Soil functions and ecosystem services in conventional, conservation, and integrated agricultural systems. A review

I Stavi, G Bel, E Zaady - Agronomy for sustainable development, 2016 - Springer
Soil tillage, crop residue management, nutrient management, and pest management are
among the core farming practices. Each of these practices impacts a range of soil functions …

[HTML][HTML] Land set-up systems in Italy: A long tradition of soil and water conservation sewed up to a variety of pedo-climatic environments

GL Papa, C Dazzi, S Némethy, G Corti… - Italian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Land set-up systems in Italy were and, in a few cases, still are integral parts of agricultural
landscapes. The soils of Italy mirror a wide variety of climates and morphologies and derive …

Effects of subsurface rock fragment layers caused by simulated hoeing on near-surface rainfall-runoff processes

J Dai, J Zhang, K Xue, M Li, F Huang, F Yang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
In hilly agricultural landscapes with shallow soil, cultivation activities can cause the
fragmentation of bedrock and induce vertical spatial heterogeneity of rock fragments …

New world atlas of desertification and issues of carbon sequestration, organic carbon stocks, nutrient depletion and implications for food security

P Zdruli, R Lal, M Cherlet, S Kapur - Carbon management, technologies …, 2017 - Springer
Soils are both sinks and sources of C with great potential to mitigate climate change. Global
estimates indicate that they contain between 1,206 Pg of soil organic carbon (SOC) to 1-m …

Land Suitability Analysis for Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Production Using Satellite Remote Sensing, GIS, and Analytical Hierarchy Process

ST Arab, T Salari, R Noguchi, T Ahamed - Remote Sensing Application …, 2022 - Springer
Land suitability analysis is essential for a vineyard to increase its production and productivity
under the dry conditions due to climate change. In this context, the purpose of this chapter is …

Pedotechnique applications in large-scale farming: Economic value, soil ecosystems services and soil security

C Dazzi, A Galati, M Crescimanno, GL Papa - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Since ancient times Humans and Soil have experienced interwoven links. Nowadays soil
scientists continue to stress such links highlighting the importance of soil in: i) satisfying the …

Soil biological fertility and bacterial community response to land use intensity: A case study in the Mediterranean Area

M Yaghoubi Khanghahi, P Murgese, S Strafella… - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
The current study was performed to investigate the effects of three different long-term land
use intensities on adjacent soil plots, namely a winter wheat field, a grass-covered vineyard …

Map** of soil organic carbon stock in the Arab countries to mitigate land degradation

T Darwish, A Fadel - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2017 - Springer
Soil organic matter is a key soil component that plays a critical role in ecosystem functioning
including soil productivity and resilience to erosion and drought. Most Arab countries are …

Application of three deep machine-learning algorithms in a construction assessment model of farmland quality at the county scale: Case study of **angzhou, Hubei …

L Wang, Y Zhou, Q Li, T Xu, Z Wu, J Liu - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Constructing a scientific and quantitative quality-assessment model for farmland is important
for understanding farmland quality, and can provide a theoretical basis and technical …

Investigating pollution input to coastal groundwater-dependent ecosystems in dry Mediterranean agricultural regions

E Crayol, F Huneau, E Garel, LE Zuffianò… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The insufficient taking into account of groundwater as a basis for implementing protection
measures for coastal wetlands can be related to the damage they are increasingly exposed …