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The impacts of soil properties and heavy metals on soil microbial communities in the artificial soils on railway rock-cut slopes
PurposeConstructions of roadways have created many rock-cut slopes, and artificial soils have been sprayed onto the rock-cut slopes to promote...
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Effect of crevice density on biological soil crust development on rock cut slope in mountainous regions, Sichuan, China
BackgroundThe rock cut slope (RCS) could cause damage to regional ecological functions and landscapes and requires recovery. Biological soil crusts...
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Sustainable rural infrastructure: guidelines for roadside slope excavation
The construction of non-engineered, equipment-based rural roads in Nepal Himalaya is one of the predominant causes of landslides. The construction...
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Soil N availability drives the shifts of enzyme activity and microbial phosphorus limitation in the artificial soil on cut slope in southwestern China
The construction of highways in the subalpine mountains generates many cut slopes. Currently, the restoration of cut slope mainly focuses on the...
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Effects of different restoration methods on soil organic carbon and its fractions of cut slopes in mountainous areas of southwestern China
PurposeThe ecological damage caused by cut slopes in mountainous areas is serious, and ecological restoration is urgently needed. In this context,...
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Contribution of soil matric suction on slope stability under different vegetation types
PurposeElucidating the effects of vegetation on soil mechanical and hydrological behavior is crucial to understand shallow landslide stability....
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Effect of Alstonia Angustiloba tree moisture absorption on the stabilization of unsaturated residual soil slope
In this study, the investigation on the influence of Alstonia Angustiloba tree moisture absorption at various depths and separation on the...
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The distribution and availability of phosphorus fractions in restored cut slopes soil aggregates: a case study of subalpine road, southwest China
The distribution and availability of phosphorus (P) fractions in restored cut slope soil aggregates, along altitude gradients, were analyzed. Samples...
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Slope Stabilization Methods Using Biological and Biomechanical Measures
Vegetation is an essential component in various landscapes and may significantly contribute to slope stabilization and soil erosion control. The...
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Pallic Soils
PallicPallic Soils are prominent on the rolling downlandsDownland of the lower North IslandNorth Island and eastern South IslandSouth Island....
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Grasslands on Acid Soils: Use of Different Amendments in the Context of Galicia
The large importance of the bovine sector in Galicia, which situate it among the top 10 dairy regions in Europe, would explain the high agricultural...
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Application of novel distributed fibre-optic sensing for slope deformation monitoring: a comprehensive review
Distributed fibre-optic sensing (DFOS) has developed expeditiously over recent decades in multiple technical fields, including slope engineering, as...
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Study of substrata of a slope susceptible to landslide in hilly environment using a geophysical method in the Nilgiris, India
Landslides are one of the prevailing threats to life that cause huge loss to the environment. Around 3.7 million km 2 of the area is exposed to...
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Potential use of nanoparticles produced from byproducts of drinking water industry in stabilizing arsenic in alkaline-contaminated soils
The stabilization of heavy metals in soils is considered a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable remediation approach. In the current study,...
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Capabilities of using UAVs and close range photogrammetry to determine short-term soil losses in forest road cut slopes in semi-arid mountainous areas
The soil losses that are caused should be examined by monitoring the forest roads in the periods after they are built. In traditional soil loss...
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Existing evidence on the potential of soils constructed from mineral wastes to support biodiversity: a systematic map
BackgroundThe development of cities and transport infrastructure produces a large volume of mineral waste (e.g. excavated earth material). At the...
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Soils of Campos Rupestres (Rupestrian Grasslands) of the Old Brazilian Mountain Ranges
Although there is a large difference in substrate and climate, all Campos Rupestres share common characteristics, which allow them to be grouped as a...
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Recent Soils
RecentRecent Soils cover about 6% of New Zealand and are developed where material has been deposited, or eroded, and soil development has recommenced...
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Mercury May Pose Higher Ecological and Human Health Risks than Lead in Vegetables Cultivated on Solid Wastes Dumpsites Soils
Vegetable cultivation on solid wastes dumpsites (SWD) soils is very common in develo** countries though unsafe due to heavy metals pollution. In...
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Formation and Properties of Urban Soils
Urban soils form by the same overall set of processes that are involved in the formation of all soils. In this chapter we combine two general...