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From Past to Future: Overall Patterns, Nonlinear Relationships, Spatial Heterogeneity and Drivers of Ecosystem Service Trade‐Offs and Synergies in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land‐use change and climate change are reshaping watershed ecological functions and may intensify the risk of localized ecological degradation. However, existing studies have primarily focused on the spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem services (ESs) during historical periods, while the nonlinear changes, spatial heterogeneity, and driving ...
Jingyuan Chen, Bowen Dong, Pengfei Qin, Xuan Lin, Chen Tang   +4 more
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Vegetation Improves Hydro‐Mechanical Soil Resilience on Humid Tropical Slopes: Field Evidence for Sustainable Land Management

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Landslides represent a recurring hazard in humid tropical regions, primarily driven by intense rainfall that weakens slope materials and reduces shear resistance. Vegetation is widely promoted as a nature‐based solution to improve near‐surface soil conditions; however, systematic field‐based hydro‐mechanical evidence from humid tropical ...
Bidattul Syirat Zainal, Cai Jingxian, Lee Yu Enn, Aimee Halim, Normaniza Osman   +4 more
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Harnessing Spatial and Multi‐Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to Optimize Land Suitability for Kenaf Cultivation in Kelantan: Pathways for Sustainable Economic Development

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kelantan, entrenched land degradation and extensive idling of agricultural lands exacerbate rural poverty. Current top‐down planning often overlooks local geographic and social constraints, despite state initiatives to convert idle lands and strengthen rural livelihoods.
Nur Afiqah Ariffin, Zainol Jamil, Yaniza Shaira Zakaria, Nur Ain Che Mat Ali, Azizul Ahmad   +4 more
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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
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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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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
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The Top 1.2 m as a δ56Fe‐Sensitive Zone: Synergistic Regulation of Fe Cycling by Soil Texture and Land Use Intensity in Tropical Soils

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil Fe cycling is co‐regulated by texture and land use intensity (LUI), but their synergistic mechanism and depth‐dependent effects remain unclear. We analyzed 68 samples (0–200 cm) from one cultivated (CL, high LUI, silty loam, clay = 11%–18%) and three non‐cultivated (AC1–AC3, low LUI, sandy loam, clay = 2.65%–9.00%) profiles in Thailand's ...
Qian Zhang, Guilin Han, Di Wang, Chao Song   +3 more
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An assessment of tropical cyclones rainfall erosivity for Taiwan. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
Janapati J, Seela BK, Lin PL, Wang PK, Kumar U.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Estimating Land Degradation Level Using Remote Sensing Data and Fuzzy AHP Technique

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land degradation is a critical global environmental concern that significantly impacts ecosystem services, agricultural productivity, weather patterns, human livelihoods and overall well‐being. Prompt and precise assessments of land degradation status are crucial for environmental governance and sustainable development. Remote sensing data can
Mohamed Mustafa Ali, Hamed Faroqi
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil Shear Strength in Gully Erosion at Different Developmental Segments of Subalpine Meadows

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Subalpine meadows play important roles in biodiversity conservation and soil carbon sequestration, but gully erosion poses a serious threat to their ecological stability. Soil shear strength (τ) is a key mechanical parameter for evaluating gully stability and soil resistance to failure. However, the spatial variation in soil shear strength and
Xiaofeng Yang, Keyu Yan, Qingsong Duan, Xiaohan Mei, Pingping Chen, Yanmei Hu, Yanrui Shao, Yanjun Mao, Shufang Li, Zhengfa Chen   +9 more
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