A proposal for modifying coppicing geometry in order to reduce soil erosion in the forest areas-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A proposal for modifying coppicing geometry in order to reduce soil erosion in the forest areas

Published:2021-06-04 Issue:2 Volume:49 Page:12325
ISSN:1842-4309
Container-title:Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
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Author:

SCHIRONE Bartolomeo^ORCID,SALVANESCHI Pietro^ORCID,CIANFAGLIONE Kevin^ORCID,PECCI Massimo,ANDRISANO Teodoro,VESSELLA Federico^ORCID,PETROSELLI Andrea^ORCID

Abstract

A key factor to reduce soil erosion and soil instability is the conservation of forest areas. In the last years, in all Europe, forest logging has increased. The Italian situation is paradigmatic because more than 70% of the broadleaved forests are managed as coppices and new exploitations concerning biomass for energy production have tripled since 2001. The common coppicing method leaves standards uniformly distributed on the ground, but this geometry has proven to not play an effective role in soil erosion control. In this paper, we propose a different method for coppicing geometry, aimed to decrease the soil erosion risk. In particular, the theoretical framework of the model is presented here, employing the USLE framework and discussing a real case study, while the results of the experimental tests, which are in progress, will be discussed in future papers. The theoretical results seem to demonstrate the method’s validity, which is expected to reduce soil erosion amount in the range 29-42%.

Publisher

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca

Subject

Horticulture,Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science

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