Land degradation and soil conservation measures in the Moldavian Plateau, Eastern Romania: A case study from the Racova Catchment

L Niacsu, I Ionita, C Samoila, G Grigoras… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Land degradation by soil erosion, gullying and landslides and reservoir sedimentation is a
major environmental threat in the Moldavian Plateau of eastern Romania. The widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of gully erosion susceptibility using different DEM-derived topographic factors in the black soil region of Northeast China

D Huang, L Su, L Zhou, Y Tian, H Fan - International Soil and Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a primary sediment source, gully erosion leads to severe land degradation and poses a
threat to food and ecological security. Therefore, identification of susceptible areas is critical …

[HTML][HTML] Natural multi-hazard risk perception and educational insights among Geography and Tourism students and graduates amid the Covid-19 pandemic

MC Mărgărint, S Kovačić, AC Albulescu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-hazard risk perception is an emerging research topic that has been gaining more and
more interest since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the contributions of precipitation, topography and human activity and their coupling to the development of permanent gully

X Liu, M Guo, Z Chen, X Zhang, F Yang, S Zhang - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Gully erosion poses greater threat to ecological and food security globally. The gully
development rate and the contributions of primary influencing factors have not been …

Monitoring campsite soil erosion by structure-from-motion photogrammetry: a case study of Kuro-dake Campsites in Daisetsuzan national park, Japan

T Wang, T Watanabe - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Camping in the mountain regions has several negative impacts, including soil erosion in the
campsites. In many national parks, efforts to monitor and manage campsite soil erosion are …

Gully Head-Cuts Inventory and Semi-Automatic Gully Extraction Using LiDAR and Topographic Openness—Case Study: Covurlui Plateau, Eastern Romania

IC Codru, L Niacsu, A Enea, L Bou-imajjane - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Covurlui Plateau, a subunit of the Moldavian Plateau located in eastern Romania,
possesses a high natural agricultural potential, significantly impacted by soil erosion …

Long-term gully erosion and its response to human intervention in the tableland region of the chinese loess plateau

J Wang, Y Zhang, J Deng, S Yu, Y Zhao - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The gully erosion process is influenced by both natural conditions and human activities on
the tableland region, the Chinese Loess Plateau, which is a densely populated agricultural …

[HTML][HTML] Medium-term development of discontinuous gullies

I Ioniță, L Niacșu, J Poesen, MA Fullen - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Intense gully erosion has sculptured remarkable channels into the Moldavian Plateau of
eastern Romania, especially in its most representative subunit, the Bârlad Plateau covering> …

Root distribution and soil properties of gully heads and their effects on headcut migration in the Mollisols region of Northeast China

X Zhang, J Qi, J Xu, P Zhou, Z Chen, L Wang, M Guo - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Previous studies have proved that root distribution along gully headwalls greatly alters soil
properties and further affects the soil erodibility of gully heads. However, it is not clear …

Spatial distribution characteristics of discontinuous hillslope gullies on the Loess Plateau of China: A special focus on spoon gullies

C Li, X Yang, H Liu, H Zhu, H Wei, J Na, X Cui - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Gullies characterized by frequent material exchanges and dramatic morphological changes
sculpt fragmented surface landscapes and generate severe soil erosion, yet research on …