I really enjoyed collaborating on this study lead by Laura Summerauer (now @ FiBL) that showed rapid degradation of soils following deforestation in Eastern Congo. Corroborates what we observed measuring DOC age in rivers draining the same impacted landscapes.
bg.copernicus.org/articles/23/...
Abstract. Deforestation for cropland expansion in tropical sloping landscapes causes severe soil erosion and thus the loss of fertile, organic rich topsoil. Whether there is variation in the effect of...
