Soil loss by water erosion is one of the main threats to soil health and food production in intensively used agricultural areas.To assess its significance to overall sediment production,we applied the Water and Tillag...
Beneath the clouds and mist,the terraces follow the terrain,stretching from mountain bases to peaks.With the changing seasons,they transform,embellishing the majestic mountains with their layered beauty.The Yunhe Terr...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 41501592,42061044,42061074].The authors would like to thank Professor Xingwu Duan of Yunnan University for suggestions for experimental design and Jiancheng Deng of Yunnan University and the villagers of Amengkong for their assistance in fieldwork.
Marginalization and abandonment of paddy terraces are widespread,but their effects on the sustainability of subsequent agricultural production are still unknown.Hani Paddy Terraces,included in Globally Important Agric...
financial support from IIT Gandhinagar-grant number: IP/ IITGN/ES/PK/2122/31;SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB) project number SRG/2022/ 000514。
The Indian Peninsula is one of the most well-studied regions for Holocene sea-level fluctuations in the world, however, standardized relative sea-level datasets are missing. This study provides an archive of sealevel ...
China’s vast and diverse landscape is a testament to nature’s grandeur,with each region narrating a unique tale of human-nature symbiosis.Among these tales,two landmarks are of profound significance:the Yellow River...
Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41930757;GDAS’ Project of Science and Technology Development,No.2020GDASYL-20200104005。
Driven by urbanization and industrialization,arable land in hilly and mountainous regions of China is gradually becoming marginalized,with the extent of arable land abandonment rapidly expanding from poor-quality slop...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12175046);the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(No.2021GXNSFBA196001);the One-HundredTalents Program of Guangxi Colleges。
The spatial distributions of ^(239+240)Pu and ^(137)Cs in soils from Longji Rice Terraces were investigated to evaluate soil erosion.The activity concentrations of ^(239+240)Pu and ^(137)Cs in the surface soils of the...
The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces of Yunnan Province have become a national emblem for China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site,but some are beginning to crumble.This research attempts to address why this is happening and w...