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Leveraging soil diversity to mitigate hydrological extremes with nature-based solutions in productive catchments: an application and insights into the way forward
Benjamin Guillaume
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Uliège – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
Uliège – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
Aurore Degré
Uliège – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Short summary
Nature-based solutions (NbSs) can mitigate floods and agricultural droughts by enhancing soil health and restoring hydrological cycles. This study highlights that leveraging soil diversity is key to optimizing NbS performance.
Nature-based solutions (NbSs) can mitigate floods and agricultural droughts by enhancing soil...
