Runoff and soil erosion influenced by abandonment of sloping land on the Loess Plateau: Insights from eight years of monitoring
March 2026
A substantial area of abandoned sloping farmland on the Loess Plateau is undergoing natural vegetation succession, which significantly influences runoff and soil loss. However, the responses of soil...
Can increased cover crop diversity increase root-soil binding and reduce soil loss during overland flow?
March 2026
Although cover crops can potentially improve on-farm soil and water management to reduce erosion, their ability to bind soil and whether multi-species cover crops offer additional benefits has attracted...
Is pre-fire soil moisture an important factor affecting post-fire soil susceptibility to erosion?
March 2026
Pre-fire soil moisture may affect combustion, thus post-fire soil physicochemical properties and erosion. However, the effect of pre-fire soil moisture content on post-fire soil susceptibility to erosion...
Optimizing water and nutrient application for Caragana korshinskii-based vegetation restoration in coal-mine-degraded arid lands
March 2026
Ecological degradation caused by coal mining is one of the most severe problems, especially in arid and semi-arid areas of northwestern China, where poor soil structure, low water content, and lack...
Modeling forest road runoff and erosion at multiple temporal scales in Florida panhandle region, USA
March 2026
Forest roads are critical infrastructure for accessing forested areas, yet their surfaces can generate substantial runoff and sediment that threaten both road integrity and water quality. This study...
Spatial variations in runoff, sediment, and nutrient losses induced by toposequence and biochar application in upland maize farming
March 2026
Soil erosion is a natural process that can be intensified by inappropriate land use and agricultural practices. Therefore, it is essential to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of agro-ecological...
Quantifying gully erosion in the black soil region of Northeast China by long-term RTK GPS survey
March 2026
Gully erosion is a severe form of soil erosion but has not been studied adequately as other types like interrill and rill erosion. Commonly used remote sensing approaches can only deal with the areal...
Enhancing soil structure and water dynamics through long-term mulched drip irrigation in arid reclaimed saline soils
March 2026
Soil salinization is a global environmental issue, and in the arid regions of Xinjiang, China, mulched drip irrigation (MDI) has been extensively implemented to combat drought and improve agricultural...
Inorganic amendments increase soil carbon sequestration across global acidic agroecosystems: A meta-analysis
March 2026
Inorganic amendments, including lime, gypsum, and calcium-based soil conditioners, are widespread for soil acidification mitigation, enhancing nutrient availability, and boosting crop productivity....
Evaluation of climate and land use change impacts on discharge variability in the Mekong River's largest tributary
March 2026
The Mekong River Basin faces significant challenges in streamflow variability, driven by climate change and human activities. This study evaluates the climate and land use/cover (LULC) variation effects...
Carbon sequestration in Australian Vertisols under conservation agriculture – Facts and public perception
March 2026
Conservation agriculture (CA) is a complex farming system that combines types of no-tillage with crop sequencing and harvest residue management. One of the main characteristics is an assumption of inevitable...
Soybean yield in response to soil erosion under different dry and wet conditions
March 2026
Soil erosion leads to reductions in soil thickness and fertility, threatening global agricultural productivity. However, the influence of different erosion degrees on crop yield under varying rainfall...
Understanding dispersion effects on soil detachment by overland flow: Insights from desiccated cracks flume simulations
March 2026
Soil erosion, primarily driven by water in tropical regions, poses significant environmental challenges. While previous research has highlighted the influence of soil properties and hydrodynamic parameters...
Assessment of the aeolian transport characteristics and protection status of sand-blocking and sand-fixing belts in the Hexi Corridor, northwest China
March 2026
Sand-blocking and sand-fixing belts, located in desert-oasis ecotones, are vital ecological barriers for maintaining oasis stability and mitigating wind-blown sand hazards in arid regions. The existing...
Mapping soil organic carbon as soil health indicator of cocoa landscapes in middle Côte d’Ivoire
March 2026
The spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) in cocoa-growing landscapes is a vital indicator of soil health and essential for environmental management. However, documented work on the mapping...
An evaluation of conservation tillage based on long-term experiments in winter crop rotations in NE Spain
March 2026
This study evaluates yields and water use efficiency from a productive and economic perspective under different tillage systems in semiarid Mediterranean conditions. Three long-term experiments, initiated...
Velocity distribution and hydrodynamic characteristics of overland flow on biocrust-covered slopes
March 2026
Biological soil crusts (BSC), commonly distributed as ground cover in arid and semi-arid regions, are recognized for the significant role in regulating runoff yield processes. However, the hydrodynamic...
Assessing the impact of residue cover on hillslope soil loss in the Midwest US: insights from the daily erosion project modeling framework
March 2026
Designing regionally resilient cropping systems requires understanding the interactions of multiple factors important to crop production and soil erosion-susceptibility both spatially and temporally....
Endmember spectral variability and index determination for retrieving fractional vegetation cover in the Loess Plateau
March 2026
Accurate remote sensing retrieval of fractional vegetation cover (FVC) of photosynthetic vegetation (PV) and non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPV) is essential for assessing regional soil erosion. However,...
Renaturation on the Loess Plateau: significant increase in soil organic carbon under different soil types over two decades
March 2026
Following implementation of the Grain to Green Project (GTGP), various studies have attempted to analyze the impact of renaturation on soil organic carbon (SOC) content and regional C sequestration,...
HWGEN: An hourly wind stochastic GENerator
March 2026
Extreme wind speeds are vital for applications such as wind erosion assessment and wind power generation. However, their high spatial and temporal variability limits the accuracy of observations and...
Distribution patterns of SOC fractions and mineralization on sloping erosion-prone farmland in the black soil region
March 2026
Soil organic carbon (SOC), primarily accumulated in the surface layers of sloping farmland, experiences disrupted distribution due to soil erosion, affecting its lateral transport and vertical sequestration....
Peak soil: Is it a useful concept?
March 2026
The concept of peak soil, the hypothetical point at which global soil productivity enters a sustained decline, has emerged as a metaphor for soil degradation. However, there is currently no globally...
Global patterns of gully occurrence and their sensitivity to environmental changes
March 2026
Gully formation is a significant driver of soil erosion and land degradation worldwide and often leads to important downstream impacts. Nonetheless, our understanding of the global patterns and the...
Novel deep learning algorithm in soil erodibility factor predicting at a continental scale
March 2026
Soil erosion poses significant environmental and economic challenges, adversely affecting soil fertility and global agricultural productivity. We developed a novel model based on the Multi-Head Squeeze-and-Excitation...