Els Verachtert

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative soil quality evaluation is performed in which the performance of the system is determined in relation to alternatives, and the results show that the effect of a reduction in tillage on the variation in total porosity with depth may be related to differences in traffic on different sites, or on soil quality at the time tillage was reduced or stopped.

TL;DR: In this article, a regional survey was carried out in a 236 km2 study area in the Flemish Ardennes (Belgium) to understand the main factors controlling spatial patterns of piping in loess-derived soils under a temperate climate.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors defined four aspect classes subdivided into slope angle classes and determined the topographic thresholds for plant colonization in relation to slope aspect and assessed the spatial patterns of vegetation cover and species richness.

TL;DR: In this article, the significance of soil loss due to pipe collapse is demonstrated through an estimation of soil volume lost from pipes and pipe collapses in 137 parcels under pasture on loess-derived soils in a temperate humid climate (Belgium).

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of soil characteristics and land use in the development of soil pipes in the loess belt of Belgium is investigated, where discontinuities in the soil profile enhance lateral flow and piping by impeding vertical infiltration.