Fingerprinting using compound-specific δ13C of n-alkanes reveals the temporary role of paddy fields as a secondary source for watershed sediment loss
December 2025
Fingerprinting generates reliable sediment provenance information which supports devising policy or practical strategies for soil conservation and sediment management, but it remains challenging in...
Incorporating rocky desertification characteristic into soil erosion modeling in karst regions aligns better with regional conditions
December 2025
The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) is the most widely used soil erosion modeling method worldwide. The karst regions, influenced by geological conditions and human activities, feature...
Response of soil erosion and non-point source pollution to different rainfall, vegetation and land preparation measures in Miyun reservoir area during 2010–2023
December 2025
Soil erosion and non-point source pollution are critical global environmental issues, with profound implications for ecosystems, agricultural productivity, and water quality. These problems are especially...
Integrated organochemical – Microbial solutions remediate degraded saline-sodic soils
December 2025
Projections of global population growth underscore the urgent need to restore degraded saline-sodic soils to meet rising demands for food, feed, and fiber. This study evaluated the individual and combined...
Soil degradation: An integrated model of the causes and drivers
December 2025
Soil plays a critical role in seven existential challenges that threaten sustainable development of human society. However, despite this integrative role, humans generally focus on the use of soil to...
Effect of government regulation on promotion of soil restoration practices among farmers in the Loess plateau: Unveiling the role of green ecological cognition
December 2025
Soil remediation practices by farmers are crucial for improving soil quality and ensuring stable agricultural production. To analyze the factors influencing these practices, we surveyed 403 farmers...
Subsoil tillage and straw mulching are synergistic for long-term improvement of soil carbon and structural characteristics
December 2025
Subsoil tillage (S) improves the stability and quality of soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil structure. Combining straw mulching with subsoil tillage (SS) may further improve soil physical and biogeochemical...
A data-driven impact evaluation of nutrient input reduction on wheat yields across Europe
December 2025
The European Union (EU) is one of the largest cereal producers in the world, with wheat covering around one-third of its agricultural area. Sustainable soil management has been put as a key point of...
Forest restoration in tropical forests recovers topsoil water retention but does not improve deep soil layers
December 2025
Tropical primary forests have been rapidly reduced in recent decade owing to slash-and-burn, leading to the formation of tropical secondary forests in different recovery stages. However, it is still...
Soil erosion accelerates carbon cycling as a response to carbon limitation in erosion-prone sloping cropland
December 2025
Soil erosion accelerates the loss of soil carbon (C) pools and then exacerbates the microbial C limitation. However, the extent to which soil microbial C limitation influences soil C cycling processes...
Disparity in soil erosion processes between freeze-thaw and unfrozen slopes under artificial rainfall conditions in high-altitude and dry valleys of the Southeast Tibet region
December 2025
The arid valley region in southeastern Tibet exemplifies an ecologically vulnerable area in southwestern China, where soil erosion has intensified in recent years as a consequence of socio-economic...
Spatiotemporal detailed crop cover and management factor maps as agri-environmental indicators for soil erosion in Germany
December 2025
The crop cover and management factor (C factor) is crucial to assess the impact of management on soil erosion by water within the (R)USLE (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation) modelling framework....
Intra-annual characterization of soil mean temperature at 5 and 10 cm depths based on remote sensing data, at country scale
December 2025
Soil temperature (ST) is an important physical property that influences all soil processes; it is a relevant component of the climate system and impacts terrestrial ecological, hydrological and biogeochemical...
Impact of soil compaction on the rill erosion of Mollisol by waterflow: A comparative analysis before and after the seasonal freezing and thawing
December 2025
Soil erosion resulting from soil compaction and freeze-thaw action is a major global environmental issue in intensively mechanized agricultural and cold regions. Existing studies predominantly focus...
The passive microwave remote sensing in soil moisture retrieval: Products, models, applications and challenges
December 2025
Soil moisture (SM) is a pivotal component of the global water cycle and a critical environmental parameter in terrestrial carbon cycling, significantly influencing energy exchange, vegetation dynamics,...
Variability of soil organic carbon with elevation gradient in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau
December 2025
Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a critical role in the carbon cycle of alpine ecosystems; however, little is known about the dynamics of SOC governed by soil types and elevation gradients in these systems....
The rising threat of subsoil salinization in drylands
December 2025
Improving the Landsat-8 determinations of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks through reducing the effects of buildings, water, and vegetation
December 2025
Soil mapping using Landsat-8 provides potential for a real-time synoptic estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil total nitrogen (STN) stocks. However, the few relevant studies at global and...
Straw incorporation regulates rill erosion processes: Revealing multi-timescale hysteresis between runoff and sediment concentration in brown soil
December 2025
The rill erosion process in sloping farmland after straw incorporation is different from that under traditional tillage, including complex variations and hysteresis in runoff and sediment concentration....
Response of soil detachment capacity to freeze‒thaw process for five loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China
December 2025
The combined effects of freeze-thaw and water erosion significantly increase the risk of soil erosion in seasonally freeze-thaw regions. Although soil detachment capacity (SDC) is a critical parameter...
Sediment source determination comparing rare earth element tracing and composite fingerprinting approaches on hillslopes
December 2025
Both the rare earth element (REE) tracing and the composite fingerprinting approaches are valuable for sediment source identification. However, few studies have compared the accuracy of sediment source...
Modeling runoff and sediment yield at the event scale in semiarid watersheds
December 2025
K2-RHEM, a recently integrated event-based rangeland watershed model, represents one of the few process-based models available for rangeland applications. However, to gain wider acceptance and demonstrate...
Assessing soil erosion vulnerability using a novel capacity–condition framework (CCF): A case study from New South Wales, Australia
December 2025
Soil water erosion is a major threat to long-term soil sustainability. However, challenges remain in capturing how both natural and human-induced erosion processes interact over space and time to influence...
Tracing the evolution of soil conservation in China: A review of historical insights and modern practices
Available online 25 October 2025
Soil conservation is a critical environmental challenge faced by countries worldwide. This paper provides an innovative and comprehensive review of China’s soil conservation journey, offering new insights...
Extracting gully using machine learning and deep learning algorithms in the loess hilly and gully region in China
Available online 22 October 2025
Gully erosion is a critical factor contributing to global soil erosion and land degradation, posing a significant threat to ecosystem sustainability. Effective and accurate monitoring of gully erosion...