27 November 2025
Land | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2025 (IV)
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We are delighted to present a list of papers published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in the first half of 2025 that have received considerable attention.
1. “Exploring the Possibilities of Implementing the ALS-Based 3-30-300 Concept for Urban Green Space Management in Small Municipalities”
by Krzysztof Mitelsztedt, Mariusz Ciesielski, Tomasz Hycza, Marek Lisańczuk, Kacper Guderski, Sylwia Kurpiewska and Krzysztof Korzeniewski
Land 2025, 14(2), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020358
2. “Vegetation Succession Patterns at Sperry Glacier’s Foreland, Glacier National Park, MT, USA”
by Ami Bryant, Lynn M. Resler, Dianna Gielstra and Thomas Pingel
Land 2025, 14(2), 306; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020306
3. “Earthquake-Triggered Landslides in Greece from Antiquity to the Present: Temporal, Spatial and Statistical GIS-Based Analysis”
by Spyridon Mavroulis, Andromachi Sarantopoulou and Efthymios Lekkas
Land 2025, 14(2), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020307
4. “Remotely Sensed Spectral Indices as Proxies of the Structure of Urban Bird Communities”
by Vasileios J. Kontsiotis, Stavros Chatzigiovanakis, Evangelos Valsamidis, Eleftherios Nalmpantis, Panteleimon Xofis and Vasilios Liordos
Land 2025, 14(2), 308; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020308
5. “Trends, Atmospheric Patterns, and Spatial Variability of Heatwaves in an Oceanic Climate Area of NW Iberia”
by Luis Pérez-García, Cristina García-Hernández and Jesús Ruiz-Fernández
Land 2025, 14(2), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020310
6. “Dynamic Modeling of Soil Water Dynamics and Nitrogen Species Transport with Multi-Crop Rotations Under Variable-Saturated Conditions”
by Vilim Filipović, Dragutin Petošić, Ivan Mustać, Igor Bogunović, Hailong He and Lana Filipović
Land 2025, 14(2), 315; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020315
7. “Optimizing Water Footprint, Productivity, and Sustainability in Southern Italian Olive Groves: The Role of Organic Fertilizers and Irrigation Management”
by Pasquale Garofalo, Liliana Gaeta, Carolina Vitti, Luisa Giglio and Rita Leogrande
Land 2025, 14(2), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020318
8. “Climate Influences on Day and Overnight Use at California State Beaches and Coastal Parks”
by Jeffrey S. Jenkins, Terence G. Young, Alexander M. Petersen, Felber J. Arroyave and Maria E. Medina-Chavarría
Land 2025, 14(2), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020324
9. “The Interplay Between Carbon Storage, Productivity, and Native Tree Density of Agroforestry Systems”
by Laurence Alexander, Sophie Manson, Vinni Jain, I Made Setiawan, Made Dwi Sadnyana, Muhammad Syirazi, Zefanya Ajiningrat Wibowo, Desak Ketut Tristiana Sukmadewi and Marco Campera
Land 2025, 14(2), 344; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020344
10. “The Extent of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Wetland Area in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Canada Between 2000 and 2018”
by Joshua Montgomery, Craig Mahoney, Mina Nasr and Danielle Cobbaert
Land 2025, 14(2), 336; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020336