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Linking distribution and return‐on‐investment models to optimize woody management for prairie grouse in Nebraska

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We modeled prairie grouse abundance across Nebraska and projected future woody encroachment to estimate population losses. By combining predicted gains from woody treatments with avoided losses and treatment costs, we mapped return on investment to identify areas for woody treatments that maximize benefits to greater prairie‐chickens and sharp‐tailed ...
Kevin W. Barnes, Bryan J. O'Connor, Andrew A. Bishop, Roger C. Grosse, Gregory Brinkman, Clinton B. Leach, Neal D. Niemuth, Kevin L. Pope, Bradly S. Thornton, John Laux   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lateral Carbon Transport Induced by Watershed Erosion: Driving Effects of Land Use, Rainfall, and Landscape Controls

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lateral carbon transport induced by soil erosion is a key component of the global carbon cycle. Over the past 50 years, ecological restoration projects in the Loess Plateau of China have increased vegetation coverage. However, the effects of land use, precipitation variability, and landscape factors on lateral carbon transport remain unclear ...
Ganggang Ke, Shengdong Cheng, Tian Wang, Zhanbin Li, Heng Wu, Xingyue Guo, Yunzhe Zhen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Soil Erosion in a Typical Karst Region: A Model Improved by Bedrock Exposure Rate in Guizhou Province

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil erosion is a major environmental challenge in karst regions of Southwest China, where thin soils and high bedrock exposure accelerate land degradation. This study modified the RUSLE model by incorporating bedrock exposure rate to improve erosion simulation in Guizhou Province from 2000 to 2024.
Ning Niu, Jihui Fan, Yiying Li
wiley   +1 more source

Derivation and Validation of a Theoretical Canopy Interception Model Based on Raindrop Microphysical Processes

Water Resources Research
Canopy interception represents the initial phase of rainfall redistribution across the land surface and is crucial for hydrological and ecological processes.
Zixi Li, Fuqiang Tian
doaj   +1 more source

Stand Age, Standard Retention Density and Site Conditions as Drivers of Shoot Biomass Accumulation in Mediterranean Oak Coppices

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mediterranean oak coppices represent an important fuelwood resource in Central Italy, but management decisions are often constrained by limited quantitative evidence on the relative importance of stand development, standard retention, site conditions, and climate in driving shoot biomass accumulation.
Francesco Latterini, Rodolfo Picchio, Dominika Janiszewska‐Latterini, Łukasz Pawlik, Rachele Venanzi, Walter Stefanoni, Marcin K. Dyderski   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Road Network Development on the Spatiotemporal Soil Erosion in the Three‐River Source Region

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a vital water conservation region in China, the Three River Source Region (TRSR) plays a critical role in safeguarding regional ecological security and ensuring the sustainable utilization of water resources. In this study, the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) was employed to quantify soil erosion in the study area across three ...
Fei Liu, Longxi Cao, Lilei Wu, Yunqi Zeng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understory plants evade shading in a temperate deciduous forest amid climate variability by shifting phenology in synchrony with canopy trees.

PLoS ONE
Global warming is leading understory and canopy plant communities of temperate deciduous forests to grow leaves earlier in spring and drop them later in autumn.
Carol K Augspurger, Carl F Salk
doaj   +1 more source

Vegetation Improves Hydro‐Mechanical Soil Resilience on Humid Tropical Slopes: Field Evidence for Sustainable Land Management

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Landslides represent a recurring hazard in humid tropical regions, primarily driven by intense rainfall that weakens slope materials and reduces shear resistance. Vegetation is widely promoted as a nature‐based solution to improve near‐surface soil conditions; however, systematic field‐based hydro‐mechanical evidence from humid tropical ...
Bidattul Syirat Zainal, Cai Jingxian, Lee Yu Enn, Aimee Halim, Normaniza Osman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-Dimensional Response-Surface Modeling and Its Application In Quantifying Canopy Interception and Ground Deposition During Aerial Firefighting

International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
During the aerial application of fire-extinguishing agents, operational effectiveness is fundamentally determined by the balance between canopy interception and ground deposition, yet the non-linear coupled mechanisms driven by vegetation structure and ...
Yan-Zhao Shi, Sheng-Hua Xiong, Jiang Huang, Yuan-Hua He, Wan-Ki Chow, Zhen-Song Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

INTERSEPSI DAN ALIRAN BATANG TANAMAN KOPI DENGAN BERBAGAI NAUNGAN DI SUMBERMANJING WETAN, MALANG

JTSL (Jurnal Tanah dan Sumberdaya Lahan), 2020
The current climate change has an impact on crop production, especially coffee plants. Rainfall is one of the climate elements that influences the process of crop cultivation, because of its role in the availability of water crops.
Ni Made Sri Gitalaxmi Mahasidhi, Sugeng Prijono   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source