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Landslide Susceptibility Map** Using Supervised Learning Methods – Case Study: Southwestern Colombia
Landslides are among the more severe geological hazards that threaten and influence infrastructure stability in populated areas. Landslide...
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Change in Abundance and Activity of Microbocenoses in the Area of Influence of a Large Landslide at the Bureya Reservoir
AbstractThe results of field and experimental microbiological studies of water, soil, and rock samples in the influence zone of large landslide are...
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Vertical variability of tension wood formation in the stem of Fagus sylvatica L. affected by landslide movement
Key messageComplex detailed analysis—3D extension of tension wood, Anatomical intensity and tree-ring eccentricity—of one Fagus sylvatica L....
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Effects of forest damage on rainfall thresholds to initiate bedload transport in mountain watersheds, Republic of Korea
In this study, we analyzed the effect of forest damage caused by forest fires or shallow landslides on the rainfall thresholds needed to initiate...
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Climatogenic Cryomorphogenesis in the Southeastern Altai Mountains
AbstractAn in-depth analysis of temporal changes in hydrothermal regimes of natural seasons has been performed for the period from 1936 to 2016 to...
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Mountain Wetland Distributions Controlled by Landforms and Snow Depth at Quaternary Volcanoes in Northeastern Japan: Assessing the Vulnerability of Wetlands to Reduced Snowfall
We classified mountain wetlands in three Quaternary volcanic areas in northeastern Japan in relation to landforms and annual maximum snow depth to...
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Mountain Landslides: An Overview of Common Types and Future Impacts
This chapter begins by giving a brief overview of the forces involved in the geodynamics of mountains and mountain ranges, including the processes...
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Multi-hazard risk assessment of the Great Wall relics: a case study in the Miyun District, Bei**g
As a world heritage, the Great Wall is threatened by many natural disasters, such as mountain floods and debris flows. The natural disaster risk...
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The impact of landslides on chemical and microbial properties of soil in a temperate secondary forest ecosystem
In forest ecosystems, landslides are one of the most common natural disturbances, altering the physical, chemical and microbial characteristics of...
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Differential change in indigenous versus endemic plant cover over time in an invaded Hawaiian landscape
Endemic island plant species under threat due to anthropogenic activities may be more susceptible to decline than their indigenous counterparts. Our...
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Neotropical Gradients and Their Analysis
The importance of the Neotropics to the world's climate, biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity cannot be questioned. This book suggests that...
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Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding
The white truffle ( Tuber magnatum Picco.; WT) is the most expensive and arguably also the most delicious species within the genus Tuber . Due to its...
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A Review on the Direction of Future Studies on Biocultural Landscapes in Forest and Agroforestry Systems in Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the mega-diverse countries with a very high diversity of species, ecosystems, and cultures. Among the diverse ecosystems on land,...
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Use of AI for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture
Agriculture, being significantly related to and dependent on natural factors, is most vulnerable to abnormal behaviors of nature. The trends,...
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Implications of hornbeam and beech root systems on slope stability: from field and laboratory measurements to modelling methods
PurposeRoot reinforcement is a key parameter in slope stability analysis, but is difficult to be effectively included at the hillslope-scale due to...
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The influence of land abandonment on forest disturbance regimes: a global review
ContextSince the nineteenth century, rural areas have experienced progressive abandonment mostly due to socioeconomic changes, with direct and...
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Sediment Supply and Movement on Slopes
The sources of sediment eventually supplied to rainforest streams include: surface erosion; treefall; landslides; channel development; bank erosion;...
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Introduction
The Neotropics is defined as the part of the American landmass and associated islands between the Tropic of Cancer (~23.5° N latitude) and the Tropic...
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The Alien Mollusk Anadara kagoshimensis in the Structure of Benthic Communities on the Crimean Shelf
AbstractOver the past fifteen years, the frequency of occurrence of the alien mollusk Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) increased from 5 to...
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The Development of Soil Science in Molise
Surveys on soil science in Molise are relatively recent as the first scientific studies were carried out only in the early 1990s and financed by the...