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Water Table Decline Shifts Microbial Necromass From Particulate to Mineral‐Associated Pools in Peatlands

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microbial necromass carbon (MNC) is a major and stable component of soil organic carbon, yet its fraction‐specific accumulation and stabilization mechanisms remain unclear, particularly in peatlands experiencing hydrological change. We investigated MNC distribution along three independent transects spanning a natural gradient of five ...
Hua‐Bing Liu, Jun‐Qin Gao, Jia‐Tao Zhu, Xing‐Li Li, Xingliang Xu, Fei‐Hai Yu   +5 more
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Ecological Restoration of Degraded Mining Soils Through Key‐Layer Construction Using Industrial By‐Products: A Comprehensive Analysis of Soil Physics, Microbiology, and Maize Yield

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coal mining severely degrades soil profiles and ecosystem functions, highlighting the need for effective reclamation. Reconstructing soil profiles with industrial solid wastes offers a promising waste‐to‐resource approach, but the ecological effects of different engineered key‐layer materials remain unclear.
Yi‐Jie Quan, Yan Yang, Ying Dong, Ling Hu, Huo‐Feng Zhang, Xue Dong‐He, Wei Wang, Hui‐Juan Bo, Wen‐Jing Zhang, Wen‐Juan Jin, Bian‐Hua Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Ming‐Gang Xu, Dong‐Sheng Jin   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant Trait‐ and Soil‐Mediated Responses of Herbaceous Aboveground Biomass Across Community Types Along a Degradation Gradient in the Desert Steppe

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Grassland degradation profoundly alters the structure and function of desert steppe ecosystems. However, the responses of herbaceous aboveground biomass (Herb‐AGB) to degradation across different plant community types and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.
Huaihai Wang, Zhaobin Song, Ya Hu, Ping Yue, Jingjuan Qiao, Xiaoxue Zhang, Zhengjiaoyi Wang, Fangwei Hao, Xiaoan Zuo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

RECOVERY RATES OF BIOTIC POTENTIAL OF AGRARIAN ECOSYSTEMS WITH THE REDUCTION OF PESTICIDE LOAD

Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University, 2013
A. M. Sumarokov, A. V. Zhukov
openaire   +1 more source

Topographic and Climatic Determinants of Soil Organic Carbon Across Landscapes: A Meta‐Analysis

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The soil is the greatest natural store of organic carbon, holding between 1500 to 1550 Pg C of organic carbon at the top 100 cm of the soil globally—roughly twice the carbon pool in the atmosphere. The spatial distribution of this stock is controlled by a complex chain of controls: topographic position regulates the hydrological redistribution,
Vishal Sharma, Syed Hujjat ul Baligah, Tajamul Islam Shah, Shahid Shuja Shafai, Owais Bashir, Syed Sheraz Madhi, S. Naresh Kumar, Ayyandar Arunachalam, Shabir Ahmed Bangroo   +8 more
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A gigantic nothosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of SW China and its implication for the Triassic biotic recovery. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2014
Liu J, Hu SX, Rieppel O, Jiang DY, Benton MJ, Kelley NP, Aitchison JC, Zhou CY, Wen W, Huang JY, Xie T, Lv T.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonal Dynamics of Soil Multitrophic Biodiversity, Co‐Occurrence Network and Assembly Mechanisms Under Typical Vegetation Restoration Patterns in Karst Region

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous studies often overlooked the dynamic effects of karst vegetation restoration on soil multi‐trophic biodiversity and the underlying community‐assembly mechanisms. To fill this gap, we performed a seasonal comparative analysis of soil biodiversity, co‐occurrence network architecture, and assembly processes across three representative ...
Xiang Zhang, Yingliang Liu, Yao Kai, Lihong Lu, Aoli Zhang, Zhaoxia Zeng, Fuping Zeng, Xunyang He, Hao Zhang   +8 more
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Linking Biotic Interactions to Species Stability. [PDF]

Ecol Lett
Lajaaiti I, Kéfi S, Loreau M, Ardichvili A, Arnoldi JF.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A novel approach for in situ benthic habitat characterization

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Habitat heterogeneity is a key driver of temporal and spatial variability of subtidal marine benthic biodiversity. However, this makes it a challenging environment in which to measure and quantify the factors driving biodiversity in a consistent manner.
Ryan J. W. Mathews, David K. A. Barnes, Simon A. Morley, Gareth Flint, Lloyd S. Peck   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source