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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Aleksandra Loba, Junjie Zhang, Sumiko Tsukamoto, Marek Kasprzak, Joanna Beata Kowalska, Manfred Frechen, Jaros Law Waroszewski
Summary: Loess landscapes in south-western Poland provide insights into the record of denudation processes. Soil redeposition events occurred around 9.1 ka, followed by denudation events attributed to different historical periods. The soil cover in the area has been reshaped, with predominant Luvisols experiencing progressive erosion processes. Modern soil erosion rates have significantly increased, potentially leading to a complete transformation of the Luvisol status within approximately 80-300 years.
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Soil Science
Pavel Panin, Pavel Kalinin, Ksenia Filippova, Nikita Sychev, Aleksandr Bukhonov
Summary: This article discusses the changes in landscape and climatic conditions from the Middle Pleistocene to the present based on the study of Loess-paleosol sequences (LPSs) in the Beglitsa-2017 section. New data on soil cover change in the Late and Middle Pleistocene in the North-Eastern Azov region were obtained through multi-proxy analysis and high-resolution sampling. The results reveal the polygenetic origin of the Salyn interglacial paleosol (MIS 5e) profile and the shifting of soil types during its formation. The study also highlights the influence of cryo-arid conditions during the MIS 3 period and the gleying processes in the Middle Pleistocene paleosols.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
P. G. Panin, K. G. Filippova, A. Bukhonov, N. Karpukhina, P. Kalinin, M. Ruchkin
Summary: The study of the loess-paleosol sequence in the center of the East European Plain has a long history, with a focus on the high-resolution analysis of the LPS at the Likhvin stratotype section. Through detailed analysis, the study reveals the history of paleosol formation from the Middle Pleistocene to the present, identifying distinct characteristics of paleosols from different periods. The findings suggest similarities between ancient paleosols and modern soils, as well as potential reclassification of certain paleosols to different stages in the Pleistocene.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Qingyin Zhang, Zhao Wang, Yufei Yao, Weibo Kong, Zhongna Zhao, Mingan Shao, Xiaorong Wei
Summary: Deforestation can lead to severe losses of soil nutrients, but the impacts of slope morphology and position on the spatial distributions of soil nutrients after deforestation are not well understood. This study in the hilly Loess Plateau region of China found that slope morphology and position significantly influenced the distributions of soil nutrients, highlighting their importance in predicting soil nutrient responses to deforestation.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zi-Qiang Yuan, Xin Song, Zhaozhong Feng, Jian Wang, Runzhi Wang, Evgenios Agathokleous, Chao Fang, Jordi Sardans, Josep Penuelas
Summary: Grazing exclusion is an effective management practice to restore degraded ecosystems, resulting in significant increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (N) stock. The rates of SOC and N sequestration increase with the duration of grazing exclusion. The controlling factors include the age of grazing exclusion, initial SOC and N contents, altitude, mean annual temperature, and mean annual precipitation.
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Geography, Physical
Xinwei Yan, Jianbao Liu, Kathleen M. Ruhland, Haoran Dong, Jinna He, John P. Smol
Summary: This study examines the impact of climate and land-use changes on the Yellow River basin in China using paleoenvironmental proxies and historical records. The findings show that cultural deforestation outweighed climate effects and led to a period of high flood risk, while recent reforestation and damming have reduced runoff and sediment load but have not fully restored vegetation cover, indicating a current high flood risk period for the Yellow River.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xiaoyu Zhu, Jessica Gray, Ying Gu, Tong He
Summary: This study investigated the sources of sediments in different areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) using SEM and material modal composite analysis. The results show that the formation of loess particles is related to differential weathering and precipitation mediated dissolution. The changes in hornblende concentrations provide evidence for sediment provenance in the deserts north and west of CLP. Understanding sediment sources is crucial for tracing Asian monsoon evolution and may challenge the interpretation of the monsoon mechanism.
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zhi Liu, Xuelian Guo, Xiuming Liu, Slobodan B. Markovic
Summary: A systematic comparison of the magnetic properties of loess in northern China and northern Serbia was conducted, revealing differences in the contents and domain states of magnetic minerals between the two regions. Factors such as source distances of aeolian dust, pedogenesis, and climatic conditions contribute to the variations in magnetic properties and magnetic mineral contents.
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Environmental Sciences
Alejandro Atenas Navarrete, Felipe Aburto, Gerardo Gonzalez-Rocha, Carolina Merino Guzman, Radomir Schmidt, Kate Scow
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of anthropogenic disturbances on soil microbial communities in Andean temperate forests. The results showed that deforestation had a significant effect on the soil microbial community, leading to major shifts in plant and microbial communities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Soil Science
Tatiele Fruett, Alberto Vasconcellos Inda, Vidal Barron, Yuri Lopes Zinn, Keyrauan Taha, Antonia Finkler Dias Fernandes
Summary: This study assessed how conversion from native grasslands to annual crops and eucalyptus stands in the southern region of Brazil affected soil properties over a period of 30 years. The results showed that soil organic carbon concentration was significantly higher under eucalyptus compared to native grasslands, while basic cations and available phosphorus increased under both croplands and eucalyptus. The study also found that magnetic susceptibility, total iron and aluminum concentrations decreased under eucalyptus and cropland, which could be attributed to lower clay contents.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jingjing Wang, Zhipeng Liu, Jianlun Gao, Lugato Emanuele, Yongqing Ren, Mingan Shao, Xiaorong Wei
Summary: The study evaluated changes in SOC, NDVI, and soil erosion on China's Loess Plateau between 1980 and 2008, finding no significant change in SOC but an increase in NDVI and decrease in soil erosion. The Grain for Green project significantly contributed to changes in NDVI and soil loss, indicating its positive impact on the region's ecological environment.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jose M. Plata, Rafael Rodriguez, Frank Preusser, Jaume Boixadera, J. Carles Balasch, Montserrat Antunez, Rosa M. Poch
Summary: The study focused on the pedogenesis of two red soils in the southeast of the Ebro Valley, revealing that one soil formed around 140 ka ago, while the other soil formed between 100 and 130 ka ago and underwent a new cycle of pedogenesis around 30 ka ago. The results suggest that biological activity may play a significant role in the reddening process of similar Mediterranean soils.
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Soil Science
Qingyin Zhang, Xiaoxu Jia, Tongchuan Li, Mingan Shao, Qiang Yu, Xiaorong Wei
Summary: The results of the study showed a significant decrease in soil total phosphorus concentration following artificial plantation, with no significant change in available phosphorus. Spatial distribution of phosphorus concentration varied based on climate, prior land use, tree species, and soil properties.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Magdalena Gus-Stolarczyk, Marek Drewnik, Anna Michno, Wojciech Szyma
Summary: Loess in Europe varies due to different environmental conditions during sedimentation and pedogenesis. This study focuses on the origin and transformation of lamellae in calcareous and noncalcareous loess soils in southern Poland. The results indicate that decalcification enables clay translocation and lamellae formation, and carbonate inhibits lamellae development. Lamellae show signs of mechanical degradation due to swelling and shrinking, bioturbation, and dissolution.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ana Paula Barbosa Lima, Alberto Vasconcellos Inda, Yuri Lopes Zinn, Edsleine Ribeiro da Silva, Paulo Cesar do Nascimento
Summary: This study describes a lithosequence of three soils developed from sedimentary rocks in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The soils were nutrient-poor and acidic, with varying clay mineralogy. The contrasting soil formative processes, composition, and land surface age suggest considerable pedological diversity in the region.
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Geography, Physical
Tamara Dulic, Jussi Meriluoto, Tamara Palanacki Malesevic, Violeta Gajic, Tamara Vazic, Nada Tokodi, Igor Obreht, Bojan Kostic, Petar Kosijer, Farhad Khormali, Zorica Svircev
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
Editorial Material
Geography, Physical
Martin Kehl, Farhad Khormali, Eva Lehndorff, Manfred Frechen
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
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Geography, Physical
Tobias Lauer, Stefan Vlaminck, Manfred Frechen, Christian Rolf, Martin Kehl, Jafar Sharifi, Eva Lehndorff, F. Khormali
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
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ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2017)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hossein Tazikeh, Farhad Khormali, Arash Amini, Mojtaba Barani Motlagh
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Ajami, Ahmad Heidari, Farhad Khormali, Manouchehr Gorji, Shamsollah Ayoubi
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2018)
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Geography, Physical
Zakieh Rashidi, Reza Sohbati, Alireza Karimi, Mohammad Hady Farpoor, Farhad Khormali, Warren Thompson, Andrew Murray
QUATERNARY GEOCHRONOLOGY
(2019)
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Geography, Physical
Stefan Vlaminck, Martin Kehl, Christian Rolf, Sven Oliver Franz, Tobias Lauer, Eva Lehndorff, Manfred Frechen, Farhad Khormali
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2018)
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Ecology
Mahmoudi M. Lamouki, S. Mahmoudi, F. Khormali, Cherati A. Araei
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2018)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Qiang Wang, Xin Wang, Haitao Wei, Farhad Khormali, Haichao Xie, Jinhui Zhang, Fahu Chen
ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY
(2019)
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Forestry
Maryam Moslehi, Hashem Habashi, Farhad Khormali, Akram Ahmadi, Ivano Brunner, Stephan Zimmermann
ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Hamed Najafi, Alireza Karimi, Gholam Hosain Haghnia, Farhad Khormali, Shamsollah Ayoubi, Hossein Tazikeh
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Masoumeh Pourmasoumi, Farhad Khormali, Shamsollah Ayoubi, Martin Kehl, Farshad Kiani
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2019)
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Geography, Physical
Mehdi Taheri, Farhad Khormali, Xin Wang, Arash Amini, Ahmad Landi, Haitao Wei, Martin Kehl, Fahu Chen
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Geography, Physical
Neda Rahimzadeh, Farhad Khormali, Natacha Gribenski, Sumiko Tsukamoto, Martin Kehl, Anna Pint, Farshad Kiani, Manfred Frechen