This cycle enables livestock to consume nutrient-rich grasses while farmers save on chemical fertilisers, ultimately improving profit margins. In a typical circular system, livestock graze on pastures ...

(2) Climatic factors are the key factors dominating the spatial distribution of soil nutrients in planted and natural forests at a macro scale, with stand factors also playing a non-negligible role.

Changes in forest density and composition will have a significant impact on surface albedo (17). Initially, burnt areas will decrease albedo (increasing surface warming), but postfire recovery often ...

Tochigi is a lush green inland prefecture on the Kanto Plain, north of Tokyo. It's the height of spring, fields glistening ...