1. QV monitoring program
The landscape process
1905 2012
1905
2011
100 years ago. Crops with ploughless agriculture. Land-use abandonment drives to a biodiversity loss.
The forest was exploited to make charcoal. More Flora and fauna linked to open habitats gone nearly
water on streams with fishes. Very high biodiversity extint. Pinus halepensis, once the main structural
due to the agricultural/forest interface. Key species component of the forest, is now in decadence. Great
were abundant. risk of forest fire forces constant efforts on forest fuel
extraction in order to reduce fire risk.
Now Greenfab Lab is
changing the
landscape structure in
order to
Shift the water cycle
Get open spaces with Plant different crops Make energy
balance to the blue
grass cover (crops (different intensities of from the forest
water system (runoff
and grazing) management) biomass
and well water)
Optimize rainwater harvesting and
water management without
affectin the drainage ecosystem
Optimitze traditional and
And so a monitoring program is That will lead to experimental crop estrategies
needed in order to get an
adaptive management estrategy
Optimize the positive impact on
landscape and biodiversity
Physical and Biological
processes to be controlled
Soil erosion control
Blue water-green Forest Open habitat flora and
and fertility
water balance structure fauna recovery
enhacement
The cleared areas and also the
untouched ones can have changes
in their 3D structure. So we need
fixed datums and points of view in
order to have visual and temporal
references. IR photography and
fish/eye photography ban be of great
help.
Placing pluviometers on different
places can help to measure the rate
of rain interception of the forest
canopy.
Relative humidity and temperature
are basic data. The difference of leaf
and air temperature is a good
indicator of water stress during
summertime.
Trunk diameter changes on
broadleaved trees is a good indicator
of the water availability and water
stress.
Notch weirs are used to measure
water discharge on streams and
channels. An adaptation of the
system can be used for the existing
subterranean water mines.
Runoff plots are needed to know
which level of rain intensity
overcomes infiltration and promotes
superficial runoff. This is reqalted to
slope and class of cover. Forest
clearances should make easier to get
water runoff for lower precipitation. A
shift to blue water.
Erosion pins are simple and precise
devices for measuring erosion. We
only need to place the pin at a GPS
positioned place and measure the
distance to soil surface with a
precision calliper.
There is also an urgent need
to provide efficient homes
for desired fauna.
As rabbits went extinct time
ago, we need to make safe
places for their colonies with
palets.
We should also place safe
nestboxes for different
species of owls. Specially
for barn owl (Tyto alba), little
owl (Athene noctua), and
scops owl (Otus scops).
The existing and frequent
tawny owl (Strix aluco) is
also welcomed.