Effects of Hydrology on Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

Dear Colleagues,

Although considerable efforts have been made worldwide, soil erosion and conservation under the effect of hydrology has not been fully recognized, in which process greatly affected soil quality and health and thus productivity of land, biodiversity of ecosystems, and others, influencing human survival and development. Understanding the effects of hydrology on soil erosion and soil conservation will more effectively help us to protect soil from erosion through conservation measures.

This Special Issue will mainly address new findings and better understanding of the processes, mechanisms of soil erosion and conservation induced by hydrology, and interrelationships between soil erosion and rainfall and water flow. The research about any one of the process that soil, soil parent material and other ground components being destroyed, eroded, transported or deposited will be considered for publication. Of cause, this includes rainfall interception, raindrop splashing capacity, rainwater and runoff infiltrations, preferential flow, runoff path, hydrological connectivity, etc., and raindrop splash erosion, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion and underground leakage, and biological-, agrotechnical-, engineering measures, etc.

Dr. Xiaojun Liu
Prof. Dr. Ling Zhang
Guest Editors

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