Essays about: "olive grove"

Found 1 essay containing the words olive grove.

  1. 1. Impact of Olive Cultivation on Biodiversity in Messenia, Greece

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Felicia Kjellström; [2014]
    Keywords : olive; olive grove; organic olive cultivation; conventional olive cultivation; biodiversity; plant diversity; Messenia;

    Abstract : The biggest threat and cause to loss of biodiversity have been found to be the intensification of agriculture under the 20th century. Messenia is one of the oldest olive cultivation areas in Greece and the landscape is dominated by olive groves characterized by extensive tillage, which causes serious erosion and might be a threat to plant diversity. READ MORE