Spatial variability of soil properties and soil erodibility in the Alqueva reservoir watershed

Ferreira, V.; Panagopoulos, T.; Andrade, R.; Guerrero, C.; Loures, L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-383-2015

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-383-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-383-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

Research article

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09 Apr 2015

Research article |

| 09 Apr 2015

Spatial variability of soil properties and soil erodibility in the Alqueva reservoir watershed

V. Ferreira, T. Panagopoulos, R. Andrade, C. Guerrero, and L. Loures

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Final revised paper (published on 09 Apr 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 23 Jan 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C37: 'some comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Feb 2015
- AC C134: 'Answer to Reviewer 1', Thomas Panagopoulos, 03 Mar 2015
RC C42: 'Geospatial distribution', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Feb 2015
- AC C139: 'Answer to Reviewer 2', Thomas Panagopoulos, 03 Mar 2015

Short summary

This study is on the spatial variability of soil properties and soil erodibility in the Alqueva reservoir, specifically regarding montado grassland land-use changes to more intensive and irrigated agriculture. Facing an intensification of land-use conversion will have an effect on soil erodibility and consequently increase the sedimentation into the reservoir and decrease its lifetime. Sustainable management is needed to introduce protective measures to control soil erosion.