Agriculture is essential to a flourishing economy. Although soil is essential for sustainable
food production, its quality can decline as cultivation becomes more intensive and demand …

Rapid environmental change, natural resource overconsumption and increasing concerns
about ecological sustainability have led to the development of 'Essential Variables'(EVs) …

During the particularly severe hot summer drought in 2018, widespread premature leaf
senescence was observed in several broadleaved tree species in Central Europe …

Central Europe has been experiencing unprecedented droughts during the last decades,
stressing the decrease in tree water availability. However, the assessment of physiological …

Understanding the spatial distribution of soil lead concentration in peri-urban soil and its
underlying mechanism is critical to controlling lead contamination, ensuring food safety, and …

Sustainable agricultural landscape management needs reliable and accurate soil maps and
updated geospatial soil information. Recently, machine learning (ML) models have …

The knowledge about the spatial distribution of soil organic carbon stock (SOCS) helps in
sustainable land-use management and ecosystem functioning. No such study has been …

Storms represent a major disturbance factor in forest ecosystems, but the effects of
windthrows on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are poorly quantified. Here, we assessed …

Prolonged drought and susceptibility to biotic stressors induced an extensive calamity in
Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and widespread crown defoliation in European …

Maps of soil pH are an important tool for making decisions in sustainable forest
management. Accurate pH mapping, therefore, is crucial to support decisions by authorities …