A5091009469- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Agricultural and Environmental Management
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Forest Management and Policy
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Land Use and Management
- Forest ecology and management
ISRIC - World Soil Information
2000-2022
Rhodes University
2019
This paper describes the technical development and accuracy assessment of most recent improved version SoilGrids system at 250m resolution (June 2016 update). provides global predictions for standard numeric soil properties (organic carbon, bulk density, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), pH, texture fractions coarse fragments) seven depths (0, 5, 15, 30, 60, 100 200 cm), in addition to depth bedrock distribution classes based on World Reference Base (WRB) USDA classification systems (ca. 280...
Land degradation is a global concern. In tropical areas it primarily concerns the conversion of forest into non-forest lands and associated losses environmental services. Defining such not straightforward hampering effective reduction in use already degraded for more productive purposes. To facilitate processes avoided land rehabilitation, we have developed methodology which used international social sustainability standards to determine suitability sustainable agricultural expansion. The...
Abstract Carbon neutrality in the transport sector is a key challenge for growing bioeconomy as share of biofuels has stagnated over past decade. This can be attributed to basic economics and lack robust market these technologies. Consequently, more sustainable biomass supply concepts are required that reduce negative impacts on environment at same time promote environmental services agricultural cropping systems including erosion prevention, soil fertility improvement, greenhouse gas...
The impact of degradation on functional properties land and its productive capacity may vary between units soils. present study explores the methodology for assessment 20 years simulated water erosion production maize in Kenya. It uses databases soils, climate crops several models are combined to arrive at a productivity calculation. Outcome modelling exercise serve as basis prioritizing land-use policies, conservation measures research national level. comprises four steps: (1) creating...
Abstract In the context of increased pressures on land for food and non‐food production, it is relevant to understand better, which resources have become unused abandoned where these lands are. Data are what their extend not collected in regular statistics. this paper, we present an approach detect signs abandonment cropping using radar coherence data. The methodology was tested Spanish regions Albacete Soria agricultural a common process. results show that detection data works well region...
Abstract. A methodology is presented that explores soil survey information at the national level (1:1 M), generating sustainability indicators for wheat cultivation in Uruguay. Potential yields were calculated simplified crop production situations under several constraints, such as limitation of water availability from physical properties and climatic conditions, nutrient fertility conditions. Land quality sufficiency was examined by comparing these with constraint‐free yield conditioned...