In hilly area of North China, massive deforestation of natural forests and extensive use of
agricultural lands have resulted in severe soil degradation. Soil organic carbon (SOC) and …

Land use change, especially conversion of native forests can have large impacts on water
resources. Large scale conversion of native forests to agricultural land has occurred in the …

Soils contain one of the largest carbon (C) pools in the biosphere with the greatest potential
of C sequestration to mitigate climate change impacts. The present study aimed at …

Vegetation coverage is an important parameter for affecting soil erosion and the physical
and chemical properties of soil. To analyze the mutual influence between vegetation …

Climate change will cause substantial vegetation shifts across the world. Africa may face
varying dynamics such as tree decline, savannization, and woody encroachment due to …

The conversion of dry woody rangelands into pastures can alter key soil physical properties
that regulate ecosystem water circulation and storage. Based on three paired stands of …

Soil properties are useful for assessing the potential of landscapes to provide terrestrial
ecosystem services, but they are affected by anthropogenic activities and environmental …

El proceso de formación del suelo está determinado por la interacción de seis factores de
formación: clima, organismos, topografía, material parental, tiempo y uso, la magnitud de …

Los ecosistemas de la región Mixteca han estado sometidos a la deforestación, el
sobrepastoreo y prácticas agrícolas inadecuadas, y como resultado los suelos se han …

Understanding the variability of physico-chemical properties of soil along a toposequence is
essential for smallholder farming communities. However, these resource constraint farmers …