Soils constitute one of the most critical natural resources and maintaining their health is vital
for agricultural development and ecological sustainability, providing many essential …

Soil salinization is one of the most important causes for land degradation and desertification
and is an important threat to land management, farming activities, water quality, and …

Soil loss by erosion processes is one of the largest challenges for food production and reservoir
siltation around the world. Information on sediment, nutrients and pollutants is required …

Several decades of intensive rainfed farming in Mediterranean mountains and later land
abandonment has led to rapid land use and land cover changes. During recent centuries, the …

The loss of fertile topsoil is one of the principal soil degradation problems in mountain
agroecosystems worldwide. Soil erosion rates reach their maximum during exceptional storm …

In the Mediterranean region, the long history of cultivation is associated with significant
changes in the original landscape. Agricultural intensification and subsequent land …

Soil erosion and fine particle transport are two of the major challenges in food security and
water quality for the growing global population. Information of the areas prone to erosion is …

In the Cordillera Blanca, the glaciers delineated by some of the highest peaks in the tropical
Peruvian Andes have experienced a fast retreat over the last few decades. At the foot of …

Sediment fingerprinting quantifies soil erosion processes by tracing sediment origins in
water bodies. In this regard, several types of tracers have been used to discriminate different …

A Compound Specific Stable Isotope (CSSI) sediment tracing approach is applied for the
first time in a Mediterranean mountain agroforestry catchment subjected to intense land use …