Pythagorean fuzzy SWARA weighting technique for soil quality modeling of cultivated land in semi-arid terrestrial ecosystems

B Sarğın, P Alaboz, S Karaca, O Dengiz - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, the assessment of soil quality and creating digital soil maps are crucial for
sustainable land management. In the present study, the main objective is to evaluate soil …

Incorporating forest canopy openness and environmental covariates in predicting soil organic carbon in oak forest

L Su, M Heydari, MS Jaafarzadeh, SR Mousavi… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
The historical conversion of forests to rainfed agricultural lands in the semi-arid forest
ecosystems is one of the primary sources of human-induced, greenhouse gas emission and …

Soil quality assessment for desertification based on multi-indicators with the best-worst method in a semi-arid ecosystem

O Dengiz, İ Demirağ Turan - Journal of Arid Land, 2023 - Springer
Since there are some signs of land degradation and desertification showing how soil
sustainability is threatened, it is crucial to create a soil quality index (SQI) model in the semi …

Higher improvement in soil health by animal-sourced than plant-sourced organic materials through optimized substitution

C Shi, Q Zhang, B Yu - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Organic material input can improve soil health and mitigate adverse environmental
consequences; however, there is controversy regarding the promoting effects of organic …

Climatic variables are more effective on the spatial distribution of oak forests than land use change across their historical range

H Mirhashemi, K Ahmadi, M Heydari, O Karami… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The current research is conducted to model the effect of climate change and land use
change (LUC) on the geographical distribution of Quercus brantii Lindl.(QB) forests across …

Effects of optical and radar satellite observations within Google Earth Engine on soil organic carbon prediction models in Spain

T Zhou, Y Geng, W Lv, S Xiao, P Zhang, X Xu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The modeling and mapping of soil organic carbon (SOC) has advanced through the rapid
growth of Earth observation data (eg, Sentinel) collection and the advent of appropriate tools …

An ensemble framework for farmland quality evaluation based on machine learning and physical models

W Xian, H Liu, X Yang, X Huang, H Huang, Y Li… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Farmland quality (FQ) evaluation is crucial to curb agricultural land's “non-grain” behavior
and promote ecological nitrogen trade-off in North China. However, a promising approach to …

Non-native and native tree species plantations and seasonality could have substantial impacts on the diversity of indigenous soil fauna in a semi-arid forest ecosystem

M Karamian, J Mirzaei, M Heydari… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The temporal and spatial dynamics of soil fauna in many terrestrial ecosystems are still not
fully understood, while soil fauna is one of the most critical characteristics in assessing soil …

A brief review of digital soil mapping in Iran

R Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, M Zeraatpisheh… - Remote Sensing of Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper offers a brief review of digital soil mapping (DSM) in Iran, which utilizes machine
learning and environmental data to create soil maps for better soil management. The review …

Predicting soil quality index with a deep regression approach

Ş Işık, B Turgut, Y Anagün, M Olgun - Communications in Soil …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The detection, preservation and enhancement of soil quality is essential for ecosystem
managers to offer the appropriate support after discovering factors that are linked to soil's …