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Topic: Smallholder Farmers' Adaptation Practices to the Effects of Land Degradation on Livelihoods in Semi‐Arid Ghana

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although several environmental challenges exist globally, land degradation is the greatest threat and risk factor wedging human livelihoods. Despite widespread awareness of climate change, little empirical evidence exists on land degradation and its impacts on livelihoods in semi‐arid agroecological systems.
Philip Aniah, Raymond Agyepong Antwi, Miriam Afi Kosi, Makemie Jumanne Mabula   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Geoarchaeology

The global spread of urbanisation is having a profound impact on environments, climates and social lives. This gives rise to questions about the sustainability of urban areas, the management of soils and sediments and the socio- environmental construction of spaces.
Borderie, Quentin, Salomon, Ferréol
openaire   +1 more source

Impact of intermittent lead exposure on hominid brain evolution. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Joannes-Boyau R, de Souza JS, Arora M, Austin C, Westaway K, Moffat I, Wang W, Liao W, Zhang Y, Adams JW, Fiorenza L, Dérognat F, Moncel MH, Schwartz GT, Bailey M, Dos Santos FF, Guardia GDA, Mercuri RLV, Galante PAF, Martins AMA, Tsu BL, Barnes CA, Yates J, Petroski LP, Sanchez-Sanchez SM, Oviedo J, Herai RH, Lemos B, Tonge M, Muotri AR.   +29 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enhancing Soil Quality and Ecosystem Multifunctionality to Increase Maize Yield in Saline‐Alkali Soil: A Multisource Nitrogen Fertilization Strategy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The positive effect of multisource nitrogen fertilization strategies on improving soil fertility and crop yield in saline‐alkali soil has been evaluated. However, the responses of soil quality and ecosystem functions to multisource nitrogen fertilization strategies, and their roles in regulating maize yields in saline‐alkali soils remain ...
Yupeng Jing, Lanying Zhang, Meiying Liu, Yongqing Wang, Haiwen Duan, Bin Zhao, Weini Wang, Hongjin Liu, Zhigang Qiao, Jie Zhou, Xia Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Effectiveness of Different Mulch Types and Application Rates for Reducing Runoff and Sediment Yield on Forest Skid Trails

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rehabilitation of skid trails following timber harvesting is critical for preserving forest soil integrity, particularly within ecologically sensitive ecosystems such as the Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although mulching is widely recommended for erosion control, field evidence comparing different locally ...
Masoumeh Ahmadi, Meghdad Jourgholami, Baris Majnounian, Shahram Khalighi Sigaroodi, Francesco Latterini, Rachele Venanzi, Angela Lo Monaco, Rodolfo Picchio   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Against the grain: Leveraging machine learning to analyze mudbrick structures. [PDF]

PLoS One
Kouki S, Lorenzon M, Cutillas-Victoria B, Lichtenberger A, Schreiber T, Zardaryan M, Hein A, Polymeris G.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Establishing Monthly Benchmarks for Erosion Control and Vegetation Restoration Targets Across the Loess Plateau

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Establishing scientifically grounded soil erosion control targets and feasible vegetation restoration strategies is crucial for high quality development of the Chinese Loess Plateau which is severely affected by soil erosion. Currently, the commonly used tolerable soil loss (TSL) is inadequate for addressing the spatial heterogeneity in ...
Ye Wang, Haijing Shi, Xihua Yang, Rui Li, Hongming Zhang, Jiaqiong Zhang, Wenyi Sun, Yangyang Liu, Qinggaozi Zhu, Guang Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overgrazing‐Induced Root Carbohydrate Depletion During Winter Dormancy Drives the Decline of Stipa purpurea Populations in the Tibetan Alpine Steppe

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant carbon allocation and physiology are influenced by overgrazing during the growth period. However, the response of plant physiological processes to overgrazing during winter dormancy remains unclear. We analyzed root physiological processes of Stipa purpurea in winter dormancy across three plots: over grazing (FG), exclusions of 2 years ...
Jianbo Wu, Qingquan Han, Sheng Zhang, Xiaodan Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined uranium-series and electron spin resonance dating from the Pliocene fossil sites of Aves and Milo's palaeocaves, Bolt's Farm, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. [PDF]

PeerJ
Yu W, Herries AIR, Edwards T, Armstrong B, Joannes-Boyau R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Soil Humic Substances and Root Exudates: Key Factors Modulating Cadmium Mobility in Paddy Soils Under Organic Fertilization

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cadmium (Cd) contamination in paddy fields poses a high potential risk of environmental exposure. Organic fertilizer application can promote the efflux of rice root exudates, increase soil organic matter, and induce changes in Cd activity in rice fields.
Liyu Yang, Pan Wu, Wentao Yang, Yonglin Chen, Haonan Jing   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source