Research Article
Casting Activity of Scherotheca gigas in No-Till Mediterranean Soils: Role in Organic Matter Incorporation and Influence of Aridity
Table 1
Agroclimatic and soil characteristics of the three studied sites.
| Study site | Pamplona | Olite | Santacara |
| Rainfall (P, mm) | 830 | 525 | 423 | Evapotranspiration* (ET0, mm) | 972 | 1163 | 1145 | P/ET0 | 0.85 | 0.45 | 0.37 | Temperature (°C) | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.2 |
| Average barley yield (t grain ha-1) | 3.93 | 3.70 | 2.75 |
| Soil type (FAO, 2003) | Calcic Cambisol | Calcic Cambisol | Haplic Calcisol | pH (0–30 cm) (1 : 2.5) | 8.63 | 8.25 | 8.48 | CaCO3 (0–30 cm) (g kg soil-1) | 252 | 359 | 363 |
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Reference evapotranspiration, (FAO).
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