Emergent role of critical interfaces in the dynamics of intensively managed landscapes

P Kumar, A Anders, E Bauer, NE Blair, M Cain… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Complex interactions among water, dissolved and suspended material, and gases occur
within the critical zone. These interactions depend upon and influence geologic and …

A self-powered, real-time, LoRaWAN IoT-based soil health monitoring system

SRJ Ramson, WD León-Salas… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Typical soil health assessment requires intensive field sampling and laboratory analysis.
Although this approach yields accurate results, it can be costly and labor intensive and not …

Sampling frequency, load estimation and the disproportionate effect of storms on solute mass flux in rivers

J Wang, J Bouchez, A Dolant, P Floury… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Riverine discharge (Q) and dissolved concentrations (C) dictate solute mass export from
watersheds. Commonly Q is tracked at a much higher frequency than C for most major …

[HTML][HTML] Drought risk assessment on arid region under different socioeconomic scenarios: A case of Loess Plateau, China

J Guo, D Xiao, X Sun, F Guo, S Xue, L Fan - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantitative understanding of drought risks on arid region is vital in drought risk mitigation
and ecological restoration. However, no study has been conducted on the drought risk …

Eroded Critical Zone Carbon and where to find it: Examples from the IML-CZO

N Blair, JM Hayes, D Grimley, AM Anders - Biogeochemistry of the critical …, 2022 - Springer
The loss of organic carbon (OC) from soils because of agriculture is well established. Where
that carbon goes, far less so. Accelerated oxidation could lead to a net source of CO2 to the …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized Soil Moisture Mapping Strategies on the Tibetan Plateau Using Downscaled and Interpolated Maps as Mutual Covariates

M Zhang, Y Ge, J Wang - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Accurate high-resolution soil moisture maps are crucial for a better understanding of
hydrological processes and energy cycles. Mapping strategies such as downscaling and …

The hydrologic nature of swales uncovers remarkable influence of non-topographic factors on catchment-scale soil moisture variation

Y Zhang, Y Jiang, X Sun, H Li, C Yuan, H Liu, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concave hillslopes, also known as swales, play a pivotal role in facilitating the transfer of
water and nutrients from hillslopes to riparian zones in headwater catchments by serving as …

Elucidating the response mechanisms of hydrological and sediment connectivity to the river network structure, vegetation, and topographic features in the Jinghe River …

S Liu, L Wu, Z Guo, H Zhang… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The management of basin water and soil resources greatly benefits from investigating the
spatial changes and primary determinants of hydrological and sediment connectivity from …

The Regional Scale of Landscape Planning: the Possibilities for Measuring the Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions

R do Amaral… - … Gestão Social e …, 2024 - rgsa.openaccesspublications.org
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the measurement of landscape integrity based on
ecological support processes in the Federal District, with the aim of defining a multi-scalar …

Landscape planning and design by identifying areas for ecological restoration based on carbon fluxes

R do Amaral, MC de Lima Bezerra… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Human actions on natural ecosystems have not only jeopardized human well-
being but also threatened the existence of other species. On the other hand, the benefits …