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Discriminating Arid Ecosystems and Tracking Desertification Dynamics: Evidence From Grain‐Size End‐Member in the Manas River Basin, Northern Tianshan Mountains

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10174-10186, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT The ecosystem of the Manas River Basin, composed of mountains, oases, and deserts, constitutes an ideal natural laboratory for investigating surface processes and environmental evolution in arid regions. Elucidating the provenance, transport dynamics, and climate response mechanisms of surface sediments in this system is critical for advancing
Jiangyong Wang, Qingcao Tian, Ao Yan, Xudong Liu, Ziyi Jiao, Zhankui Bai   +5 more
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The Aridity Threshold of Soil Organic Carbon Density Along the Climate Aridity Gradient in the Alpine Ecosystem of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10205-10216, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon density (SOCD) is a key indicator for evaluating the stability of soil carbon pools, especially in alpine ecosystems that are sensitive to climate change. However, research on the response of SOCD to different aridity gradients is still limited. Therefore, we conducted extensive sampling along different aridity gradients of
Qiao Cui, Zongxing Li, Xufeng Wang, Juan Gui, Baijuan Zhang, Yunying Wang   +5 more
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Cold desert soil formation in Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
The Ellsworth Mountains represent a significant gap in pedological studies in Antarctica, particularly concerning soil formation at the local level. This study focused on 22 soil profiles from the southern portion of the Ellsworth Mountains, developed on
CAROLINE DELPUPO, CARLOS ERNESTO G.R. SCHAEFER, FABIO S. DE OLIVEIRA, JOSÉ JOÃO L.L. DE SOUZA, ROSEMARY VIEIRA, ROBERTO F. MICHEL, MARCIO R. FRANCELINO   +6 more
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Evaluating Erosional Stability of Reconstructed Mine Landscapes Using Landform Evolution Models: Parameterisation and Decadal‐Scale Erosion Assessment

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 9308-9322, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Ensuring the long‐term erosional stability of post‐mining landforms remains a major challenge in open‐pit mining. Reconstructed landscapes must support the agreed post‐mining land use, such as cattle grazing in the Hunter region of southeastern Australia, requiring stable pasture and minimal soil loss.
I. P. Senanayake, G. R. Hancock
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Particularităţile solurilor bazinului cadru de recepţie “Negrea” şi influenţa lor asupra proceselor erozionale

Agricultural Science, 2014
The purpose of the study is to evaluate morphological and physical properties of the soils with different levels of erosion in the catchment basin “Negrea” (Republic of Moldova) based on the data obtained from six main soil profiles.
COJOCARU Olesea
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Long‐Distance Aeolian Dust Deposited on the Island of Crete (Greece): Detection, Characterization, and Provenance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Long‐distance aeolian dust transport represents one of the largest sediment fluxes on Earth, with North Africa being a dominant source. The island of Crete in the Eastern Mediterranean lies within major transport pathways but remains underexplored regarding multi‐proxy fingerprinting of deposited dust.
S. Bitzan, C. L. Blanchet, S. Pichat, G. E. Christidis, K. Schepanski, F. Kirsten   +5 more
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Impact of Soil Development and Land Use on Concentrations of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils: Insights from a Multi-Scale Study

Agriculture
Soil potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are crucial indicators of soil quality and ecological risk, especially in areas with complex pedogenesis and intensive anthropogenic activities.
Baowei Su, Chao Gao, Yuding Shi, Shuangshuang Shao, Yalu Zhang   +4 more
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Beyond temperature: The environmental constraints of high‐mountain microrefugia

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
Cold spots in an alpine landscape often sit on poor, rocky, carbon‐low soils rather than well‐developed ground. As climate warms, alpine plants may find these cold refuges too harsh to colonize, since many depend on richer soils than nival and subnival species do.
Branislav Vrábel, Kryštof Chytrý, Dietmar Moser, Karl Hülber, Norbert Helm, Johannes Hausharter, Johannes Wessely, Andreas Kollert, Andreas Mayr, Harald Pauli, Moritz Fallgatter, William John Eden, Stefan Dullinger   +12 more
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Rates of soil-forming processes in three main models of pedogenesis

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2018
Rates of soil-forming processes were evaluated for the three major models of pedogenesis: (1) normal “top-down” soil development (pedogenesis transforms the parent material under a geomorphically stable surface), (2) soil development accompanied by ...
Alexander L. Alexandrovskiy
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Mesoscale Covariation in the Plant–Soil Neighbourhood of a South African Montane Grassland

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant–soil relationships are the foundation of terrestrial life, sustaining global ecosystems through biomass and food production, nutrient cycling and microbial activity, and ecosystem regulation. To better understand plant–soil relationships in a changing world, we investigated mesoscale covariation in the plant–soil neighbourhood of a South
Clinton Carbutt, Alan D. Manson, Timothy G. O'Connor, Sphesihle Mkhungo   +3 more
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