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A Multiple Soil Threats Assessment for Europe by 2050

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European soils are exposed to multiple interacting soil threats (STs), challenging the European Commission's objective of restoring healthy soils by 2050. This study provides the first integrated EU‐scale projection of four major soil threats—soil compaction, soil organic carbon loss, soil erosion and soil sealing—under two IPCC climate ...
João Augusto Coblinski, Sophie Cornu, Sylwia Pindral, Lubos Borůvka, Eduardo Medina‐Roldán, Jessica Reyes‐Rojas, Nicolas P. A. Saby   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Five-year fertilization alters soil microbial composition and functionality in sandy grassland. [PDF]

Microbiol Spectr
Zhang R, Li Y, Zhao X, Degen AA, Liu X, Lian J, Li Y, Wu Y, Shang Z.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nitrogen Enrichment Enhances Soil Multifunctionality Through Distinct Drivers Across Urban, Suburban, and Rural Forests

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The accelerating pace of urban expansion has profoundly reshaped urban–rural ecosystems, altering soil environments and impairing key ecological services. However, the combined impacts of urban expansion and atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition on soil multifunctionality—the capacity to sustain multiple ecological processes—remain poorly ...
Xu Sun, Xiao Tao, Qingshui Yu, Zhuangzhuang Qian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Pitfall Trap Spacing on Sample Independence in Ant Community Studies in Homogeneous Grasslands (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Jiménez-Carmona F, Carpintero S, Reyes-López JL.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Forest Landscape Changes and Ecological Restoration for Sustainable Land Systems

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates forest landscape changes and ecological restoration in Sichuan Province, China, to assess their contribution to sustainable land systems under climate stress. A theory‐guided multistage framework was applied to link Landsat‐based change detection, landscape metrics, habitat quality assessment, soil‐retention analysis ...
Tianzhai Li, Yinan Li
wiley   +1 more source

From technical feasibility to systemic viability: valorising semi-natural grassland biomass in a conservation-driven bioeconomy. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Jaanimägi A, Khaleghdoust B, Värnik R, Kikas T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Establishment Limitations of Sensitive Target Species Potentilla alba L. in Grasslands Restored on Arable Land

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Species in grasslands restored from former arable land have multiple obstacles when establishing. Understanding whether these limitations stem from soil chemical or microbial differences could help to create suitable environments for specific target and other species with similar requirements.
Epp Maria Lillipuu, Tomáš Cajthaml, Jan Frouz, Ondřej Mudrák   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial heterogeneity of plant diversity-productivity-carbon nexus in eastern Loess Plateau grasslands. [PDF]

PLoS One
Pang H, Mi J, Su Y, Shi J, Zhou Z, Shi J, Hu S, Zhao X, Dong K.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Alpine Secondary Forest Types Influence Soil Microbial Community Structure and Enzyme Activities on the Eastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities influence soil functions and tree growth in ecologically fragile alpine regions. However, differences in soil microbial communities among secondary forests remain poorly understood in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.
Qiuyun Fan, Ruoqi Zhang, Yuqing Geng, Yaning Luan, Yuhai Zhang, Yali Yuan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water quality in reference watersheds in the United States: A compilation and analysis of small watershed data. [PDF]

J Environ Qual
Harmel RD, Amatya D, Sebestyen S, Sun G, Mott J, Schantz M, Boggs J, Caldwell P, Campbell J, Hird A, Keppeler ET, Rau B, Johnson SL, Smith D.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source