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Relationships between vegetation indices and surface reflectance: Implications for detecting and monitoring sandification in arid regions

Ecological Indicators
Terminal lakes in arid regions are increasingly vulnerable to sandification under water scarcity and climate stress. Taking the Qingtu Lake region in China’s Shiyang River Basin as a case study, we evaluated different vegetation indices and surface ...
Yifan Yue, Wenzhi Zhao, Rentao Liu
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Study of methodology for the determination of environmental protection costs and their impact on the effectiveness of land management in case Uzbekistan [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The importance of include environmental costs in the evaluation of land management projects—particularly with regard to agricultural activities in irrigated areas—is covered in this article.
Avezbaev Sadulla, Sharipov Sayfiddin, Soatov Oybek, Ismailov Timur   +3 more
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POVERTY, LAND DEGRADATION AND CLIMATIC UNCERTAINTY [PDF]

Oxford Economic Papers, 1997
This paper studies farmers who operate in a risky environment at a minimum level of subsistence. In particular we investigate how poverty influences the soil conservation decision in the absence of formal insurance markets. It is shown that the consequences for the optimal soil conservation decision from poverty differ across the three agricultural ...
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Plant-root-litter-soil C, N, P stoichiometry and plant phosphorus accumulation and utilization response to warming and phosphorus input in desert steppe

Global Ecology and Conservation
Nutrient cycling in desert steppe can be affected by continuous climate warming and exogenous nutrient inputs. This would alter plant nutrient uptake and utilization, affecting the plant production and service functions of desert ecosystems.
Lingxia Feng, Bing Cao
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Soil Erosion as an Environmental Concern in Vineyards: The Case Study of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, by Means of Rainfall Simulation Experiments

Beverages, 2018
Soil erosion in vineyards is considered as an environmental concern as it depletes soil fertility and causes damage in the fields and downstream. High soil and water losses decrease soil quality, and subsequently, this can reduce the quality of the ...
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Saskia Keesstra, Artemi Cerdà   +2 more
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Leaf stoichiometric characteristics and responses of sea-buckthorn (Hippophae L.) involved in its niche-driven species distribution patterns across China

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionThe stoichiometric characteristics of leaves can indicate the nutrient limitations and ecological strategies of closely related plants. Sea-buckthorn is a unique species in China with economic and ecological value, yet nutrient limitations ...
Hongmei Zhang, Xiaowei Li, Xiaowei Li, Junlong Yang, Junlong Yang, Shuang Yu, Jun Yang, Wenqiang Wang   +7 more
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Developing optimal drip irrigation schedule for alfalfa production in desert using the HYDRUS-1D model

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Soil water is one of the most important abiotic factors influencing plant growth in arid areas. This paper aims to develop an optimal drip irrigation schedule for alfalfa production in desert farmlands in Northwestern China.
MIAO Qingyuan, MI Lina, QIN Lanyu, ZHU Junyi, LU Qi, YANG Wenbin, CHENG Yiben   +6 more
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Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of two salt-tolerant alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genotypes: investigation of the mechanisms underlying tolerance to salt

Frontiers in Plant Science
Abiotic stressors such as salt stress restrict plant development and output, which lowers agricultural profitability. In this study, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) varieties with different levels of salt tolerance were examined using high-throughput RNA ...
Jiahui Hang, Jiahui Hang, Jiahui Hang, Ting Song, Ting Song, Ting Song, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhang, Wenjun Hou, Wenjun Hou, Wenjun Hou, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, Dongmei Ma, Dongmei Ma, Dongmei Ma   +17 more
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Identification of Land Degradation and Method of Solution in Zone of Baturagung Hill at Gunung Kidul Regency

Forum Geografi, 2017
Baturagung hill is a folded hill range consisting mainly of Tertiary volcanic rocks which have been undergoing severe faulting, jointing and weathering.
Langgeng Wahyu Santosa
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Land Degradation: A Challenge to Ethiopia

Environmental Management, 2001
Land degradation is a great threat for the future and it requires great effort and resources to ameliorate. The major causes of land degradation in Ethiopia are the rapid population increase, severe soil loss, deforestation, low vegetative cover and unbalanced crop and livestock production.
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