Soils are subject to varying degrees of direct or indirect human disturbance, constituting a
major global change driver. Factoring out natural from direct and indirect human influence is …

Abstract The Loess Plateau suffers from severe soil erosion that leads to a series of
ecological and economic problems such as reduced land productivity, exacerbated rural …

The world is experiencing serious soil losses. Soil erosion has become an important
environmental problem in certain regions and is strongly affected by climate and land use …

Moorlands are unique environments found in uplands of the temperate zone including in the
UK, New Zealand and Ireland, and in some high altitude tropical zones such as the Andean …

There is concern that ecosystem services provided by blanket peatlands have come under
threat due to increasing degradation. Blanket peatlands are subject to a wide range of …

Understanding the socio‐economic and environmental implications of rural change requires
the active participation of many research disciplines and stakeholders. However, it remains …

Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids
(TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to …

The Geomorphology of Upland Peat offers a detailed synthesis of existing literature on peat
erosion, incorporating new research ideas and data from two leading experts in the field …

Over the past 15 years there has been a proliferation of projects aiming to restore the
structure and function of UK upland blanket mires, primarily by revegetation of bare peat and …

Hydrological monitoring in an eroded South Pennine peatland shows that persistent and
frequent water table drawdowns occur at gully edge locations, defining a deeper and thicker …