Restoring soil quality to mitigate soil degradation

R Lal - Sustainability, 2015 - mdpi.com
Feeding the world population, 7.3 billion in 2015 and projected to increase to 9.5 billion by
2050, necessitates an increase in agricultural production of~ 70% between 2005 and 2050 …

Assessment and monitoring of soil degradation during land use change using multivariate analysis

Y Khaledian, F Kiani, S Ebrahimi… - Land Degradation & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Not only are soil erosion and overall loss of soil fertility serious issues for loess‐derived soils
of developing nations, such as Iran, but they are also global problems. This research …

Complexity of forces driving trend of reference evapotranspiration and signals of climate change

M Valipour, SM Bateni, MA Gholami Sefidkouhi… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding the trends of reference evapotranspiration (ETo) and its influential
meteorological variables due to climate change is required for studying the hydrological …

Modeling soil cation exchange capacity in multiple countries

Y Khaledian, EC Brevik, P Pereira, A Cerdà, MA Fattah… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Cation exchange capacity (CEC), as an important indicator for soil quality, represents soil's
ability to hold positively charged ions. We attempted to predict CEC using different statistical …

From Glory to Decline: Uncovering Causes of Oak Decline in Iran

S Jamali, RA Haack - Forest Pathology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Oak decline is a major concern in Iran. A literature search with the terms 'Iran'AND 'oak'OR
'Quercus' from 1963 through 2023 resulted in 635 articles with over 200 dealing specifically …

Land use change effects on soil quality and biological fertility: A case study in northern Iran

E Bakhshandeh, M Hossieni, M Zeraatpisheh… - European Journal of Soil …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work mainly focused to investigate the effects of land use change from natural
forest (NF) to arable lands (AL), citrus gardens< 10 years old (CG< 10), citrus gardens> 10 …

The influence of organic carbon and pH on heavy metals, potassium, and magnesium levels in Lithuanian Podzols

Y Khaledian, P Pereira, EC Brevik… - Land Degradation & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial activities can contribute to the accumulation of heavy metals in soils, which could
potentially threaten public health and the environment. This research was conducted to …

Estimation of soil mechanical resistance parameter by using particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithm and multiple regression methods

M Hosseini, SAM Naeini, AA Dehghani… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil mechanical resistance directly affect seedling emergence and root growth. Tillage and
irrigation managements decrease soil mechanical resistance in soil depth and increase root …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of sediment yield using RS and GIS at two sub-basins of Dez Watershed, Iran

H Noori, SM Siadatmousavi, B Mojaradi - International Soil and Water …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is a serious threat to soil and water resources in semi-arid regions. Modified
Pacific South-west Inter Agency Committee (MPSIAC) and Erosion Potential Method (EPM) …

Effect of deforestation on soil organic carbon fate and pool, a case study in Mazandaran, Iran

M Hosseini, H Bahrami, F Khormali, K Khavazi… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Deforestation and agricultural operations greatly impact soil organic carbon (SOC) and its
fractions. In order to decrease carbon dioxide emissions, prevent threats to ecosystem …