[HTML][HTML] Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences

CSS Ferreira, S Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, G Destouni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global
food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of …

A critical review of the possible adverse effects of biochar in the soil environment

M Brtnicky, R Datta, J Holatko, L Bielska… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has received extensive attention because of its multi-functionality for agricultural
and environmental applications. Despite its many benefits, there are concerns related to the …

An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review

C MacLaren, J Storkey, A Menegat, H Metcalfe… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
Sustainable strategies for managing weeds are critical to meeting agriculture's potential to
feed the world's population while conserving the ecosystems and biodiversity on which we …

Long-term evidence for ecological intensification as a pathway to sustainable agriculture

C MacLaren, A Mead, D van Balen, L Claessens… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ecological intensification (EI) could help return agriculture into a 'safe operating space'for
humanity. Using a novel application of meta-analysis to data from 30 long-term experiments …

Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think

J Bengtsson, JM Bullock, B Egoh, C Everson… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Extensively managed grasslands are recognized globally for their high biodiversity and their
social and cultural values. However, their capacity to deliver multiple ecosystem services …

[HTML][HTML] Using the USLE: Chances, challenges and limitations of soil erosion modelling

C Alewell, P Borrelli, K Meusburger… - International soil and water …, 2019 - Elsevier
To give soils and soil degradation, which are among the most crucial threats to ecosystem
stability, social and political visibility, small and large scale modelling and mapping of soil …

Arable lands under the pressure of multiple land degradation processes. A global perspective

R Prăvălie, C Patriche, P Borrelli, P Panagos… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
While agricultural systems are a major pillar in global food security, their productivity is
currently threatened by many environmental issues triggered by anthropogenic climate …

Conservation agriculture and soil organic carbon: Principles, processes, practices and policy options

R Francaviglia, M Almagro, JL Vicente-Vicente - Soil Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Agricultural land degradation: processes and problems undermining future food security

A Hossain, TJ Krupnik, J Timsina, MG Mahboob… - … , climate, plant and …, 2020 - Springer
Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing
dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remain significant …

[HTML][HTML] Reply to the comment on “The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe” by Fiener & Auerswald

P Panagos, P Borrelli, J Poesen, K Meusburger… - Environmental science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe based on RUSLE2015
(Panagos et al., 2015a) was criticized in a comment by Fiener and Auerswald (2015). The …