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Ecological IndicatorsWith the accelerating changes of land use/cover caused by natural and human factors, landscape pattern has undergone significant changes. Given the scarcity of water resources and the degradation of ecological functions in arid and semi-arid regions of ...
Changxue Wu +4 more
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Reducing soil degradation to increase resilience to climate change and strengthen livelihoods in Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2019 Soil degradation is a major problem in Ethiopia. Depletion of soil organic matter is a cause of low agricultural productivity, as soils become less fertile and less resilient to extreme weather events, which are expected to increase with climate change ...
International Water Management Institute
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INCREASED RESERVOIR BENEFITS: THE CONTRIBUTION OF SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS [PDF]
The objective of this research is to value soil conservation's impact on reservoirs. Using a model based on replacement cost, we estimate the benefits gained by marginal decreases in soil erosion for more than 75,000 reservoirs across the contiguous ...
Hansen, LeRoy T., Hellerstein, Daniel
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Threats to soil quality in Denmark - A review of existing knowledge in the context of the EU Soil Thematic Strategy [PDF]
, 2009 The EU Commission is preparing a proposal for a Soil Framework Directive with the purpose of protecting the soil resources in Europe. The proposal identifies six major threats to the sustained quality of soils in Europe. This report addresses the threats
Christensen, B.T. +2 more
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THE STRUCTURE OF CITIZEN PREFERENCES FOR GOVERNMENT SOIL EROSION CONTROL PROGRAMS [PDF]
The 1990 Farm Bill contains several measures concerning soil erosion caused by U.S. farmers. Data from a nationwide survey of people concerning their attitudes toward agriculture were used to examine the structure of respondents' preferences for ...
Elnagheeb, Abdelmoneim H. +1 more
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Soil Erosion and Conservation of Moisture in Un-irrigated Black Soils [PDF]
, 1943 SUBBA RAO A
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Development of an improved method for soil and water conservation planning at catchment scale in the East African Higlands : Progress Report 1 jan - 30 sep 2002 [PDF]
The overall goal of the EROAHI Project is to improve the Catchment Approach, a methodology for participatory soil conservation planning currently applied in the East African Highlands Eco-region.
Verzandvoort, S.J.E.
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Soil Erosion: The Growth of the Desert in Africa and Elsewhere* [PDF]
, 1938 Daniel Hall
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GeodermaMicrobial and enzymatic stoichiometry have been widely used to reflect microbial nutrient limitations. However, the dominant drivers of microbial and enzymatic C:N:P ratios are not well known, which hinders our understanding of whether microbial and ...
Shengzhao Wei +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Grasslands are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems that play a crucial role in the carbon cycle and climate change. In this study, we collected aboveground biomass (AGB) data from 223 grassland quadrats distributed across the Loess Plateau ...
Yinyin Wang +6 more
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