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Derivation of critical rainfall thresholds for landslide

, 2016
Rainfall is the primary trigger of shallow landslides that can cause fatalities and economic losses in many areas of the world. For this reason, determining the rainfall amount responsible for landslide occurrence is important, and may contribute to mitigate the related risk.
CARACCIOLO, DOMENICO, ARNONE, Elisa, NOTO, Leonardo   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Soil erosion - Rainfall thresholds

Rainfall thresholds for soil erosion by water were determined based on rainfall data for a 23-year period (1987–2009) and long-term field data on rain splash, slope wash, and linear erosion in an agricultural foothill catchment in southern Poland ...
Święchowicz, Jolanta
core   +1 more source

Leveraging Big Multitemporal Multisource Satellite Data and Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Complex and Invisible Features: The Case of Extensive Irrigation Mapping

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The detection of buried or obscured archaeological features remains a central challenge in landscape archaeology, particularly in the irrigated floodplains of Mesopotamia where levees and canals formed the basis of complex agrarian systems. This study presents a deep learning–based approach for the large‐scale, automated detection of ancient ...
Nazarij Buławka, Hector A. Orengo, Felipe Lumbreras Ruiz, Iban Berganzo‐Besga, Ekta Gupta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating Pompeii Subsoil Using Geomatics and Geophysics Merged Analyses

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The archaeological site of Pompeii represents an exceptional context for the application of non‐invasive and integrated investigation methods aimed at enhancing the understanding of both exposed and buried remains. This study presents the results of multidisciplinary research conducted in the Palestra Grande site, a large and strategically ...
Valentina Santoro, Antonio Merico, Vincenzo Sapia, Gianluca Catanzariti, Valerio Materni, Giacomo Patrucco, Riccardo Olivito, Anna Anguissola, Ilaria Cangiano, Antonia Spanò   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Diversity and Oleaginous Potential of Fungal Strains From Hawaiian Soil Ecosystems

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fungi represent an important but underexplored resource for microbial lipid production, including nutritionally valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids. Hawaiian soils, shaped by volcanic parent materials and strong environmental gradients, provide a unique setting for discovering functionally diverse fungal strains with distinct metabolic traits.
Yu Wang, Adam Phelps, Zhiqing Fang, Qian Li, Ty Shitanaka, Taren Bouwman, Luke H. Amerine, Abigail Rohy, Kyla Mei A. Tuazon, Zhiyue Wang, Samir Kumar Khanal, Nhu Nguyen, Zhi‐Yan Du   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen, Zhi‐Xuan Liu, Zheng‐Hui Xu, Rui‐Chong Wang, Shi‐Xiao Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON THE COMPARISON BETWEEN EMPIRICAL AND PHYSICALLY-BASED RAINFALL THRESHOLDS FOR SHALLOW LANDSLIDES OCCURRENCE

, 2019
Rainfall induced shallow landslides are hazardous phenomena causing significant damages all over the world. Rainfall thresholds are the most used tool to predict the occurrence of such instabilities over large areas.
Corradini, beatrice, Lucchelli, Luca, Bordoni, Massimiliano, Meisina, Claudia   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hot and cold deserts as eco‐evolutionary arenas for understanding plant resistance to multiple abiotic stressors

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During their long evolutionary history, land plants have evolved a range of adaptations to different abiotic stressors. These help explain present‐day diversity and distribution patterns, as well as the potential resilience of natural and agricultural systems to a changing climate. Most previous research has focused on adaptation to individual
Marc Fradera‐Soler, Natasha Barbolini, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Marian Schubert, Catarina Rydin, Olwen M. Grace, Aelys M. Humphreys   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting Rainfall Thresholds for Landslide Initiation: A Multi-Temporal Analysis of the 2014 and 2018 Disasters in Hiroshima, Japan

Geosciences
Rainfall-induced landslides are a major geohazard in Japan, yet the contrasting triggering mechanisms of short-duration convective storms and prolonged frontal rainfall remain poorly quantified. This study examines rainfall conditions associated with the
Kumari Kanchana Mallika Achchillage, Tsuyoshi Wakatsuki, Chiaki T. Oguchi, Osada Masahiko   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source