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Hydrological connectivity does change over 70 years of abandonment and afforestation in the spanish Pyrenees [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
24 Pags.- 7 Figs.- 3 Tabls. The definitive version is available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-145XRunoff connectivity depends on topography, rainfall, man-made elements (terraces, trails, roads and drainage systems) and ...
Cammeraat, E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Application of RUSLE Model on Global Soil Erosion Estimate

open access: yesPROCEEDINGS OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, 2001
Soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental problems commonly in over the world, which is caused by both natural and human factors. It is possible to investigate the global issue on soil erosion with the development of global data sets. This research estimated global soil erosion by the RUSLE model with use of a comprehensive global data set.
Thai Nam PHAM   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessing the Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Practices on Soil Erosion and Soil Fertility in the Fetam Watershed in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Understanding sustainable land management is important for agricultural production. However, soil fertility has been declining due to anthropogenic and natural factors. To curb these problems, soil and water conservation (SWC) practices have been implemented over the last 15 years in the study watershed, but their impact has not been studied in detail.
Sewyalew Tadele   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global research trends on RUSLE model: Bibliometric analysis using R Biblioshiny and VOSviewer

open access: yesБюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева
Soil erosion is an unavoidable natural phenomenon that significantly endangers soil fertility and global land management. The primary objective of this study was to perform a thorough bibliometric analysis of research pertaining to the extensively ...
M. Kholmurodova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rethinking Global Soil Degradation: Drivers, Impacts, and Solutions

open access: yesReviews of Geophysics, Volume 63, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract The increasing threat of soil degradation presents significant challenges to soil health, especially within agroecosystems that are vital for food security, climate regulation, and economic stability. This growing concern arises from intricate interactions between land use practices and climatic conditions, which, if not addressed, could ...
Nima Shokri   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Fertility: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Since 2002, the federal research programme for organic agriculture has supported research projects on soil fertility. Research projects at the beginning studied specific subject areas such as comparison of various mulch materials, nutrient mobilisation ...
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Evaluación de la vulnerabilidad del suelo por erosión hídrica en la provincia de Manabí (Ecuador) mediante la aplicación de un modelo geoespacial

open access: yesInvestigaciones Geográficas
La pérdida del suelo por erosión hídrica es uno de los problemas ambientales más preocupantes en la actualidad. Para estimar las tasas erosivas se requiere de información de alta resolución.
Isabel Andrade-Carreño   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of mechanisation on soil loss in terraced vineyard landscapes

open access: yesCuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2019
Soil loss poses a threat to hilly and mountainous areas, particularly where local economies strongly depend on agricultural production. Among agricultural landscapes, vineyards are responsible for the highest erosion rates, particularly in steep-slope ...
A. Pijl   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE LAND DEGRADATION: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper estimates a structural econometric model of household decisions regarding income strategies, participation in programs and organizations, crop choices, land management, and labor use, and their implications for agricultural production and land
Jagger, Pamela   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Out of Site out of Mind: Quantifying the Long-term Off-site economic Impacts of Land Degradation in Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes
This study investigated the private and social returns to Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices with an objective of finding practices that reduce the on-farm and off-farm negative effects of land degradation.
Gachimbi, Louis   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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