Use of the Be-7 in the evaluation of an agroforestry system to control erosion in a Mediterranean climate semi-arid region of northern Algeria

Use of the Be-7 in the evaluation of an agroforestry system to control erosion in a Mediterranean climate semi-arid region of northern Algeria | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Use of the Be-7 in the evaluation of an agroforestry system to control erosion in a Mediterranean climate semi-arid region of northern Algeria Abderrahmane KESSAISSIA, Ahmed Azabouche, Bouthkil Morsli, Adnane Moula This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4025771/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The use of the 7 Be isotope in erosion studies provides important insights on short events and on land use. The present study illustrates an application of this isotope in the evaluation of new system of plantation (agro forest system) initiated in 2019 in an area of Tifiles watershed located in the province of Chlef (north western Algeria). Two different investigation sites were used: the first one with a plantation of the agro forest type and a second one without plantation. In each site a reference area was selected for comparison purposes. 7 Be activity in the reference planted site was estimated at 434 ± 22.67 Bq·m − 2 whereas in the unplanted reference site it was 497 ± 25.61 Bq·m − 2 . Nevertheless, the relaxation mass depth is equal to 8.33 kg·m − 2 in the first site and 5.55 kg·m − 2 in the second one. The results show that the planted site is exposed to reduced land losses compared to the unplanted site. This reflects the positive effect of the green cover (plantation) in controlling erosion. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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