Soil and Water Research, 2021 (vol. 16), issue 4
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Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):I-II | DOI: 10.17221/13885-SWR 
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Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):III-IV | DOI: 10.17221/13886-SWR
Effects of freeze-thaw on soil properties and water erosionReview
Baoyang Sun, Feipeng Ren, Wenfeng Ding, Guanhua Zhang, Jinquan Huang, Jianming Li, Lei Zhang
Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):205-216 | DOI: 10.17221/143/2020-SWR
Freeze-thaw erosion occurs primarily at high latitudes and altitudes. Temperature controlled freeze-thaw events dislodge soil particles and serve as a catalyst for erosion. This review paper provided an overview of the effects of freeze-thaw on soil properties and water erosion. The process of freeze-thaw cycles results in temporary and inconsistent changes in the soil moisture, and affects the soil's mechanical, physical and chemical properties, such as the soil moisture content, porosity, bulk density, aggregates stability, shear strength and organic matter content and so on. The variation trend and range of the soil properties were related to the...
Soil quality in volcanic soils in a forest biosphere reserve in MexicoOriginal Paper
Yaselda Chavarin-Pineda, Eduardo C. Reynoso, Eduardo Torres, Gerardo Cruz-Flores, Ma. Guadalupe Tenorio-Arvide, Gladys Linares-Fleites, Miguel Ángel Valera-Pérez
Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):217-227 | DOI: 10.17221/108/2020-SWR
Forest soils respond dramatically to management changes compared to other soils influenced by different land-use forms. This work aimed to compare the soil conditions in four different zones in a temperate forest in a biosphere reserve in Mexico, using a minimum data set (MDS) based on volcanic soils properties to develop a soil quality index (SQI). For this purpose, two different MDSs were used, one obtained from an expert opinion and the other through a multivariate principal component analysis (PCA). The soil quality assessment was conducted in a biosphere reserve in Mexico, where volcanic soils predominate. Four different areas were studied. Overall,...
Early changes in soil organic carbon following afforestation of former agricultural landOriginal Paper
Jan Vopravil, Pavel Formánek, Jaroslava Janků, Ondřej Holubík, Tomáš Khel
Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):228-236 | DOI: 10.17221/29/2021-SWR
Afforestation of less productive, risky and degraded agricultural land is one of the methods which is recommended for practical agriculture to increase the carbon sequestration. In this study, we have attempted to determine the effect of afforestation of agricultural land (warm, mildly dry climatic region of the Czech Republic) on the soil organic carbon (Cox) concentrations in the mineral soil. Two soil types (Haplic Chernozem and Haplic Cambisol) were afforested. Both an indirect estimation (loss-on-ignition method) as well as chromsulfuric acid mixture oxidation were used to determine the organic carbon content in the soil samples and...
Determining the effects of the forest stand age on the soil quality index in afforested areas: A case study in the Palandöken MountainsOriginal Paper
Emre Çomakli, Bülent Turgut
Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):237-249 | DOI: 10.17221/179/2020-SWR
Afforestation is an essential strategy for erosion control. The objective of this study was to determine the soil quality index (SQI) in established afforested areas of different ages for erosion control in Erzurum, Turkey. Three afforested areas were selected as plots considering their establishment periods: + 40 years old (AA>40), 10-40 years old (AA10-40), and less than 10 years old (AA<10). Forty soil samples were taken in each plot area over the 0-15 and 15-30 cm depths. The soil samples were analysed for the texture, mean weight diameter, aggregate stability, pH, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen,...
Insights into the development of electrokinetic remediation technology: A bibliometric analysisOriginal Paper
Fan Zheng, Hua Zhu, Haobo Hou
Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):250-255 | DOI: 10.17221/63/2020-SWR
Electrokinetic remediation (EKR) is a powerful technique aimed at pollutant removal in soil, sludge, mine tailings, and so on. In the current work, we performed a bibliometric analysis of the research on EKR for the period of 1900-2018 on the basis of the core database of the Science Citation Index Expanded. In addition to a basic analysis of the research characteristics, keywords were analysed for four major participants: USA, China, Spain, and South Korea. The periods of 1990-2001, 2002-2008, and 2009-2018 were studied using the keyword analysis method to gain insights into the development of EKR and predict its future trends. The results revealed...
Soil water dynamics in drained and undrained meadowsOriginal Paper
Jan Vopravil, Pavel Formánek, Jaroslava Janků, Tomáš Khel
Soil & Water Res., 2021, 16(4):256-267 | DOI: 10.17221/51/2021-SWR
Tile drainage belongs to one of the most important meliorative measures in the Czech Republic. It has been hypothesised that it may improve some soil properties which are influenced by the groundwater and their water regime. In the case of meadows, the used management method may also influence the soil properties. In this study, different physical soil properties (particle and bulk density, total soil porosity, maximum capillary water capacity, minimum air capacity, water retention capacity and saturated water content, volumetric water content and matric potential) at depths of 15, 35 or 40 and 60 cm in differently managed meadows (drained versus undrained)...