@article{fdi:010064104,
  title = {{S}oil erosion in the humid tropics : a systematic quantitative review},
  author = {{L}abri{\`e}re, {N}. and {L}ocatelli, {B}. and {L}aumonier, {Y}. and {F}reycon, {V}. and {B}ernoux, {M}artial},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}ealthy soils provide a wide range of ecosystem services. {B}ut soil erosion (one component of land degradation) jeopardizes the sustainable delivery of these services worldwide, and particularly in the humid tropics where erosion potential is high due to heavy rainfall. {T}he {M}illennium {E}cosystem {A}ssessment pointed out the role of poor land-use and management choices in increasing land degradation. {W}e hypothesized that land use has a limited influence on soil erosion provided vegetation cover is developed enough or good management practices are implemented. {W}e systematically reviewed the literature to study how soil and vegetation management influence soil erosion control in the humid tropics. {M}ore than 3600 measurements of soil loss from 55 references covering 21 countries were compiled. {Q}uantitative analysis of the collected data revealed that soil erosion in the humid tropics is dramatically concentrated in space (over landscape elements of bare soil) and time (e.g. during crop rotation). {N}o land use is erosion-prone per se, but creation of bare soil elements in the landscape through particular land uses and other human activities (e.g. skid trails and logging roads) should be avoided as much as possible. {I}mplementation of sound practices of soil and vegetation management (e.g. contour planting, no-till farming and use of vegetative buffer strips) can reduce erosion by up to 99%. {W}ith limited financial and technical means, natural resource managers and policy makers can therefore help decrease soil loss at a large scale by promoting wise management of highly erosion-prone landscape elements and enhancing the use of low-erosion-inducing practices.},
  keywords = {{E}cosystem services ; {S}ystematic review ; {Q}uantitative analysis ; {L}andscape ; {L}and use ; {L}and-use type ; {M}anagement practices ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ZONE} {HUMIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}griculture {E}cosystems and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {203},
  numero = {},
  pages = {127--139},
  ISSN = {0167-8809},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agee.2015.01.027},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064104},
}