@article{fdi:010074653, title = {{I}mpact of land use on soil water content in a hilly rainfed agrosystem : a case study in the {C}ap {B}on peninsula in {T}unisia}, author = {{M}ekki, {I}. and {Z}itouna {C}hebbi and {J}acob, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {B}en {M}echlia, {N}. and {P}revot, {L}. and {A}lbergel, {J}ean and {V}oltz, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{U}nderstanding the temporal and spatial variability of soil moisture is fundamental for improving the management of water and soil resources on rainfed agrosystems. {T}he present study focused on the soil moisture ({SM}) patterns observed in a hilly rainfed agrosystem. {W}e analyzed five datasets from measurement at 15 sites during various crop growth cycles under the common cereals/legumes/pasture cropping systems within the {K}amech catchment in {T}unisia. {R}esults indicated a strong seasonality in the precipitation and evapotranspiration dynamics that strongly influences soil moisture patterns, with a strong reduction in the water availability during summer (average {SM} = 0.20 m3/m3) as compared to winter (average {SM} = 0.40 m3/m3). {T}he data of two consecutive years showed that the spatial variability, expressed through the coefficient of variation of soil moisture, was at its highest point during spring. {T}he averaged soil moisture of the two years yielded a reasonable significant linear relation ({R}2=0.67**), indicating temporal stability of the spatial pattern. {A}ctual evapotranspiration was found to be the predominant factor influencing the dynamics of soil moisture.}, keywords = {{EAU} {DU} {SOL} ; {AGROCLIMATOLOGIE} ; {UTILISATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {HUMIDITE} {DU} {SOL} ; {EVAPOTRANSPIRATION} ; {PARCELLE} {DE} {CULTURE} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {INTENSIFICATION} {DE} {L}'{AGRICULTURE} ; {AGROSYSTEME} ; {TUNISIE} ; {CAP} {BON}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}grofor {I}nternational {J}ournal}, volume = {3}, numero = {1}, pages = {64--74}, ISSN = {2490-3434}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.7251/{AGRENG}1801064{M}}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074653}, }