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The Prospects of Environmental Assessment, Rating, and Quality Management of Soils and Lands
AbstractThe most promising areas of ecological assessment, regulation, and quality management of soils and lands include in-depth study of their...
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Lands and Soils As Self-contained Components of the Environment: Issues of Assessment, Regulation, and Management (Review)
AbstractNo insight has been gained to date into distinguishing between functions of soils and lands in assessment, load rationing, and management of...
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The Main Directions of Development of Ecological and Economic Assessment of Lands in the Russian Federation
AbstractApprobation was performed for various types of ecological and economic assessment of lands on the territory of the Russian Plain. They were...
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How to achieve ecological control zoning based on ecological security pattern (ESP)? A case study of China’s coastal areas
Rapid urbanization negatively affects the eco-land. The topic of accurate zoning and control of ecological space has become a challenge for many...
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Assessment of Ecological State of Soils Contaminated by Petroleum Hydrocarbons after Bioremediation
Soils of different types have different recovery potential after pollution by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC). The use of ameliorants helps to restore...
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Studies of Oil-Contaminated Soils and Prospective Approaches for Their Remediation
AbstractThe main milestones of the study of oil-contaminated soils at the Faculty of Soil Science of Moscow State University (Russia) in 50 years...
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Microbiological Indicators of Soil Ecological Functions: A Review
AbstractThe review summarizes the most relevant microbiological characteristics that can serve as indicators of soil ecological functions:...
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History, Current State, and Prospects of Development of Economic Assessment of Soils in Russia (Review)
AbstractA detailed review of the existing methods for the economic evaluation of soils in Russia has been carried out. It is shown that the...
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Problems of Rationing the Content of Chemical Elements and Compounds in Soils in Law-Enforcement Practice
AbstractRationing of the content of hazardous substances in soil as an object of environmental protection in the Russian Federation is provided by a...
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Wind erodibility indices of aeolian sandy soils impacted by different vegetation restoration: a case study from the Shannan valley of the Yarlung Zangbo River
Controlling aeolian desertification is a key ecological target on the Tibetan Plateau, especially within the widespread river valleys. Vegetation...
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Experience in Ecological and Economic Assessment of Land Degradation in Regions of the Russian Federation
AbstractThe article presents the results of testing a comprehensive scheme of ecological and economic assessment of land degradation in various...
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Spatial changes in soil carbon stock through patches and inter-patch open spaces in pure shrub-lands of central Iran
Shrub-lands composed of patches (PATs) and inter-patch open spaces (IPOSs) and a detailed study of their spatial carbon stock (CS) provides...
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Changes in the Soils of Boreal Ecosystems under the Impact of Environmental Factors: A Review
This review briefs the relevant published data on the current insight into forest soils in the European north of Russia. The role of soils in the...
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Soils and Their Assessment: A Review
Abstract —The history of the development of the concept of urban soil services, their current list, anthropocentric and pedocentric approaches to...
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Soils and Carbon Pools on the Shungite Rocks of South Karelia under Different Types of Land Use
AbstractThe azonal organo-accumulative soils (Umbrisols) on shungite rocks and the effect of land use on their properties and ecosystem carbon stock...
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Salt Tolerance of Fungi and Prospects for Mycodiagnostics of Contamination in Saline Soils: A Review
AbstractThe specific features of halotolerant fungi are analyzed to assess their potential for indicating chemical contamination of saline soils and...
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Persistent and lagged effects of fire on stream solutes linked to intermittent precipitation in arid lands
Increased occurrence, size, and intensity of fire result in significant but variable changes to hydrology and material retention in watersheds with...
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Curbing the Salinization of Arable Land and Agronomically Restoring Salt-affected Soils, a food security challenge: assessment and prospects, the case of Senegal, West Africa
AbstractIn Senegal, the Senegalo-Mauritanian sedimentary basin is cut by four major rivers: Senegal, Sine-Saloum, Gambia and Casamance, flowing into...
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Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Carbon Sequestration in the Oligotrophic Peat Soils of Southern Taiga in Western Siberia
AbstractThe carbon stock and the emission rates of greenhouse gases (CO 2 and CH 4 ) in the peat soils of southern taiga in Western Siberia were...
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Ecological Features and Adaptive Capabilities of Cyanobacteria in Desert Ecosystems: A Review
AbstractDeserts represent one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth characterized by extreme daily variations in temperature, limited...