In most habitats in temperate zones, Carabidae show clear intra-annual changes abundance and species composition. the spring, we studied beetle fauna 5 different biotopes differing degree of overgrowth birch forest over a period three years. According to years research, 10,528 specimens (64 from 6 subfamilies) were collected. Twelve beetles found all biotopes. The highest numbers obtained 12-15...

Kline et al. (1) pose a series of “what-if” scenarios intended to cast doubt on our (2) findings. These scenarios arise from a critical misreading of our paper and misinterpretation of the US Department of Agriculture’s Cropland Data Layer (CDL). First, we did not include alfalfa (Medicago sativa), a perennial cultivated-hay legume, in our definition of grassland (2), contrary to Kline et al.’s...

Winter wheat–summer fallow is the conventional cropping system employed on >1·5 million ha within the Columbia Plateau of eastern Washington and northern Oregon. Wind erosion contributes to poor air quality in the region, yet little is known concerning the magnitude of soil and PM10 (particulate matter of ≤10 μm in aerodynamic diameter) loss from agricultural lands. Therefore, loss of soil and ...

In Central Aragón (NE Spain), where strong and dry winds are frequent all year round, fallow lands are susceptible to wind erosion due to insufficient crop residues on the surface and loose, finely divided soils by multiple tillage operations. Effects of conventional tillage (CT — mouldboard ploughing followed by a compacting roller) and reduced tillage (RT — chisel ploughing) on soil surface p...

The ability of agricultural lands to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and help mitigate global warming has the potential to add value to farmland through the development of carbon-credit trading. Crucial to the creation of a market-based carbon credit trading system is the monitoring and verification of agricultural practices that promote carbon storage. Using remotely sensed images for thi...

A farmer and his two sons during a dust storm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936, Photo: Arthur Rothstein The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands in the 1930s, particularly in 1934 and 1936. The phenomenon was caused by severe drought coupled with decades of extensive farming...

Eclipta alba can be found growing wild in fallow lands of Bangladesh where it is considered as a weed by farmers. Traditional medicinal systems of the Indian subcontinent countries as well as tribal practitioners consider the plant to have diverse medicinal values and use it commonly for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory tract disorders (including asthma), fever, hair loss an...

The purpose of the research was to build information and analytical models soil based on data energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis. For Chelyabinsk region, basis experimental data, are constructed, showing a complete list chemical elements trace elements, content which exceeds permissible concentration. These models, clearly reflect micro-and macronutrients in soil, recommended for use...