Wildfires are known to be one of the main causes of soil erosion and land degradation, and
their impacts on ecosystems and society are expected to increase in the future due to …

Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

Wildfires increased dramatically in frequency and extent in the European Mediterranean
region from the 1960s, aided by a general warming and drying trend, but driven primarily by …

The paper focuses on conservation agriculture (CA), defined as minimal soil disturbance (no-
till, NT) and permanent soil cover (mulch) combined with rotations, as a more sustainable …

A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's
environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that …

An extensive database of short to medium-term erosion rates as measured on erosion plots
in Europe under natural rainfall was compiled from the literature. Statistical analysis …

This review reveals that crop residues of common cultivated crops are an important resource
not only as a source of significant quantities of nutrients for crop production but also affecting …

Evolutionary and paleoecological studies suggest that fires are natural in the Mediterranean
basin. However, the important increase in the number of fires and area burned during the …

Basin sediment yield is the product of all sediment producing processes and sediment
transport within a basin. Consequently, the prediction of basin sediment yield should take …