Soil erosion favored by agriculture
Antonio Jordán
University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
In the Mediterranean region, traditional agricultural practices have favored soil erosion for centuries. In the Sierra de Setenil (Cádiz, SW Spain), continued erosion has led to the emergence of infertile areas in the upper parts of the slopes (not rocky outcrops), which are expanding slowly and can not be recovered. These formations are known locally as "machorros" (male in opposition to female, fertile).
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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1024 px
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768 px
Brand
Canon
Model
EOS 350D
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36.8631, -5.2268
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Deep yellow green
Submitted
31 October 2014
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