Soil water repellency is much more wide-spread than formerly thought. During the last
decades, it has been a topic of study for soil scientists and hydrologists in at least 21 States …

Coal mining activities are causing an extensive range of environmental issues at both
operating and abandoned mine sites. It is one of the most environmentally destructive …

Surface soil hydraulic properties are key factors controlling the partition of rainfall and
snowmelt into runoff and soil water storage, and their knowledge is needed for sound land …

Abstract Changes in land use can significantly affect soil properties. This study was
conducted in the Taleghan watershed of Tehran Province, Iran, to determine the effects of …

Water repellency is a property of soils that inhibits or delays infiltration. Long-term
conservation practices as no-tillage, manure addition, application of herbicides may …

Soil wettability is especially important for rainfed agriculture in climates with a dry period
during the growing season. The effect of aggregate structure and soil organic C content on …

The formation and stabilization of soil aggregates have a key role to play in adequate soil
functioning. Aggregate stability (AS) is considered by some authors to be a property that …

Understanding the variations and controls of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (K s) under
different land use types in the alpine region of Tibet is fundamental for predicting K s in high …

Soil macropores and hydraulic conductivity are important indexes used to describe soil
hydrology. In the dry-hot valley region of Southwest China, with its dramatic seasonal dry …

The FAO framework for Land Evaluation (LE) has been the primary procedure used
worldwide to address local, regional, and national land use planning. Despite its …