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Irán es un extenso país situado en Oriente Medio y Asia Occidental cuya diversidad climática hace que sea rico en biodiversidad. La investigación nematológica dentro del país ha adquirido una gran importancia. El p...

Soil respiration plays a significant role in the carbon cycle of Amazonian rainforests. Measurements of soil respiration have only been carried out in few places in the Amazon. This study investigated the effects of the ...

Old fields are spreading in the world because of agriculture abandonment, and they show a persistence of exotic plant species with little recovery towards the original vegetation composition. Soil biota may also differ b...

The earthen final covers based on the water storage and release principle have a promising application in the landfills in arid and semi-arid areas. Most of the previous studies concentrate on the rainwater infiltration ...

Grazers exert important effects on the plant-soil system influencing the structure and functioning of the ecosystems. The effect of grazing on soil enzyme and microbial activities in arid ecosystems of the Patagonian Mon...

This study evaluates the glyphosate dissipation under field conditions in three types of soil, and aims to determine the importance of the following factors in the environmental persistence of herbicide: i) soil bacteria...

ABSTRACT Phosphorus (P) cycling is an important yet poorly studied aspect of the macronutrient balance in tropical rainforest ecosystems. As soil P occurs in different organic and inorganic forms (fractions) with varying...

Little information is available on the effect of properties of coarse textured soils on the emission of fine particulate matter (PM10). In this study we evaluated the effect of textural fractions (clay, silt and sand), o...

Previous studies have recognized the influence of crop cover and agricultural management on variables (soil temperature, soil moisture, and root biomass) that influence soil respiration. However, despite the influence of...

For the western Patagonia region (Argentina), climate change models predict a 1–3 ◦C increase in temperature and a 10%–30% reduction in precipitation. Patagonia native forests are home to a variety of soil fungi, i...

The agricultural activity in the Argentine Pampas, characterized by an important trend towards no-till soybean monocropping, has completely transformed the original Pampas landscape into a monotonous scenario with a cont...

Subjects / keywords: A. A. BALKEMA; 551.22 S683s

Subjects / keywords: FULLER, WALLACE H; THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS; 631.49154 F973s

The carbon sink capacity of the world's agricultural and degraded soils is 50 to 66% of the historic carbon loss of 42 to 78 gigatons of carbon. The rate of soil organic carbon sequestration with adoption of recommended ...

Subjects / keywords: TERZAGHI, KARL; JOHN WILEY & SONS; 624.151 T334s2

Subjects / keywords: LAMBE, T. WILLIAM; JOHN WILEY & SONS; 624.15136 L221s

This book explores the Mediterranean olive grove as a living landscape shaped by centuries of human activity and now facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges. Through real-world examples from olive-growin...

En las zonas áridas, la acción combinada del cambio climático y el aumento de la presión humana están causando una degradación acelerada de los ecosistemas. En este contexto, es necesario investigar nuevas estrateg...

Subjects / keywords: Ingeniería y Tecnología; Agricultura; Agronomía; Ciencia del Suelo

The analysis of the stability of slopes is a key aspect in the design of any infrastructure such as roads, railways, canals, pipelines and dams as well as in mining operations. For common infrastructures, slopes reach he...

Subjects / keywords: Ingeniería y Tecnología; Agricultura; General

Soil moisture is a key factor connecting climate signals and freezing processes, and its dynamic changes profoundly affect the water cycle and ecosystems in alpine regions. However, the vertical variation patterns of its...

The parameters obtained from the piezocone penetration tests (CPTU) have been widely used for soil profiling and geostratigraphy over the decades. In this study, large amount of CPTU soundings and parallel drilling borin...

Based on 5 years of integrated pedological work in Kamuli District, this study examines how farmers in three villages understand and classify soils. The farmers' knowledge was documented through a participatory approach ...