Soil loss, both from surface soil loss and subsurface soil leakage, in the karst regions of
southwestern China is a serious environmental problem that threatens sustainability in that …

Desertification in karst is an effect of climate change and not sustainable anthropogenic
activities, the combination of which, however, causes the gradual loss of karst natural …

Abstract Knowledge about resource limitations faced by soil microorganisms is crucial for
understanding ecosystem functions and processes. In recent decades, vegetation …

Vegetation restoration effectively prevents soil degradation. However, the changes in soil
properties that occur in fragile ecosystems in response to vegetation restoration are unclear …

Karst slopes have thin soil layers covering bedrock and feature multiple near-surface soil-
rock interfaces (SRIs), which can produce hydrological processes that differ from those of …

Excessive reclamation and improper use of agrochemicals in karst areas leads to serious
non-point source pollution, which is of great concern and needs to be controlled, since …

Karst groundwater is crucial, but particularly vulnerable to contaminants. Anthropologically
derived pollutants on the surface-environment in karst areas could easily and rapidly enter …

The inrush water disaster seriously affects the construction of tunnel and underground
engineering. In order to improve the efficiency of dynamic groundwater sealing in karst area …

Ecological restoration program (ERP) is widely recognized as an effective measure to
combat land degradation and improve environmental quality. However, inappropriate ERPs …

Karst groundwater is an important water resource but it is vulnerable to contaminants, due to
the distinctive geological features of abundant transmissive fractures and conduits in the …