Tree-crop interactions are fundamentally altered on slopes by the dramatic soil spatial changes that occur as terraces develop behind contour vegetative barriers. Tree-crop interactions on flat land are complex phenomena in their own right. But on sloping land the introduction of trees (or other vegetation) in contour hedgerows adds a new dimension. In time the hedgerows result in dramatic spatial changes in the properties of the soils of the entire system.
Publication year
1996
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
trees, soil, sloping land
Geographic
Indonesia
