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Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2020
Under suitable conditions, deforested land used for agricultural crops or pastures can revert to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration.
R. Chazdon   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Major Type of Mattic-Epipedon Ruptures in Alpine Meadow Ecosystems on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

open access: yesEcosystem Health and Sustainability, 2023
Alpine meadow degradation is an important issue for ecosystem stability in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP). As an essential part of alpine meadow ecosystems, mattic epipedon (ME) refers to the soil surface horizons rich in organic matter and roots, which
De-Yang Guan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drip Irrigation at a Soil Water Suction of 30 kPa Helps AMF and GRSP to Enhance Greenhouse Macro-Aggregates

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
Drip irrigation is fundamental in water-saving agricultural greenhouses, especially in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) greenhouses. However, a long-term drip irrigation has been observed to be associated with soil degradation, concerning both soil ...
Xuhong Ye   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural land use and the sustainability of social-ecological systems

open access: yesbioRxiv, 2020
Agricultural land expansion and intensification, driven by human consumption of agricultural goods, are among the major threats to environmental degradation and biodiversity conservation.
Diego Bengochea Paz   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Usage of Agricultural Land for Non-Agricultural Purposes in Slovakia

open access: yesEU agrarian Law, 2018
The paper analyzes the usage of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes in Slovakia, the historical background of usage and protection of agricultural land with emphasis on its withdrawal and administrative procedure.
Melišková Ina
doaj   +1 more source

Land capability classification and suitability assessment for selected crops in Gateno watershed, Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture, 2018
The aim of the study was to evaluate the capability and suitability of the land for rain-fed major crop production. The study was conducted in Woleh Kebele of Sekota Woreda Wag-Himira administration zone in Ethiopia.
Gebrehana Girmay   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The vulnerabilities of agricultural land and food production to future water scarcity

open access: yesGlobal Environmental Change, 2019
Rapidly increasing populations coupled with increased food demand requires either an expansion of agricultural land or sufficient production gains from current resources.
N. Fitton   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Different types of agricultural land use drive distinct soil bacterial communities

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
Biogeographic patterns in soil bacterial communities and their responses to environmental variables are well established, yet little is known about how different types of agricultural land use affect bacterial communities at large spatial scales.
S. Lee   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transformative impact of three decades of nitrogen-based fertilization on diazotrophic communities and co-occurrence patterns in soils of Northeast China

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum
Biological nitrogen (N) fixation (BNF) is a crucial biogeochemical process on Earth, in which diazotrophs play a significant role. The impact of long-term nitrogen (N) input from fertilization on diazotroph responses remains unclear.
Yinghui Zhou   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transfer Patterns and Drivers of Embodied Agricultural Land within China: Based on Multi-Regional Decomposition Analysis

open access: yesLand, 2021
Agricultural land is fundamental to human survival and economic development. Unlike other resources, land resources are embodied in trade goods and commodities, which are continuously re-allocated between countries and regions.
Mengyao Han, Shuchang Li
doaj   +1 more source

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