Analysis of long-term land use and cover (LULC) changes requires up-to-date remotely sensed data to assess their effects on erosion. This is a particularly important assessment for regions with semi-arid landscapes where soils tend be scarce proper management necessitates matching LULC local conditions achieve sustainable use. study evaluates the impact erosion using Landsat satellite imagery R...

It was shown in a recent study [De Jong IC, Prelle IT, Van de Burgwal JA, Lambooij E, Korte SM, Blokhuis HJ, Koolhaas JM. Effects of environmental enrichment on behavioral responses to novelty, learning and memory and the circadian rhythm in cortisol in growing pigs. Physiol Behav, in press.] that barren housed pigs (small pens, no substrate) have a blunted circadian rhythm of salivary cortisol...

Dudu station, Rajasthan, India Rainwater harvesting can be used as a method to recharge aquifers. This happen with variety of scales and technologies. One such example is shallow infiltration ponds (Chaukas) which groundwater increase soil moisture facilitating pastureland development. A HYDRUS-1D model was estimate potential recharge. The calibrated using field data from 2019 validated 2020. t...

Despite the paramount role of drylands in supporting people’s livelihoods and rendering ecosystem services, legislation on Environmental Impact Assessment has been introduced belatedly after several decades. By exemplifying Iran, author proposes two main reasons for such a delayed action. First, are misleadingly considered as barren lands where biodiversity is relatively low. In one classificat...

The Grain to Green Project (GGP) is an unprecedented land restoration action in China. The project converted large areas (ca 10 million ha) of steep-sloped/degraded farmland and barren land into forest and grassland resulting in ecological benefits such as a reduction in severe soil erosion. It may also affect soil microorganisms involved in ammonia oxidization, which is a key step in the globa...

Humans have manipulated nature in every possible way for the sake of benefits. Their activities resulted ozone layer depletion, deforestation, drying seasonal rivers, lands getting barren, ground water levels going down etc. Besides, environmental point view, search earning profits, new threats emerged humanity form adulteration essential commodities like milk, vegetables, fruits, spices, pulse...

Lichens form a critical portion of barren ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) diets, especially during winter months. Here, we assess lichen mat volume across five herd ranges in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, using newly developed composite Landsat imagery. The lichen volume estimator (LVE) was adapted for use across 700 000 km2 of barren ground caribou habitat ann...