Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil

K de Mello, RH Taniwaki, FR de Paula… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brazil contains the largest volume of freshwater of any nation in the world; however, this
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …

Forest restoration and hydrology

J Jones, D Ellison, S Ferraz, A Lara, X Wei… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forest restoration aims to increase forest cover, structure, function, and/or species
composition, and it influences hydrology through the partitioning of precipitation into …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities in soil and water conservation functions among different forest types and implications for afforestation on the Loess Plateau

N Wang, H Bi, R Peng, D Zhao, Z Liu - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Afforestation is widely acknowledged as an effective approach for enhancing ecological
conditions. Considering the challenging ecological environment on the Loess Plateau …

Effects of vegetation restoration on soil infiltrability and preferential flow in hilly gully areas of the Loess Plateau, China

D Qiu, R Xu, C Wu, X Mu, G Zhao, P Gao - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil infiltration plays a critical role in soil hydrological processes. Land use/cover changes
are generally considered to influence soil infiltration. However, the effect of long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Revegetation through seeding or planting: A worldwide systematic map

A Lázaro-González, E Andivia, A Hampe… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Roughly 2 billion ha of land are degraded and in need of ecological restoration worldwide.
Active restoration frequently involves revegetation, which leads to the dilemma of whether to …

Differential effects of soil texture and root traits on the spatial variability of soil infiltrability under natural revegetation in the Loess Plateau of China

P Wang, X Su, Z Zhou, N Wang, B Zhu - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil infiltrability controls precipitation input to soil and plays a crucial role in regulating soil
eco-hydrological processes and ecosystem production in water-limited areas worldwide …

Forest regeneration can positively contribute to local hydrological ecosystem services: Implications for forest landscape restoration

HJ Van Meerveld, JPG Jones… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Governments are increasingly committing to significant forest restoration. While carbon
sequestration is a major objective, the case for restoration often includes benefits to local …

Impact of land use change and afforestation on soil properties in a Mediterranean Mountain area of Central Spain

J Mongil-Manso, J Navarro-Hevia, R San Martín - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Afforestation can improve hydrological processes, such as infiltration, in basins and,
therefore, reduce the impact on human populations of floods, soil erosion, landslides …

Effects of field scale in situ biochar incorporation on soil environment in a tropical highly weathered soil

SH Jien, YL Kuo, CS Liao, YT Wu, AD Igalavithana… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has been proven as a soil amendment to improve soil environment. However,
mechanistic understanding of biochar on soil physical properties and microbial community …

Impacts of cacao agroforestry systems on climate change, soil conservation, and water resources: a review

M François, MCG Pontes, A Lima da Silva… - Water Policy, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Agroforestry is crucial for improving water quality deteriorated by anthropogenic activities
due to the use of chemical substances, including nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) in …