Assessing the Soil Erosion Control Service of Ecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

Soil erosion is considered the main process that causes land degradation on a global scale, and has a major impact on human well-being by affecting social economies and environmental quality. Water erosion is particularly important as it far exceeds tolerable levels of soil erosion in many parts of the world and is expected to be accelerated by human causes or by climate change. In this context, soil erosion control stands out as one of the essential regulatory ecosystem services related to soil. By protecting soil from erosion, ecosystems provide humans with the service of soil erosion control. Assessing soil erosion and erosion control is therefore critical to understanding the states and trends in soil-related ecosystem services.

This issue focuses on soil erosion control ecosystem service and its assessment. Papers that involve quantification, assessment, and mapping at any scale, whether local, regional, or global, are well received in the form of research articles, case studies, or critical reviews.

Guest Editors

Prof. Dr. Susanne Schnabel
Dr. J. Francisco Lavado Contador
Guest Editors

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• Ecosystem service
• Assessment
• Soil erosion control
• Soil erosion
• Water erosion
• Win erosion
• Monitoring
• Measurement