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Annual–Perennial Forage Mixtures Improve Forage Productivity and Soil Quality in Patchily Degraded Cultivated Pastures Under Grazing Management

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Patchy degradation of cultivated pastures under long‐term grazing is a serious issue limiting grassland productivity. The use of annual and perennial legume–grass mixtures, which offer complementary functional advantages, may provide a practical reseeding‐based approach for improving patchily degraded cultivated pastures; however, limited ...
Shuaibin Lai, Bingchen Yuan, Jiaxing You, Zhen Xu, Meiyan Zhang, Xinrong Yao, Jiating Wang, Fujiang Hou   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneity and Controlling Mechanisms of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Across Erosion Zones in China Under Future Climate Scenarios

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon (SOC), as a key indicator of global carbon cycling and climate change response, plays a critical role in regional ecological security and agricultural sustainability. This study employs three machine learning models including the LightGBM, XGBoost, and random forest to simulate the spatial distribution of topsoil SOC stocks
Xinxin Jin, Xintong Liu, Qianlai Zhuang, Zijiao Yang, Zicheng Wang, Chen Li, Shuai Wang, Yang Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative charachteristics of regeneration in natural and tree fall canopy gaps in the mixed beech stands, Northern Iran (Case Study: Namkhaneh district, Kheyrud Forest) [PDF]

مجله جنگل ایران, 2015
Canopy gaps have an important role in constitution of the forest stand composition and natural regeneration establishment in the forest ecosystems. In the single selection method, forest manager try to improve the forest regeneration by the creation of ...
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Forest canopy-cover composition and landscape influence on bryophyte communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Toro Manríquez MDR, Ardiles V, Promis Á, Huertas Herrera A, Soler R, Lencinas MV, Martínez Pastur G.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Contributions of Vegetation Restoration to Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Deserts of China: A Meta‐Analysis

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vegetation restoration has been widely used to curb desertification in northern and central desert shifting sandy lands of China. However, the general pattern, variability, and drivers of its effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) remain unclear.
Benmo Li, Dong Wang, Yujie Xue, Jihua Hou, Jingwen Li   +4 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

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

A Long-Term Terrestrial Laser Scanning Measurement Station to Continuously Monitor Structural and Phenological Dynamics of Boreal Forest Canopy. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2020
Campos MB, Litkey P, Wang Y, Chen Y, Hyyti H, Hyyppä J, Puttonen E.   +6 more
europepmc   +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

Forest canopy insects are safer from predators in the tropics than at higher latitudes. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Sam K, Sivault E, Fernandez Garzon S, Finnie S, Kollross J, Houska Tahadlova M, Lenc J, Libra M, Ludwig A, Maraia H, Philip AJ, Re Jorge L, Xiao X, Volf M.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source