Search Results - "De Sosa, Laura L."
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Agro-Industrial and Urban Compost as an Alternative of Inorganic Fertilizers in Traditional Rainfed Olive Grove under Mediterranean Conditions
Published in Agronomy (Basel) (01-06-2021)“…A three-year field study was conducted to evaluate the impact of two different agro-industrial byproducts on soil properties, provisioning services, olive…”
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Organic Amendments and Sampling Date Influences on Soil Bacterial Community Composition and Their Predictive Functional Profiles in an Olive Grove Ecosystem
Published in Agriculture (Basel) (01-11-2021)“…A collapse of soil microbial diversity, mainly due to chemical inputs, has been reported to lead to the degradation of conventional agroecosystems. The use of…”
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Response of young super-high density table olive orchard (Manzanilla de Sevilla) to different water stress levels considering an accurate determination of endocarp development
Published in Agricultural water management (01-10-2024)“…Olive trees are extremely drought-resistant species. This particularity could be used to reduce water needs in regulated deficit irrigation scheduling…”
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Application of seaweed and pruning residue as organic fertilizer to increase soil fertility and vine productivity
Published in Soil use and management (01-04-2023)“…Algae have an indisputable role in coastal ecosystems, but their accumulation and uncontrolled proliferation cause severe damage for the local municipalities…”
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Moderate Water Stress Impact on Yield Components of Greenhouse Tomatoes in Relation to Plant Water Status
Published in Plants (Basel) (01-01-2024)“…The scarcity of water resources affects tomato production. Deficit irrigation may optimize water management with only a low reduction in yield. Deficit…”
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A novel biologically-based approach to evaluating soil phosphorus availability across complex landscapes
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-09-2015)“…Plants employ a range of strategies to increase phosphorus (P) availability in soil. Current soil P extraction methods (e.g. Olsen P), however, often fail to…”
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Quantifying the contribution of riparian soils to the provision of ecosystem services
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-05-2018)“…Riparian areas, the interface between land and freshwater ecosystems, are considered to play a pivotal role in the supply of regulating, provisioning, cultural…”
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Soil microbes of an urban remnant riparian zone have greater potential for N removal than a degraded riparian zone
Published in Environmental microbiology (01-08-2020)“…Summary Soils in the riparian zone, the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, may decrease anthropogenic nitrogen (N) loads to streams through…”
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Assessment of water stress impact on olive trees using an accurate determination of the endocarp development
Published in Irrigation science (01-05-2024)“…When considering deficit irrigation, the most resistant period to water stress in olive crops is during the pit hardening. However, the determination of this…”
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Ecosystem function associated with soil organic carbon declines with tropical dry forest degradation
Published in Land degradation & development (15-04-2024)“…Forest degradation is increasingly recognized as a major threat to global biodiversity and the multiple ecosystem services forests provide. This study examined…”
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Stoichiometric constraints on the microbial processing of carbon with soil depth along a riparian hillslope
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (2018)“…Soil organic matter (SOM) content is a key indicator of riparian soil functioning and in the provision of ecosystem services such as water retention, flood…”
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Agricultural use of compost under different irrigation strategies in a hedgerow olive grove under Mediterranean conditions – a comparison with traditional systems
Published in Soil (19-06-2023)“…Soil and water-efficient management are key factors in ensuring the olive sector's sustainable production practices. The use of compost based on olive waste…”
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Delineating and mapping riparian areas for ecosystem service assessment
Published in Ecohydrology (01-03-2018)“…Riparian buffers, the interface between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, have the potential to protect water bodies from land‐based pollution, and also…”
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Long-term impacts of conservation tillage on Mediterranean agricultural soils: shifts in microbial communities despite limited effects on chemical properties
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-12-2020)“…[Display omitted] •The composition of soil microbial communities and their functionality were studied.•Tillage and climatic conditions concur to shape the soil…”
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Soil management and compost amendment are the main drivers of carbon sequestration in rainfed olive trees agroecosystems: An evaluation of chemical and biological markers
Published in Catena (Giessen) (01-07-2022)“…[Display omitted] •Alperujo and biosolid composts were applied to an olive grove.•Genes expression, soil respiration and organic matter composition were…”
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Compost application in an olive grove influences nitrogen dynamics under Mediterranean conditions
Published in Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-07-2022)“…Agro-industrial composts represent both a sustainable alternative to inorganic fertilizers and a waste recycling management tool. Albeit, there is still a…”
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Addition of compost changed responses of soil-tree system in olive groves in relation to the irrigation strategy
Published in Agricultural water management (30-06-2023)“…Intensification of olive production could suppose an increase of natural resources consumption as well as an acceleration of soil degradation. Studies of soil…”
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Spatial zoning of microbial functions and plant-soil nitrogen dynamics across a riparian area in an extensively grazed livestock system
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-05-2018)“…Anthropogenic activities have significantly altered global biogeochemical nitrogen (N) cycling leading to major environmental problems such as freshwater…”
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Riparian research and legislation, are they working towards the same common goals? A UK case study
Published in Environmental science & policy (01-04-2018)“…•Riparian legislation appeared fragmented and in places lacks practical objectives.•Riparian research tended to focus on singles ecosystem processes or…”
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Chemical diversity and molecular signature of soil humic fractions used as proxies of soil quality under contrasted tillage management
Published in Spanish journal of soil science (01-01-2021)“…Increasing food production while avoiding the progressive degradation of agricultural soils has become one of the major challenges at a global level. In…”
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