Soil erosion is a critical environmental problem throughout the world's terrestrial
ecosystems. Erosion inflicts multiple, serious damages in managed ecosystems such as …

Healthy soils provide a wide range of ecosystem services. But soil erosion (one component
of land degradation) jeopardizes the sustainable delivery of these services worldwide, and …

Land degradation is one of the most important factors responsible for the alarming situation
of food security, human health, and socioeconomic development in the country. Currently …

Since fire is still necessary for rotational shifting cultivation (RSC), the vertical distribution
and slope effect on soil properties and soil surface loss after a fire remain unclear. To …

The tropical dry forest region along the western slope of Central America represents a
biodiverse and fragile area that is under increasing pressure from agricultural production …

Increasing trend of native forests conversion into farmlands can adversely influence the soil
quality. Such impacts on soil attribute must be studied in more details in order to protect or …

Agricultural erosion leads to degradation of hydraulic properties and further affects
agroecosystem hydrological cycling. How such properties respond to intensities of erosion …

Soil erodibility is an indispensable parameter for predicting soil erosion and evaluating the
benefits of soil and water conservation. Slope situation can alter revegetation and its effects …

Conversion of natural land resources into croplands, which is triggered by the rapid
population growth, causes serious soil degradation. A loess hillslope located in eastern …

Secondary tropical forests that are in a state of regeneration following clearing for agriculture
are now more abundant than primary forests. Yet, despite their large spatial extent and …