Sedimentation from landscape clearance-induced soil erosion threatens waterhole persistence in a semi-arid river system, southern Queensland, Australia

The Landscape as a Unit for Rangeland Inventory in Arid and Semi-arid Regions of Iran

Severe range degradation was critically extended in many region of Iran and caused many rangelands were restricted and interwoven with croplands in a complex system. Therefore, rangeland planning and inventory as an isolated activity has become almost impossible. Current landscape planning involves contributions of different social organizations often with different interests and with different...

Investigation of Pedodiversity Indices, Soil Differentiation and Soil-Landscape Evolution in the Semi-Arid Region of Chaharmahal-Va-Bakhtiyari Province

Landscapes are considered as a series of different land units with a size, shape and location arrangement that are permanently under the influence of natural events and human activities. Understanding the dynamics and heterogeneity of landscapes and environmental changes is of great importance. In order to quantitatively analyze and interpret the factors affecting the changes in the environment...

Ecosystem metabolism in a dryland river waterhole

Field assessment of surface water–groundwater connectivity in a semi-arid river basin (Murray–Darling, Australia)

S. Lamontagne,* A. R. Taylor, P. G. Cook, R. S. Crosbie, R. Brownbill, R.M. Williams and P. Brunner 1 Division of Land and Water, CSIRO, PMB 2, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia 2 Water for a Healthy Country, National Research Flagship, CSIRO, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia 3 National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australi...

Temporal persistence and stability of surface soil moisture in a semi-arid watershed

Satellite soil moisture products, such as those from Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR), require diverse landscapes for validation. Semi-arid landscapes present a particular challenge to satellite remote sensing validation using traditional techniques because of the high spatial variability and potentially rapid rates of temporal change in moisture conditions. In this study, temporal...