel. However, the contribution of ecosystem restoration programs to SDG15 easily weakens SDG6, SDG1, and SDG2, indicating the competition of land and water between ecosystem restoration and agriculture. To reduce the trade-offs among SGDs caused by ecosystem restoration, we propose the social-ecological system research framework of 'Dryland Boundary -Water, Food, Energy and Ecosystem Nexus -Meta-coupling -Nature-based Solutions' to guide the implementation of ecosystem restoration programmes from four aspects: supply-demand matching, element matching, regional matching, and local adaptation.

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“…Evidences of this study may encourage more refined research applied to the comprehensive analysis of a local system (Stavi et al, 2015) and its evolution in terms of ecological aspects (e.g. soil quality, geo-diversity and vegetation) or socioeconomic conditions (e.g.…”

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A multidimensional statistical framework to explore seasonal profile, severity and land-use preferences of wildfires in a Mediterranean country

Salvati¹,

Ferrara²,

Mancino

et al. 2015

Int. Forest. Rev.

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This study analyses spatio-temporal patterns of wildfires in Greece using a multidimensional statistical framework based on non-parametric correlations, principal component analysis, clustering and stepwise discriminant analysis. Specifically, we assess the frequency, seasonal profile, severity and land-use type of 135 178 wildfires which occurred between 2000–2012 in Greece, one of the countries most affected by fire in Europe. Our results show that both the number of fires and the average size of the area covered by fire show a specific seasonal pattern with a marked increase during the dry season. Principal component analysis identifies three dimensions linked with the main type of land-use affected by the fires: (i) medium and large fires primarily affected landscapes composed of forests, mixed woodlands/shrublands and croplands; (ii) small fires mainly affected fragmented landscapes, i.e. those with mosaics of different crops, market gardens and non-vegetated, abandoned or marginal areas; (iii) fires affecting wetlands and pastures occurred particularly in late summer and showing medium-low severity. Hierarchical clustering highlights similarities in spatio-temporal patterns between fire indicators (ignition date, burnt land cover classes, fire size, fire density). K-means clustering allows us to distinguish between low-severity fires occurring in the wet season from intense and frequent fires occurring in the dry season but with distinct land-use selectivity. The research reported here contributes insight into the complexity of wild fires in the Mediterranean region and supports the design of more effective fire prevention measures including sustainable forest management practices and careful regional planning to minimise risk factors

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Contour bench terrace (shich/shikim) forestry systems in the semi-arid Israeli Negev: Effects on soil quality, geodiversity, and herbaceous vegetation

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Effects of terracing on soil water and canopy transpiration of Chinese pine plantation in the Loess Plateau, China

Effects of terracing on soil water and canopy transpiration of Chinese pine plantation in the Loess Plateau, China

The contribution of ecosystem restoration to sustainable development goals in Asian drylands: A literature review

A multidimensional statistical framework to explore seasonal profile, severity and land-use preferences of wildfires in a Mediterranean country

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