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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
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Asymmetric Responses of Ecosystem Health to Urbanization in a Typical Karst City: Spatiotemporal Patterns and Driving Mechanisms in Guilin, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion can substantially reshape ecosystem structure and functioning, especially in ecologically fragile Karst landscapes. Clarifying how ecosystem health (EH) responds to urbanization and identifying the factors that drive spatial variation in EH are important for regional sustainability.
Jinlong Hu, Zhenhong Bin, Yingxue Wang
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Development of soil surface wetness models using machine learning techniques in the selected sites in Punjab, North-Western India

Scientific Reports
Accurate prediction of soil surface wetness (SSW) is vital for effective land management and resource optimization, particularly in sensitive ecosystems like the Western Himalayas. The main objective of the present study is to improve the accuracy of SSW
Sushindra Kumar Gupta, Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo, P. K. Singh, Ozgur Kisi, P. C. Nayak, L. N. Thakural, Sumant Kumar, Christoph Külls   +7 more
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A Study on the Distribution Characteristics of Salinity and Nutrients and the Migration Mechanism of Soil Salt in the Delingha Saline‐Alkali Soil Profile of the Qaidam Basin

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil salinization negatively impacts the economic development and ecological environment, particularly in the arid and semiarid regions of China. The Qaidam Basin constitutes a major distribution area of saline‐alkali land in the country. However, the distribution patterns of salinity and nutrients within soil profiles and the underlying salt ...
Hongpan Xue, Chenyu Wang, Yiyan Chen, Binkai Li, Aiyin Cheng, Hongyu Li, Bo Dong, Xiuyun Min, Haicheng Wei   +8 more
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KAUSTSat: Saudi Arabia's First Hyperspectral CubeSat Mission for Earth Observation

Earth and Space Science
Developed by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to support research in atmospheric science and remote sensing, KAUSTSat represented Saudi Arabia's (and the Middle East's) first research‐focused hyperspectral CubeSat mission ...
Victor Angulo, Dario Scilla, Jorge L. Rodriguez, Naif Alsalem, Kasper Johansen, Matthew F. McCabe   +5 more
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Native Perennial Vegetation Buffer Strips Improve Structural Indicators of Riparian Protection in Mediterranean Agroecosystems

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Riparian zones in Mediterranean agroecosystems are highly vulnerable to degradation because cultivation often reaches stream edges and annual vegetation senesces during the late‐summer dry period, leaving soils exposed when the first erosive autumn rains occur.
Marcelo Sternberg, Shir Greenberg, Felicia Orah Rein, Roey Egozi, Ofer Cohen   +4 more
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Determining the Optimal Water Storage Depth of Apple Orchards in the Chinese Loess Plateau: Balancing Soil Desiccation Mitigation, Plant Utilization, and Engineering Construction

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Deep‐rooted plantations are central to dryland ecological restoration, yet their long‐term cultivation drives widespread deep soil desiccation, threatening ecosystem sustainability. While artificial water replenishment is a key deep soil desiccation mitigation strategy, the depth‐dependent positional effect of stored water on eco‐hydrological ...
Haoyan Wei, Xuguang Zhang, Yanwei Lu, Sk Shamshul Alam Kamar, Hailong He, Xia Wang, Min Li   +6 more
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Topographic and Climatic Determinants of Soil Organic Carbon Across Landscapes: A Meta‐Analysis

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The soil is the greatest natural store of organic carbon, holding between 1500 to 1550 Pg C of organic carbon at the top 100 cm of the soil globally—roughly twice the carbon pool in the atmosphere. The spatial distribution of this stock is controlled by a complex chain of controls: topographic position regulates the hydrological redistribution,
Vishal Sharma, Syed Hujjat ul Baligah, Tajamul Islam Shah, Shahid Shuja Shafai, Owais Bashir, Syed Sheraz Madhi, S. Naresh Kumar, Ayyandar Arunachalam, Shabir Ahmed Bangroo   +8 more
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Finding Plankton: A Marine Science Scavenger Hunt for Local Communities

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract At a time of increasing political polarization and rapidly accelerating climate change, it is important to build public knowledge and empathy toward nature to foster behavioral changes; however, addressing a knowledge deficit can be insufficient to affect these changes.
Hannah M. Budroe, Holly M. Bik
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Effects of preservatives and poisons on the elemental and isotopic composition of freshwater particulate organic matter

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Sediment traps, often used in tandem with preservatives or poisons, are widely used for the collection of particulate organic matter (POM), providing insight into the source to sink mechanisms that shape major biogeochemical cycles and sedimentary carbon sequestration.
Diana Velazquez, Nathan D. Sheldon, Jenan J. Kharbush   +2 more
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