Vegetation is an important component of terrestrial ecosystems, and it plays an important
role in preventing desertification and conserving soil and water in arid and semi-arid …

Soil erosion is one of the world environmental problems the world is facing in the 21st
century affecting human society and is listed amongst the top environmental issues facing …

Lentic systems (lakes and reservoirs) are emission hotpots of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent
greenhouse gas; however, this has not been well quantified yet. Here we examine how …

Soil erosion is a serious problem in the Loess Plateau of China, and assessment of soil
erosion at large watershed scale is urgently need. This study used RUSLE and GIS to …

Vegetation restoration on degraded lands has been encouraged worldwide due to its
ecological services and function of controlling soil erosion and improving carbon (C) stocks …

The efficacy of soil and water conservation measures (SWCMs) on reducing the loss of soil
and water has been widely tested at the plot scale in China. However, an integrated …

Scientists and environmental managers alike are increasingly concerned about landscape
pattern change and its effect on hydrological and ecological processes. In this paper …

Land use is one of the key factors affecting soil erosion in the Loess Plateau of China. This
paper examines soil erosion under different land uses and land-use combinations using 137 …

The vegetation restoration project, named the Grain to Green Program, has been operating
for more than ten years in the upper reaches of the Beiluo River basin, located in the Loess …

Soil conservation measures undertaken to address land degradation can alter the
hydrologic cycle by changing partitioning of water fluxes at the land surface. While effects on …