Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

Soil geography should be clearly recognized as a sub-discipline of physical geography and
soil science, but at various times over the last century it was accepted as a complementary …

Soil erosion is extreme in Mediterranean orchards due to management impact, high rainfall
intensities, steep slopes and erodible parent material. Vall d'Albaida is a traditional fruit …

Soil pollution is a key component of the land degradation process, but little is known about
the impact of soil pollution on human health in the urban environment. The heavy metals Pb …

Man‐made and natural sediment sinks provide a practical means for reducing downstream
reservoir sedimentation by decreasing soil erosion and enhancing the rate of sedimentation …

Climate-driven increase in the frequency of extreme hydrological events is expected to
impose greater strain on the built environment and major transport infrastructure, such as …

Simulated rainfall experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of Astragalus
adsurgens roots and canopy on water erosion yield, erosion processes and soil resistance …

Newly abandoned rain-fed lands, due to soil quality decline, are the main sources for soil
erosion in semi-dry lands agricultural hill-slopes. However, adopting compatible …

One of the most critical challenges faced in restoration of disturbed arid lands is the limited
availability of topsoil. In post-mining restoration, alternative soil substrates such as mine …

Preferential flow is expected to provide preferential channels for plant root growth and
variations in soil water flow, but few studies were conducted to imply the impacts of these …