Emerging seed enhancement technologies for overcoming barriers to restoration

MD Madsen, KW Davies, CS Boyd, JD Kerby… - Restoration …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rangelands occupy over a third of global land area, and in many cases are in less than
optimum condition as a result of past land use, catastrophic wildfire, and other disturbances …

Woody plant encroachment impacts on groundwater recharge: A review

BS Acharya, G Kharel, CB Zou, BP Wilcox, T Halihan - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Woody plant encroachment has profound impacts on the sustainable management of water
resources in water-limited ecosystems. However, our understanding of the effects of this …

Soil physicochemical and microbiological indicators of short, medium and long term post-fire recovery in semi-arid ecosystems

M Muñoz-Rojas, TE Erickson, D Martini, KW Dixon… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances such as wildfires cause significant alterations to the structure and
functioning of semi-arid ecosystems. After such disturbances, the recovery of the soil …

Post-fire mulching for runoff and erosion mitigation: Part I: Effectiveness at reducing hillslope erosion rates

PR Robichaud, SA Lewis, JW Wagenbrenner… - Catena, 2013 - Elsevier
Mulch treatments often are used to mitigate post-fire increases in runoff and erosion rates
but the comparative effectiveness of various mulches is not well established. The ability of …

The impact of soil water repellency and slope upon runoff and erosion

MA Lowe, G McGrath, M Leopold - Soil and Tillage Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil water repellency (SWR) increases the amount of runoff and erosion from soils. Previous
experiments on water-repellent soils had shown intricate runoff movement and high rates of …

[HTML][HTML] Piñon–juniper reduction increases soil water availability of the resource growth pool

BA Roundy, K Young, N Cline, A Hulet, RF Miller… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Managers reduce piñon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) trees that are encroaching
on sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities to lower fuel loads and increase cover of …

Soil water repellency and plant cover: A state-of-knowledge review

Z Popović, A Cerdà - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil water repellency (SWR) is a widespread natural phenomenon that results from a
complex interplay between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and …

Threshold water content beyond which hydrophobic soils become hydrophilic: The role of soil texture and organic matter content

ES Vogelmann, JM Reichert, J Prevedello… - Geoderma, 2013 - Elsevier
Hydrophobicity is a soil water repellency phenomenon, which results in difficulty of soil
wetting. The objectives of this study were to determine the hydrophobicity index and water …

Can occurrence of soil hydrophobicity promote the increase of aggregates stability?

ES Vogelmann, JM Reichert, J Prevedello, GO Awe… - Catena, 2013 - Elsevier
The soil hydrophobicity can be understood as soil water repellency or difficulty in wetness.
This phenomenon is associated with the covering soil particles and hydrophobic organic …

Factors governing soil water repellency under tillage management: The role of pore structure and hydrophobic substances

S Li, J Lu, G Liang, X Wu, M Zhang… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil water repellency (SWR) has significant effects on soil degradation by changing some
soil processes (eg, carbon sequestration and soil erosion). Understanding the influence …