Integrated Approaches to Soil and Sediment Transport in Agricultural Landscapes
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Soils".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2026) | Viewed by 987
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil science; soil degradation; erosion; agroecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This special issue welcomes contributions focused on the complex issue of soil erosion and sediment transport in agricultural watersheds. Articles may address the assessment of sediment and agrochemical transport processes aimed at developing and improving soil and environmental protection measures. Studies focusing on monitoring and assessment methods for sediment transport in agricultural watersheds and analyses of landscape and climatic conditions' effects on soil erosion and related processes are also welcomed.
Of particular interest are contributions evaluating the impact of conservation and management practices on reducing soil erosion and sediment transport, including assessment of climate change effects on erosion, sediment transport, water quality, and the effectiveness of protective measures. Another important topic is the influence of landscape structure on soil erosion, sediment transport, and retention capacity.
Methodological articles focusing on assessing soil loss through erosion, identifying concentrated runoff pathways, determining potential erosion from ephemeral gullies, and identifying critical points for sediment transport into urbanized areas will also be accepted.
This special issue will accept articles on the following or related topics:
- Assessment of sediment and agrochemical transport processes for the development and improvement of soil and environmental protection measures. ·
- Sediment transport in agricultural watersheds: methods for monitoring and assessment.
- The effects of landscape and climatic conditions on soil erosion and related processes.
- Assessing the impact of conservation and management practices on reducing soil erosion and sediment transport.
- Assessment of climate change on erosion, sediment transport, water quality and effectiveness of measures.
- The effect of landscape structure on soil erosion, sediment transport and retention capacity.
- Methods for assessing soil loss through erosion, identifying concentrated runoff pathways, determining potential erosion from ephemeral gullies, and identifying critical points for sediment transport into urban areas.
Prof. Dr. Bořivoj Šarapatka
Prof. Dr. Miroslav Dumbrovský
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- landscape
- protective measures
- retention capacity
- sediment transport
- soil conservation
- soil erosion
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