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Water and Land Security in Drylands

Response to Climate Change

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Editors:
  1. Mohamed Ouessar

    1. Institut des Régions Arides, Medenine, Tunisia

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  2. Donald Gabriels

    1. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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  3. Atsushi Tsunekawa

    1. Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan

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  4. Steven Evett

    1. USDA-ARS, Bushland, USA

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  • Discusses the effects of climate change on land degradation and water scarcity
  • Integrates biophysical and socioeconomic approaches to improve the resilience and adaptive capacities of drylands populations
  • Employs recent advances in geo-informatics and remote-sensing technology for integrated agro-ecosystems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. A Study of Water Stress on Olive Growing Under the Effect of Climate Change in South East of Tunisia

    • A. Hachani, Mohamed Ouessar, A. Zerrim
    Pages 1-16

  3. Climate Change Impacts in the Maghreb Region: Status and Prospects of the Water Resources

    • L. Oualkacha, L. Stour, A. Agoumi, A. Kettab
    Pages 17-25

  4. Effect of High Temperature Stress on Wheat and Barley Production in Northern Tunisia

    • Asma Lasram, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi, Netij Ben Mechlia
    Pages 27-34

  5. Study of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Climate Change, Using a Numerical Model: The Figuig Aquifer (Eastern High Atlas, Morocco)

    • Abdelhakim Jilali, Abderrahmane El Harradji
    Pages 35-42

  6. Calibration of AquaCrop Salinity Stress Parameters for Barley Under Different Irrigation Regimes in a Dry Environment

    • F. El Mokh, Vila-Garcia, K. Nagaz, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi, N. Ben Mechlia, E. Fereres
    Pages 43-55

  7. Groundwater Recharge of the Kairouan Plain Aquifer: Evidence of Preferential Flow Paths Through the El Haouareb Limestones?

    • Amal Sebai, Sylvain Massuel, Jamila Tarhouni, Hamza Jerbi
    Pages 57-65

  8. Evapotranspiration of Wheat in a Hilly Topography: Results from Measurements Using a Set of Eddy Covariance Stations

    • N. Boudhina, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi, N. Ben Mechlia, R. Zitouna, I. Mekki, L. Prévot et al.
    Pages 67-76

  9. Performance of Saxton and Rawls Pedotransfer Functions for Estimating Soil Water Properties in the Cap Bon Region-Northern Tunisia

    • I. Alaya, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi, Ph. Lagacherie, G. Coulouma, F. Jacob, N. Ben Mechlia
    Pages 77-85

  10. Assessing the Groundwater Pollution Problem by Nitrate and Faecal Bacteria: Case of Djerba Unconfined Aquifer (Southeast Tunisia)

    • Faiza Souid, Belgacem Agoubi, Adel Kharroubi
    Pages 87-96

  11. Monitoring Soil Moisture Content of Jessour in the Watershed of Wadi Jir (Matmata, Southeast Tunisia)

    • Fethi Abdelli, Mohamed Ouessar, Salah M’Hemdi, Messaoud Guied, Houcine Khatteli
    Pages 97-110

  12. Direct and Residual Effect of Sewage Sludge in a Sudangrass-Barley Cropping System

    • Rajia Kchaou, Mohamed Naceur Khelil, Saloua Rejeb, Belgacem Henchi, Jean Pierre Destain
    Pages 111-117

  13. Aflaj’ Water Management in Oman: The Case of Falaj Al-Khatmeen in Birkat Al-Mouz, Wilayat Nizwa

    • Fairouz Megdiche-Kharrat, Mohamed Moussa, Hichem Rejeb
    Pages 119-128

  14. Response of Vegetable Crops to Irrigation Regimes Using Saline Waters

    • K. Nagaz, F. El Mokh, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi, N. Ben Mechlia, O. Belkheiri, G. Ghiglieri
    Pages 129-139

  15. Fog Collection and Participatory Approach for Water Management and Local Development: Practical Reflections from Case Studies in the Atacama Drylands

    • Martino Correggiari, Giulio Castelli, Elena Bresci, Fabio Salbitano
    Pages 141-158

  16. Salt and Water Dynamic of Potato Crop Under Irrigation with Low Quality Waters

    • Mguidiche Belhaj Amel, Gazouani Hiba, M’hamdi Douh Boutheina, Boujelben Abdehamid
    Pages 159-169

  17. Development of Methodology for Existing Rainwater Harvesting Assessment in (semi-)Arid Regions

    • Ammar Adham, Michel Riksen, Mohamed Ouessar, Rasha Abed, Coen Ritsema
    Pages 171-184

  18. Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on Erosive Behavior of Nebhana Watershed Tunisia

    • Taoufik Hermassi, Hacib El Ammami, Walid Ben Khelifa
    Pages 185-195

  19. Short-Term Effects of Olive Mill Wastewater Spreading on Chemical Properties of Soils in Arid Lands, Study Case from Southern Tunisia

    • Donia Jendoubi, Houcine Taamallah, Khadija Bouajila, Ahlem Gara, Mohamed Moussa, Mustapha Sanaa
    Pages 197-208

  20. Spatio-Temporal Evolution of the Fragmentation Classes of the Mikea Dry Deciduous Forest (Southwestern Madagascar)

    • Hibraim Rijasoa Ravonjimalala, Jan Bogaert, Dominique Hervé, Samuel Razanaka, Jaona Ranaivo, Herizo Randriambanona et al.
    Pages 209-219
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This book presents recent lessons learned in the context of research and development for various dryland ecosystems, focusing on water resources management, land and vegetation cover degradation and remediation, and socioeconomic aspects, as well as integrated approaches to ensuring water and land security in view of the current and predicted climate change. As water and land are the essential bases of food production, the management of these natural resources is becoming a cornerstone for the development of dryland populations. The book gathers the peer-reviewed, revised versions of the most outstanding papers on these topics presented at the ILDAC2015 Conference in Djerba, Tunisia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut des Régions Arides, Medenine, Tunisia

    Mohamed Ouessar

  • Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Donald Gabriels

  • Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan

    Atsushi Tsunekawa

  • USDA-ARS, Bushland, USA

    Steven Evett

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