The spatial distribution of surface and subsurface soil attributes is an important input to environmental modeling. Soil attributes represent an important input to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), which influence the accuracy of the modeling outputs. An ArcGIS-based tool was developed to predict soil attributes and provide inputs to SWAT. The essential inputs are digital elevation mod...

Knowledge of spatial variation of soil properties is important in precision farming and environmental modelling. Spatial distribution of water content at field capacity (FC) and permanent wilting point (PWP) at different zones of a farm governs the available water for plant growth. These two soil hydraulic parameters play key roles in crop selection for different blocks of a farm, and in schedu...

As geographical information systems (GIS) are increasingly being applied to surface and subsurface flow and transport modeling issues, it becomes important to more clearly define potential advantages and achievable objectives with this technology. This chapter describes an integrated conceptual framework for predicting basin-scale solute loading rates through and from the vadose zone. The appro...

In the Mediterranean Basin, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a major staple crop, yield performance of which can vary dramatically based on pedo-climatic conditions and genotype. Hence, dissecting genotype × environment interaction (GEI) in this region mandatory for setup high-yielding stable genotypes, also considering its importance local breeding development protected geographical identifica...

Numerous studies on perennial crops have shown that almond has a low tolerance to climate change, which led detailed study for its adaptation by focusing selecting heat-tolerant varieties. The long period of agriculture creates particular challenges in changing climate. risk complicates the choice variety best current may be poorly suited future climates. Hence interest having large variability...

Ancient ecological legacies and past land use changes may inform on the present structure of biological communities. However, regions providing such successive ecosystems are scarce. In France, ‘Landes de Gascogne’ area provides shifts since a few ancient moorland, peatland oak areas prior afforestation with maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) 160 years ago still remain. Focusing soil-borne parasite...

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The Holocene terrestrial malacofauna of the northern shore Mediterranean remains poorly known. Its importance however is twofold, first to better understand recolonization Europe by woodland snails from different kinds glacial refugia, secondly bring light development ecosystems. This paper based on molluscan analyses three sedimentary sequences a catchment basin near Aix-en-Provence, all which...