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Prediction of Soil–Water Characteristic Curves in Bimodal Tropical Soils Using Artificial Neural Networks
Laborious and time-consuming tests are required for the determination of the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC), often leading to the adoption of...
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Ultrasonic Analysis of Artificial Cementation Effects on Tropical Clay Soils
Soil–cement mixtures have practical applications in geotechnical engineering. Peculiarities associated with the stiffness and strength gains over the...
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Distribution of Total Nitrogen in Soils of the Tropical Highlands of Cameroon
AbstractUnderstanding the factors controlling soil total N (TN) is helpful in simulating N cycling at local and regional scales. This study was...
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Geochemistry and microbiology of tropical serpentine soils in the Santa Elena Ophiolite, a landscape-biogeographical approach
The Santa Elena Ophiolite is a well-studied ultramafic system in Costa Rica mainly comprised of peridotites. Here, tropical climatic conditions...
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Distribution and forms of iron and aluminium oxides in tropical soils of central southwestern Nigeria
The study examined the composition and forms of iron and aluminium oxides in benchmark soils of central southwestern Nigeria. Soils developed from...
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Acidic Soils
Acidic soils suppose significant challenges for sustainable agriculture. Soil acidification is of increasing concern worldwide due to its influence...
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Unraveling clothianidin sorption in tropical agricultural soils enriched with rice straw-based farmyard manure
The widespread use of clothianidin as a pest control agent has led to its contamination in soil and water environments. We conducted an...
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Derivation and validation of a pedotransfer function for estimating the bulk density of tropical forest soils
Bulk density ( ρ b ), a soil physical property critical for estimating soil carbon storing potentials, is often under-reported in many tropical soil...
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Soil carbon in tropical savannas mostly derived from grasses
Tropical savannas have been increasingly targeted for carbon sequestration by afforestation, assuming large gains in soil organic carbon (SOC) with...
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Artificial neural networks for predicting soil water retention data of various Brazilian soils
Knowledge of the soil water retention (SWR) data is necessary for modeling soil water movement and assessing soil water holding capacity and...
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A review of lateritic soils and their use as landfill liners
The role of a landfill liner in the waste management process cannot be overemphasized. They are usually made of clay soils or geosynthetic materials...
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Improvement of the bearing capacity of lateritic gravel by a geopolymer binder: road construction in tropical countries
Owing to its availability and affordability, lateritic soils are one of common building materials widely used for the development of infrastructures...
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Quantitative relationship between organic carbon and geochemical properties in tropical surface and subsurface soils
We investigated soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and the quantitative relationship between SOC and geochemical properties in tropical surface and...
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Degradation increases peat greenhouse gas emissions in undrained tropical peat swamp forests
Tropical peat swamp degradation can modify net peat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions even without drainage. However, current Intergovernmental Panel on...
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Mineral magnetic properties of ultisol profiles from tropical southern India
The magnetic grain size, mineralogy and concentration of five ultisol sequences (lateritic soil profiles) developed on different parent rocks...
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Time of Concentration Model for Non-Urban Tropical Basins Based on Physiographic Characteristics and Observed Rainfall Responses
The time of concentration (Tc), which represents the steady-state hydraulic conditions of a watershed, is an essential parameter for understanding...
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Drought-induced turnover of soil microbial biomass increases nutrient subsidies for the reproduction of tropical forest
El Niño-induced drought, which is intensified by climate change, can have huge impacts on soil microbial biomass and plant productivity in tropical...
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Minerals limit the deep soil respiration response to warming in a tropical Andisol
Tropical regions hold one third of the world’s soil organic carbon, but few experiments have warmed tropical soils in situ. The vulnerability of...
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Relationship between magnetic properties and weathering in red soil profiles developed on weakly magnetic parent rock in the tropical and subtropical region of Yunnan, China
Magnetic studies of loess–paleosol sequences have shown that the magnetic properties of loess and its parent material are sensitive to weathering...
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Shared-role of vegetation types, elevation and soil affecting plant diversity in an old-tropical mountain hotspot
Despite the exceptional species richness and endemism, the environmental drivers of plant diversity along old tropical mountains remain...