This paper explores the extent of soil erosion and the main driving factors behind soil erosion in the alpine temperate forest-grass subregion of Qilian Mountains in Qingdong by using the Universal Soil Loss Model (RUSLE) and Geographical detector, which can provide some scientific support for soil erosion management and governmental decision-making in the study area.

Amid the increasing focus on sustainable agriculture and improving crop productivity, our study aims to underscore the importance of microbial community examinations for gaining a deeper comprehension of soil management dynamics. We established that applying deep-banded organic amendments can successfully enrich agriculturally significant soil fungi for an extended duration following a single application within a hostile subsoil. Our results emphasise the legacy effects this management approach has on fungal community diversity, persisting even after the amendments are no longer detectable.

This study uses geographical detectors and the analytic hierarchy process to analyse the spatial and temporal distribution of freeze-thaw erosion in the Qiangtang Plateau grassland area of northern Tibet from 2000 to 2019. The results show that freeze-thaw erosion is more serious during the non-growing seasonthan the growing season. The spatial distribution of freeze-thaw erosion is mainly affected by changes in annual precipitation and temperature, and secondly by vegetation coverage. This research contributes to the management of climate change.