Carbon Sequestration to Avoid Soil Degradation: A Review on the Role of Conservation Tillage. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2021 Human efforts to produce more food for increasing populations leave marks on the environment. The use of conventional agricultural practices, including intensive tillage based on the removal of crop residue, has magnified soil erosion and soil ...
Hussain S +10 more
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Soil degradation influences soil bacterial and fungal community diversity in overgrazed alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Over half of the alpine meadows in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) are degraded due to human activities. Soil degradation from overgrazing is the most direct cause of grassland degradation.
Dong L, Li J, Sun J, Yang C.
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Remote sensing of soil degradation: Progress and perspective
International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2023 Soils constitute one of the most critical natural resources and maintaining their health is vital for agricultural development and ecological sustainability, providing many essential ecosystem services.
Jingzhe Wang +6 more
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Land Subsidence in a Coal Mining Area Reduced Soil Fertility and Led to Soil Degradation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019 Underground coal mining in western China causes heavy land subsidence and alters the soil ecology. However, the effects of land subsidence on soil fertility are not currently known, and the key factors governing its impact remain unclear in sandy land ...
Ma K, Zhang Y, Ruan M, Guo J, Chai T.
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Estimating soil degradation in montane grasslands of North-eastern Italian Alps (Italy). [PDF]
Heliyon, 2019 Grasslands cover a large portion of the terrestrial ecosystems, and are vital for biodiversity conservation, environmental protection and livestock husbandry.
Torresani L +4 more
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Hyper-spectral response and estimation model of soil degradation in Kenli County, the Yellow River Delta. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 The ecological environment of the Yellow River Delta is fragile, and the soil degradation in the region is serious. Therefore it is important to discern the status of the soil degradation in a timely manner for soil conservation and utilization.
Chunyan Chang +3 more
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Degradation Dynamics and Pathways of Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) Across Contrasting Soil Matrices: Insights from Controlled Incubation Experiments [PDF]
ToxicsUnsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) serves as a high-performance liquid rocket propellant extensively utilized in the global aerospace industry, and its environmental release and leakage (particularly into soil systems) pose severe risks to ecological
Juan Du +8 more
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Regional Farmers’ Perception and Societal Issues in Vineyards Affected by High Erosion Rates
Land, 2021 We explore the current situation in a viticultural region in Eastern Spain from a holistic and multifaceted research approach, which allowed us to understand the biophysical conditions, economic cost, social impact, and perception of the farmers ...
Artemi Cerdà, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
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Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences.
Science of the Total Environment, 2021 Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of contaminants and transfer of mass and energy between spheres ...
C. Ferreira +4 more
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Land, 2023 Intensifying agricultural activity associated with rapid population growth in rural western Uganda exerts immense pressure on natural resources, threatening not only soil fertility in the uplands but also water quality of the region’s many small crater ...
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