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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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Screening and genome-wide analysis of lignocellulose-degrading bacteria from humic soil
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Crop straw contains huge amounts of exploitable energy, and efficient biomass degradation measures have attracted worldwide attention. Mining strains with high yields of cellulose-degrading enzymes is of great significance for developing clean energy and
Tianjiao Zhang +39 more
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The Role of Fire in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
Proceedings, 2020 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations do not mention Fire as a key factor in achieving an environmentally-friendly human society. This paper reviews the key aspects of the impact of fire that make it necessary to update the SDGs.
Artemi Cerdà
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Spain has been highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is reflected at different scales. From an economic point of view, lockdowns and the reduction of activities have damaged the country (e.g., complete lockdown from March 13 to June 21, 2020 ...
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino +1 more
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FIRElinks. Fire in the Earth System: Science & Society
Proceedings, 2020 FIRElinks is a EU-spanning network of scientists and practitioners involved in forest fire research and land management with backgrounds such as fire dynamics, fire risk management, fire effects on vegetation, fauna, soil and water, and socio-economic ...
Artemi Cerdà
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Environmental Challenges, 2022 Geomorphic assessments are crucial to understanding stream processes, defining ecological stream conditions, and improving management and restoration recommendations.
Felicia Orah Rein Moshe +4 more
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Biodegradation of the herbicide mecoprop-p with soil depth and its relationship with class III tfdA genes [PDF]
, 2010 Mecoprop-p [(R)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) propanoic acid) is widely used 37 in agriculture and poses an environmental concern because of its susceptibility to leach 38 from soil to water.
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Soil Erosion on Mountain Trails in Eastern Iberian Peninsula
Proceedings, 2020 A review on trial erosion shows that soil erosion rates are one to three orders of magnitude higher than the ones recommended as sustainable. This is threatening the sustainable managements of mountain terrains, mainly in the popular hiking paths.
Artemi Cerdà +5 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Drought is the most prevalent environmental stress in crop production, posing a significant danger to food security. Microorganisms in the crop root zone affect crop growth and development, enhance effective nutrient use, and resist adversity hazards. To
Jing Fang +39 more
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Soil structural degradation and nutrient limitations across land use categories and climatic zones in Southern Africa [PDF]
, 2019 Although soil degradation is a major threat to food security and carbon sequestration, our knowledge of the spatial extent of the problem and its drivers is very limited in Southern Africa.
Kihara, Job +6 more
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