Exploring the multiple land degradation pathways across the planet

R Prăvălie - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Global change pressures on soils from land use and management

P Smith, JI House, M Bustamante… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Soils are subject to varying degrees of direct or indirect human disturbance, constituting a
major global change driver. Factoring out natural from direct and indirect human influence is …

Reducing global air pollution: the scope for further policy interventions

M Amann, G Kiesewetter, W Schöpp… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the last decades, energy and pollution control policies combined with structural
changes in the economy decoupled emission trends from economic growth, increasingly …

Key ecological responses to nitrogen are altered by climate change

TL Greaver, CM Clark, JE Compton, D Vallano… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
Climate change and anthropogenic nitrogen deposition are both important ecological
threats. Evaluating their cumulative effects provides a more holistic view of ecosystem …

Resilience to Stress and Disturbance, and Resistance to Bromus tectorum L. Invasion in Cold Desert Shrublands of Western North America

JC Chambers, BA Bradley, CS Brown, C D'Antonio… - Ecosystems, 2014 - Springer
Alien grass invasions in arid and semi-arid ecosystems are resulting in grass–fire cycles and
ecosystem-level transformations that severely diminish ecosystem services. Our capacity to …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring mechanistic pathways linking urban green and blue space to mental wellbeing before and after urban regeneration of a greenway: Evidence from …

R Wang, MHEM Browning, F Kee, RF Hunter - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban regeneration of urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) is assumed to benefit
residents' mental wellbeing. However, the mechanistic pathways linking UGBS to wellbeing …

Decreased atmospheric nitrogen deposition in eastern North America: Predicted responses of forest ecosystems

FS Gilliam, DA Burns, CT Driscoll, SD Frey… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Historical increases in emissions and atmospheric deposition of oxidized and reduced
nitrogen (N) provided the impetus for extensive, global-scale research investigating the …

A review on photocatalytic asphalt pavement designed for degradation of vehicle exhausts

X Li, F Wang, L You, S Wu, C Yang, L Zhang… - … Research Part D …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review on the most recent level of knowledge and
developments achieved in utilizing photocatalytic asphalt pavement as a method to reduce …

Responses of forest ecosystems to increasing N deposition in China: A critical review

D Tian, E Du, L Jiang, S Ma, W Zeng, A Zou… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
China has been experiencing a rapid increase in nitrogen (N) deposition due to intensified
anthropogenic N emissions since the late 1970s. By synthesizing experimental and …

Soil and pollution: an introduction to the main issues

A Cachada, T Rocha-Santos, AC Duarte - Soil pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil pollution has increased over the last decades and may pose a risk for human and
ecological health. The main causes of soil pollution are associated with human activities …