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Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Digital Mapping of Soil Salinity Levels and Assessing Their Spatial Transferability in Arid Regions

Land, 2023
A comprehensive understanding of soil salinity distribution in arid regions is essential for making informed decisions regarding agricultural suitability, water resource management, and land use planning.
Magboul M. Sulieman, Fuat Kaya, Mohammed A. Elsheikh, Levent Başayiğit, Rosa Francaviglia   +4 more
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Analysing the Drivers of Cropland Footprint in Leading Agricultural Nations: Evidence From MMQR Approach

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change represents the biggest current challenge for us and for future generations. Its impact on agriculture is undeniable, considering the food security goal. Thus, the cropland footprint has been distinguished as a comprehensive index for assessing the impact of environmental changes in agricultural areas determined by the increased ...
Ibrahim Cutcu, Magdalena Radulescu
wiley   +1 more source

Use of indicators as a tool to measure sustainability in agroecosystems of arid land, San Juan, Argentina

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, 2020
The main objective of this study was to determine the sustainability status of three agroecosystems in arid areas, and to identify the critical aspects that limit it, through the use of economic, ecological and socio-cultural indicators.
Julieta Carmona Crocco, Silvina Greco, Raúl Tapia, Mariana Martinelli   +3 more
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Impact of Cover Crops and Poultry Litter on Selected Soil Properties and Yield in Dryland Soybean Production

Agronomy, 2021
Soil biological properties are important for the stabilization and preservation of a good soil structure. Management practices can affect the diversity and population of microorganisms, which could beneficially change soil properties and promote a more ...
Sapana Pokhrel, William L. Kingery, Michael S. Cox, Mark W. Shankle, Shankar G. Shanmugam   +4 more
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Seasonal drivers of plant–soil–microbial community structure and functions in Western Himalayan grasslands, Pakistan

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Plant species richness was greater in summer in both alpine and subalpine grassland ecosystems. Soil moisture demonstrates significant positive correlations with soil organic carbon and total nitrogen across seasonal periods. Microbial α‐diversity peaks during summer but maintains functional stability across seasons.
Huma Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, Allan Degen, Ben Sparrow, Zhanhuan Shang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of WRF Cumulus Parameterization Schemes for the Hot Climate of Sudan Emphasizing Crop Growing Seasons

Atmosphere, 2022
High spatiotemporal resolution climate data are essential for climate-related impact studies. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is widely used to downscale climate data for different regions with regional-specific physics configurations ...
Abuelgasim I. I. Musa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Shaoxiu Ma, Yasunori Kurosaki, Yasuomi Ibaraki, Imad-Eldin A. Ali-Babiker   +5 more
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Needle‐shaped diatom frustules in food as a possible promoter of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in coastal southeastern China: A pilot study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) incidence varies worldwide, suggesting that local environmental and dietary factors are influential. In coastal southeastern China, food products derived from small filter‐feeding fish are important dietary components, though their consumption increased ESCC risk.
Haisheng Wu, Yang Li, Lihua Ran, Zhiying Xia, Pi Guo, Shenxi Deng, Erica Conway, Yuan He, Jun Zheng, Huachen Zhu, Linwei Tian   +10 more
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Dryland climatology

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2012
Almost anyone, if asked to define drylands, would mention the scarce and variable precipitation and the consequently sparse vegetation cover typical of these environments. Dryland climates play a crucial role in determining the hydrologic conditions of soils and streams, the composition and spatial organization of vegetation, the rate of biogeochemical
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Compound Hot‐Dry Days (CHDDs) and Their Implications on Maize Yields in the Free State Province, South Africa

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Compound hot‐dry events occurring during the maize growing period are increasing significantly (p < 0.05) with time, with the median values ranging from 93 to 120 days. El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influences the variability of compound hot‐dry events with high significance (p < 0.05) positive Pearson correlation.
Mokhele Moeletsi, Mitsuru Tsubo
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental drivers of arthropod communities across the endangered predator Gambelia sila's current and historic range

Conservation Science and Practice
Describing the habitat needs of endangered species is a major focus of applied conservation research. The blunt‐nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila (Stejneger, 1890)) is a flagship endangered species endemic to the San Joaquin Valley of California, USA ...
Jenna Braun, Michael Westphal, Marina Goldgisser, Kevin Padula, Kathryn Ramirez, John English, Jason Evans, Mark Statham, Amy Fesnock, C. J. Lortie   +9 more
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