Beyond carbon: The contributions of South American tropical humid and subhumid forests to ecosystem services

LS Borma, MH Costa, HR da Rocha… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests are recognized for their role in providing diverse ecosystem services (ESs),
with carbon uptake the best recognized. The capacity of tropical forests to provide ESs is …

Are there universal soil responses to cover cropping? A systematic review

X Hao, M Abou Najm, KL Steenwerth, MA Nocco… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover cropping is commonly acknowledged to promote soil health in agriculture. However,
contradictory findings on the benefits of cover crops for soil health, crop productivity …

Evaluating the influence of geo-environmental factors on gully erosion in a semi-arid region of Iran: An integrated framework

O Rahmati, N Tahmasebipour, A Haghizadeh… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the importance of soil erosion in sustainable development goals in arid and semi-
arid areas, the study of the geo-environmental conditions and factors influencing gully …

The opening of Pandora's Box: climate change impacts on soil fertility and crop nutrition in developing countries

SB St. Clair, JP Lynch - Plant and Soil, 2010 - Springer
Feeding the world's growing population is a serious challenge. Food insecurity is
concentrated in developing nations, where drought and low soil fertility are primary …

Sediment-related impacts due to upstream reservoir trapping, the Lower Mekong River

M Kummu, O Varis - Geomorphology, 2007 - Elsevier
A sharp decrease in total suspended solids (TSS) concentration has occurred in the Mekong
River after the closure of the Manwan Dam in China in 1993, the first of a planned cascade …

Soil erosion science: Reflections on the limitations of current approaches

J Boardman - Catena, 2006 - Elsevier
To date erosion scientists have failed to address—or have addressed inadequately—some
of the 'big questions' of our discipline. For example, where is erosion occurring? Why is it …

Mapping soil erosion risk in Rondonia, Brazilian Amazonia: using RUSLE, remote sensing and GIS

D Lu, G Li, GS Valladares… - Land degradation & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This article discusses research in which the authors applied the Revised Universal Soil Loss
Equation (RUSLE), remote sensing, and geographical information system (GIS) to the …

Optimization modelling to establish false measures implemented with ex-situ plant species to control gully erosion in a monsoon-dominated region with novel in-situ …

A Saha, SC Pal, A Arabameri, I Chowdhuri… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water dominated gullies formation and associated land degradation are the foremost
challenges among the planners for sustainability and optimization of land resources. This …

Drivers of increased soil erosion in East Africa's agro-pastoral systems: changing interactions between the social, economic and natural domains

M Wynants, C Kelly, K Mtei, L Munishi, A Patrick… - Regional Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Increased soil erosion is one of the main drivers of land degradation in East Africa's
agricultural and pastoral landscapes. This wicked problem is rooted in historic disruptions to …

[HTML][HTML] Use of a calibrated SWAT model to evaluate the effects of agricultural BMPs on sediments of the Kalaya river basin (North of Morocco)

H Briak, R Mrabet, R Moussadek… - International Soil and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil erosion from agricultural fields is a worldwide problem, to influence water quality, soil
fertility and reservoir sedimentation especially in Mediterranean countries such as Morocco …