Improved process descriptions in the PESERA model

Table of Contents

1. Authors
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. General extensions to PESERA
   1. Grazing
   2. Fire
   3. Wind Erosion
5. Particular extensions to PESERA
   1. Mulching and/or maintaining ground cover vegetation within tree crops
   2. Retention of crop residues as litter layer at harvesting of arable and other crops
   3. Irrigation and water harvesting for croplands
   4. Invasion and clearance of unpalatable species
   5. Terracing and strip cropping
   6. Nitrogen budgeting and rotations
6. Other extensions to PESERA
   1. Mass movements
   2. Data collection calibration of PESERA against reservoir data
7. Conclusions
8. References

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