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The Role of Fire in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations

open access: yesProceedings, 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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FIRElinks. Fire in the Earth System: Science & Society

open access: yesProceedings, 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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Screening and genome-wide analysis of lignocellulose-degrading bacteria from humic soil

open access: yesFrontiers 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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A Regional Geography Approach to Understanding the Environmental Changes as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Lockdown in Highly Populated Spanish Cities

open access: yesApplied 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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Soil Erosion on Mountain Trails in Eastern Iberian Peninsula

open access: yesProceedings, 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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Customizing the Morphological Quality Index (MQI) to evaluate streams in Eastern-Mediterranean ecosystems

open access: yesEnvironmental 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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Four-year soil erosion rates in a running-mountain trail in eastern Iberian Peninsula

open access: yesCuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2019
During the last decades, the use of mountain trails for running is more and more popular. New trails are opened to allow the runners to practice and compete.
D. Salesa, A. Cerdà
doaj   +1 more source

Character variation of root space microbial community composition in the response of drought-tolerant spring wheat to drought stress

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Vineyards Assessed Under a Biophysical Approach: Findings From the Biohydrology and TERRAenVISION Meetings

open access: yesAir, Soil and Water Research, 2021
During the Biohydrology 2019 (24-27 July 2019, Valencia, Spain) and TERRAenVISION 2019 (2-7 September 2019, Barcelona, Spain) meetings, the scientific sessions joined reputed scientists around the world.
María José Marqués   +2 more
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Effectiveness of Cover Crops to Reduce Loss of Soil Organic Matter in a Rainfed Vineyard

open access: yesLand, 2020
Cover crops (CCs) minimize the loss of soil in permanent cropping systems where the soil is usually bare due to intense tillage or overuse of herbicides.
Manuel López-Vicente   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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