Soil water sustains terrestrial life, yet its fate is uncertain under a changing climate. We
conducted a deuterium labeling experiment to determine whether elevated atmospheric …

Agroecology, as a holistic approach to sustainable food systems, is gaining momentum
globally as a key approach to addressing current challenges in agricultural and food …

Intensified slash‐and‐burn cultivation and forest clearing have caused severe land
degradation in the Khasi Hills (Meghalaya plateau, NE India). Despite very high annual …

Tropical forest and savanna frequently coexist under the same climatic conditions, which
has led to the hypothesis that they could represent alternative ecosystem states, stabilized …

Vegetation restoration has improved soil infiltration capacity, resulting in a greater proportion
of rainfall forming lateral inflow, however less attention has been paid to the characteristics …

Drylands covered two-fifths of the Earth's land surface in 2015 (Bastin et al., 2017), with trees
growing in one-third of these areas (FAO, 2019). This area of drylands has expanded by …

Effective irrigation water management and soil salinity mitigation are crucial for sustainable
development in arid and semi-arid regions. Soil hydraulic properties, such as the field …

Soil particle distribution is one of the basic parameters for many Earth system models, while
the soil texture data are largely not available. This is especially true for complex terrains due …

Background and aims Soil infiltration influences the amount of precipitation entering the soil,
which is particularly important in water-limited regions. Investigating the impact of root decay …

Fenced enclosures, a proven strategy for restoring degraded grassland, have been widely
implemented. However, recent climate trends of warming and drying, accompanied by …