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A flexible open-source modular framework for ecohydrological modeling: Application and validation of GEOSPACE-1D

Shared Landscapes, Shared Futures: Visual Landscape Evolution Modelling for Community Stewardship

Abstract. Landscapes are living systems whose long-term trajectories carry profound cultural, spiritual, and resource significance for Indigenous communities worldwide. Yet the tools capable of simulating long-term landscape change, such as numerical landscape evolution models, remain largely inaccessible outside speci...

Towards inclusion of local ecological knowledge in ecohydrological modeling of high Andean peatlands

High-Andean peatlands (bofedales) are part of a social-ecological system managed and used by pastoralists as forage for their livestock and a water source during the dry season. Maintaining healthy bofedales is important for pastoralist communities as well as critical zone function (watershed management, including wa...

The role of geospatial techniques on the evaluation of soil salinity – worldwide review

Soil is an essential part of ecosystem acting as a sustainer, provider, regulator, and cultural asset within the context of ecosystem services. World-wide soil salinity is a serious issue with far-reaching consequences for crop production, ecosystem wellness, and land destruction. Classical literature reviews fall shor...

Strategic landscape-level integration of biomass production and ecosystem services at European level

Biomass systems have been increasingly adopted across Europe as sources of renewable energy and bio-based products. Particularly, fast-growing plantations have expanded rapidly in response to the need to reduce carbon emissions, mitigate climate change and strengthen energy independence. Beyond their productive role, b...

Analysing the relationship between land units and plant communities: The case of Socotra Island (Yemen)