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Wind Erosion
Wind erosion, also known as eolian erosion, is a dynamic process by which soil particles are detached and displaced by the erosive forces of the...
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Wind Erosion Modeling
Similar to those for water erosion, wind erosion models are designed to: (1) evaluate how different soil management practices affect wind erosion and...
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Modeling Water Erosion
Modeling soil erosion is important for understanding the processes governing soil erosion, predicting runoff and soil erosion rates, and identifying...
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Water Erosion
Water erosion is the wearing away of the soil surface by water from rain, runoff, snowmelt, and irrigation. Rainwater is the main driver of water...
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Effects of soybean urease induced carbonate precipitation on the seed emergence and seedling growth of Caragana korshinskii Kom and its application in wind erosion control
Background and aimsRevegetation is widely acknowledged as one of the most common and effective strategies for wind erosion control. However,...
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Soil Erosion on the Chinese Loess Plateau and Strategies for Vegetation Management
The Chinese Loess Plateau plays a crucial role in soil and water conservation and ecological restoration. China has implemented the Grain for Green...
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Effect of Water and Wind Erosion on Buffering Capacity of Soils in Steppe Regions of the Republic of Bashkortostan
AbstractThe effect of wind and water erosion on the aggregate composition, chemical properties, and acid-base buffering capacity of steppe chernozems...
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Assessment and Management of Soil and Water Erosion in Dryland Ecosystem
Dryland ecosystems manifest a significant part of the earth system in terms of total area, production and socioeconomic and ecological importance....
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Cyanobacterial biocrust alters soil physical properties reducing soil erosion and aerosol production
Aerosol emission by wind erosion in the arid and semi-arid areas of the world, is of environmental and health significance. Different methods have...
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Soil Erosion, Mineral Depletion and Regeneration
Recent years have seen a rise in awareness of the urgent environmental issues of soil erosion and mineral depletion, which have far-reaching effects...
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Tillage Erosion
Tillage erosion refers to the gradual translocation or displacement of soil downhill caused by tillage operations (Fig. 6.1; Fiener et al. 2018;...
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Causes of Soil Erosion, Its Measurements, and Management
Soil erosion represents one of the main causes of degradation of agricultural land around the globe. Productivity of the agricultural land is...
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Soil Erosion Research and Soil Conservation Policy in South Africa
Soil erosion has been identified as an issue in South African farming for more than a century. Erosion of land surfaces by water or wind is a natural...
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How do plants reduce erosion? An Eco Evidence assessment
Soil erosion adversely impacts natural and human environments globally. Vegetation is often used as a sustainable approach to mitigate erosion....
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A comparative study of soil nutrient availability and enzyme activity under biological soil crusts in different erosion regions of the Loess Plateau, China
PurposeThe influences of biological soil crusts (BSCs) on soil properties have been investigated extensively. However, few studies have compared soil...
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Wind erosion response to past and future agro-pastoral trajectories in the Sahel (Niger)
ContextWind erosion plays a major role in land degradation in semi-arid areas, especially in the Sahel. There, wind erosion is as sensitive to land...
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Impact of Regenerative Agriculture on Soil Erosion
In current civilization, soil erosion can be considered one of the main issues faced in the agricultural system. Conventional agricultural practices...
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Nutrient Erosion and Hypoxia of Aquatic Ecosystems
Concerns about the eutrophication and contamination of water resources are growing worldwide (Fig. 16.1). Studies from USA, India, China, Europe, and...
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Erosion vs. accretion of sandy beaches: their impacts on nursery areas of coral reef fish
Sandy beaches have experienced substantial human modifications worldwide for centuries. Yet, sandy beaches are known as nursery areas for coral reef...
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Soil and Water Conservation Techniques in Rainfed Areas
Agronomic measures and engineering measures are the techniques for soil and water conservation in rainfed areas. Agronomic practices for soil and...