Ecosystem services are part and parcel of human lives. It is of paramount importance to
understand the interaction between these ecosystem services, as they are directly related to …

Anthropogenic land use and land cover changes are major drivers of environmental
degradation and declining soil health across heterogeneous landscapes in Central India. To …

Introduction: Anthropogenic disturbances resulting from extensive mining activities in
tropical regions pose significant threats to native land use, leading to deforestation …

Soil carbon (SC) heterogeneity in mountain ecosystems is ascertained by a complex
interdependency of topography, climate, edaphic features, and biotic elements, which may …

This article reviews and synthesizes the articles published in a virtual special issue
(VSI)“Land Degradation and Development in India: Status quo, challenges, and …

During the Palaeoproterozoic era, the Northern and Southern cratonic blocks of the Indian
Plate came together and amalgamated. Farther, facilitated by the East-West trending central …

Coriaria nepalensis, a nitrogen-fixing actinorhizal shrub, is a prominent and successful
colonizer of bare rocks and landslide affected degraded lands. Field experiments were …

Understanding and monitoring soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is crucial for ecosystem
carbon cycling, services, and addressing global environmental challenges. This study …

This paper explores the application and advantages of remote sensing, machine learning,
and mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR) as a popular proximal sensing spectroscopy tool in the …

The escalating rates of deforestation, compounded by land degradation arising from
intensified mining operations, forest fires, encroachments, and road infrastructure, among …