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Rainfall Shapes the Diversity of Soil Nitrogen‐Fixing Microorganisms Worldwide

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals the distinctive pattern and mechanism of rainfall driving the global biodiversity and biogeography of soil potential N‐fixing microorganisms, and constructs the theoretical framework. The results guide us on how to maintain ecosystem productivity under future climate changes (e.g., whether a specific region needs more N fertilizers ...
Bin Hua, Shuang Pang, Ang Li, Zonghao Hu, Honghui Wu, Shuhan Zhang, Yi Fan, Yi Wu, Wei Yang, Yachao Zhao, Yupeng Guan, Baoming Ji, Deliang Kong, Yong Zhao, Anton A. Goncharov, Anastasia Yu. Korotkevich, Rong Mao, Yang Zhang, Ximei Zhang   +18 more
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Grassland management with horses: Its role in grassland utilization in Germany and the effects on grassland vegetation [PDF]

, 2022
Grazing is a well known management tool to increase and maintain species richness in grasslands. Generally, livestock grazing enhances sward structural heterogeneity due to dietary choices, trampling, nutrient cycling and propagule dispersal, resulting in a stable mosaic of grazed and avoided sward patches.
Schmitz, Anja, Isselstein, Johannes, Isselstein, Johannes, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Wrage-Mönnig, Nicole, Gerken, Martina   +5 more
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Constrained Forest Methane Sink by Thermal Adaptation of Soil Methanotrophs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Climate warming can stimulate methanotroph‐mediated CH4 oxidation in forest soils, thereby mitigating the increase in atmospheric CH4 concentrations. By integrating evidence from a macro‐climatic thermal gradient and a 70‐day incubation experiment, this study demonstrates that microbial methanotrophs can adapt to long‐term temperature changes at the ...
Baizhi Jiang, Xi Zhang, Zhenghu Zhou, Nianpeng He, Xuhui Zhou, Hongyang Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhizodeposition Drives One Third of Belowground Carbon Input in Agroecosystems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study quantifies photosynthesized C allocation in the plant–soil system across six crop types: barley, wheat, maize, rice, legumes and grasses. It reports C partitioning into shoot respiration, shoot‐C, root‐C, net rhizodeposition and root‐derived CO2, providing standardized percentage averages and GPP‐derived absolute values as a robust baseline ...
Zhengjun Yan, Yuan Wen, Jie Zhou, Yakov Kuzyakov, Damien Beillouin, Johannes Lehmann, Yadong Yang, Yiqi Luo, Pete Smith, Zhaohai Zeng, Huadong Zang   +10 more
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

The role of grazing management practices and tussock-forming plants on grassland birds in the Argentine Pampas

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The structure of vegetation significantly impacts grassland birds. In temperate Southeastern South America (SESA), different cattle grazing practices shape grassland vegetation structure, influencing bird abundance and richness. We studied SESA grassland
Facundo Niklison, David Bilenca, Mariano Codesido   +2 more
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Flooding Length Mediates Fencing and Grazing Effects on Soil Respiration in Meadow Steppe

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Grassland management affects soil respiration (Rs, consists of heterotrophic respiration and autotrophic respiration) through soil micro-ecological processes, such as hydrothermal, plant root, organic carbon decomposition and microbial activity. Flooding,
Yan Qu, Deping Wang, Sanling Jin, Zhirong Zheng, Zhaoyan Diao, Yuping Rong   +5 more
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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential impacts of land‐management schedules on grassland bird nests and fledglings

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023
Trade‐offs exist between timing of grassland habitat management activities (e.g., weed and brush control) while also ensuring other conservation objectives (e.g., grassland bird reproductive success) are met. On land set aside for grassland conservation (
Daniel M. Wolcott, James R. Herkert, Christine A. Ribic, Rosalind B. Renfrew, David W. Sample   +4 more
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