This paper's working hypothesis is that the indigenous farming practices of Timorese farmers
are those most suitable and adaptable with regard to these farmers' circumstances. Intensive …

This study provides a new perspective on understanding the intricacies of water‐mediated
connectivity in ecosystems, bridging landscape ecology and geomorphology through …

Agroecology has evolved and is promoted as an integrated pathway for the development of
food and agriculture systems in ways that address the interacting social, economic, and …

Global climate changes have increased the duration and frequency of river flow interruption,
affecting the physical and community structure of benthic biofilms. However, the dynamic …

Degradation of agricultural and forest lands is a global problem causing climate change,
loss of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and environmental hazards. In the red and lateritic …

Rewetting of dry soils usually stimulates soil carbon (C) emission, a phenomenon known as
the Birch effect. Soil C cycling in drylands, which store approximately one third of terrestrial …

Land use practices and climate change have driven substantial soil degradation across
global drylands, impacting ecosystem functions and human livelihoods. Biological soil …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are a coherent, thin soil surface layer, engineered and
inhabited by a diverse community of moss, lichen, cyanobacteria, and other microorganisms …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, efforts have been made to increase soil carbon (C) content
in agricultural ecosystems due to severe soil degradation. The use of organic materials is a …

Microbial communities are integral for ecosystem processes and their taxonomic
composition and function may be altered by a disturbance such as fire. Biocrusts are …