Land degradation: Multiple environmental consequences and routes to neutrality

FAL Pacheco, LFS Fernandes, RFV Junior… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Degradation is currently affecting 25% of Earth's land and 40% of Earth's agricultural land.
The environmental consequences of land degradation are vast, including amplified soil …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing water contamination risk from vegetation fires: Challenges, opportunities and a framework for progress

JP Nunes, SH Doerr, G Sheridan, J Neris… - Hydrological …, 2018 - repositorio.ul.pt
Water crises—defined as significant declines in water quality and quantity—top the global
risks list compiled by the World Economic Forum (2015) that have the greatest potential …

Influence of land use and land cover patterns on seasonal water quality at multi-spatial scales

P Shi, Y Zhang, Z Li, P Li, G Xu - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
The influence of land use patterns on stream water quality is scale-dependent in space and
time. Understanding the relationship between landscape characteristics and water quality is …

Influences of land use metrics at multi-spatial scales on seasonal water quality: a case study of river systems in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

J Zhang, S Li, R Dong, C Jiang, M Ni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of land use metrics on watershed water quality is scale-dependent on a
seasonal-spatial basis. Exploring the associations between land use metrics and riverine …

Evaluation of watershed health using Fuzzy-ANP approach considering geo-environmental and topo-hydrological criteria

H Alilou, O Rahmati, VP Singh, B Choubin… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Assessment of watershed health and prioritization of sub-watersheds are needed to allocate
natural resources and efficiently manage watersheds. Characterization of health and spatial …

Anthropogenic nutrients and eutrophication in multiple land use watersheds: Best management practices and policies for the protection of water resources

X Álvarez, E Valero, RMB Santos, SGP Varandas… - Land Use Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Blooms of cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa) are becoming increasingly recurrent in
the A Baxe dam reservoir (Galícia, Northern Spain) as a result of increasing levels of …

Rainwater harvesting in catchments for agro-forestry uses: A study focused on the balance between sustainability values and storage capacity

DPS Terêncio, LFS Fernandes, RMV Cortes… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is used to support small-scale agriculture and handle seasonal
water availability, especially in regions where populations are scattered or the costs to …

The consequences for stream water quality of long-term changes in landscape patterns: Implications for land use management and policies

ACP Fernandes, LM de Oliveira Martins, FAL Pacheco… - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The preservation of water resources is a worldwide goal that requires continuous research
to support the action of decision-makers. The learning about water quality is paramount in …

Spatio-temporal variations in chemical-physical water quality parameters influencing water reuse for irrigated agriculture in tropical urbanized deltas

K Haldar, K Kujawa-Roeleveld, P Dey, S Bosu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agriculture in delta areas of emerging economies is highly reliant on the provision of water
with adequate quality. This quality is often under pressure by season-related saltwater …

River nutrient water and sediment measurements inform on nutrient retention, with implications for eutrophication

T Dalu, RJ Wasserman, ML Magoro… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The consideration of nutrients in pollution dynamics is important for environmental
management and conservation. Developing countries are yet to appreciate the aquatic …