Evolution Mechanisms and Mitigation of Soil Erosion
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Review of New Advances
3. Summary and Recommendations for Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
List of Contributions
- Bai, Q.; Zhou, L.; Fan, H.; Huang, D.; Yang, D.; Liu, H. Effects of Frozen Layer on Composite Erosion of Snowmelt and Rainfall in the Typical Black Soil of Northeast China. Water 2024, 16, 2131. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152131.
- Koulibaly, A.S.; Saeidi, A.; Rouleau, A.; Quirion, M. Determining the Relevance of Commonly Used Hydraulic Parameters for Representing the Water Erosive Force in Rock Mass Erosion within Dam Spillways. Water 2024, 16, 1261. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16091261.
- Wang, H.; Wang, X.; Yang, S.; Zhang, Z.; Jiang, F.; Zhang, Y.; Huang, Y.; Lin, J. Water Erosion Response to Rainfall Type on Typical Land Use Slopes in the Red Soil Region of Southern China. Water 2024, 16, 1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081076.
- Stefanović, I.; Ristić, R.; Dragović, N.; Stefanović, M.; Živanović, N.; Čotrić, J. Effects of Erosion Control Works: Case Study–Reservoir Celije, Rasina River Basin, the Zapadna Morava River (Serbia). Water 2024, 16, 855. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16060855.
- Cao, Z.; Chen, G.; Zhang, S.; Huang, S.; Wu, Y.; Dong, F.; Guo, Y.; Wang, J.; Jiang, F. An Assessment of Soil Loss by Water Erosion in No-Tillage and Mulching, China. Water 2023, 15, 2821. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152821.
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Xia, C.; Luo, J. Evolution Mechanisms and Mitigation of Soil Erosion. Water 2025, 17, 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030449
Xia C, Luo J. Evolution Mechanisms and Mitigation of Soil Erosion. Water. 2025; 17(3):449. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030449
Chicago/Turabian StyleXia, Chengcheng, and Jian Luo. 2025. "Evolution Mechanisms and Mitigation of Soil Erosion" Water 17, no. 3: 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030449
APA StyleXia, C., & Luo, J. (2025). Evolution Mechanisms and Mitigation of Soil Erosion. Water, 17(3), 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030449