Check dams worldwide: Objectives, functions, effectiveness and undesired effects

ME Lucas-Borja, G Piton, Y Yu, C Castillo, DA Zema - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Check dams have been used throughout the world for a variety of purposes including torrent
control, water supply enhancement, agricultural land development, and watershed …

The use of check dams in watershed management projects: Examples from around the world

NA Abbasi, X Xu, ME Lucas-Borja, W Dang… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Check dams are widespread and effective soil and water conservation structures throughout
the world. This review paper presents an overview of the use of check dams for soil and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impacts of ecotourism activities on riparian health indicators along the Three Gorges Reservoir in China

M Arif, Z Jie, HM Behzad, L Changxiao - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecotourism activities in riparian zones have heightened concern about protecting riparian
health indicators (RHIs). Ecotourism in riparian zones is growing significantly, but its …

The impact of ecotourism on ecosystem functioning along main rivers and tributaries: Implications for management and policy changes

M Arif, HM Behzad, M Tahir, C Li - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Tourism along river basins benefits both tourists and the economy, but its management
necessitates trade-offs between nature-based recreation and ecological functioning. Despite …

Postfire management impacts on soil hydrology

DA Zema - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Research about soil hydrology after a wildfire has widely investigated the impacts of many
postfire management strategies on ecosystems with different characteristics. However …

Nature-based tourism influences ecosystem functioning along waterways: Implications for conservation and management

M Arif, HM Behzad, M Tahir, L Changxiao - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature-based tourism has an influence on ecosystem functioning around watercourses, but
this influence lacks scientific evidence. Additionally, strategic and operational management …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of environmental literacy on ecological networks in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

M Arif, L Changxiao - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental illiteracy threatens the functioning mechanisms of ecological networks
worldwide, yet many people remain dubious about their existence. The knowledge deficit …

[HTML][HTML] Water infiltration after prescribed fire and soil mulching with fern in mediterranean forests

BG Carrà, G Bombino, P Denisi, PA Plaza-Àlvarez… - Hydrology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prescribed fire is commonly used to reduce the wildfire risk in Mediterranean forests, but the
soil's hydrological response after fire is contrasting in literature experiences. The mulch …

Environmental literacy scenarios lead to land degradation and changes in riparian zones: Implications for policy in China

M Arif, L Jiajia, M Tahir, Z Jie… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental illiteracy threatens ecosystem functions globally, however, many continue to
deny its existence. Knowledge deficit theory suggests that suspicions will decrease once …

Effects of riparian buffer and stream channel widths on ecological indicators in the upper and lower Indus River basins in Pakistan

A Hira, M Arif, N Zarif, Z Gul, L Xiangyue… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Riparian buffers and stream channel widths along river networks have extremely significant
ecological influences on parameters and stressors associated with riparian health indicators …