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Driving Mechanisms of Land Degradation Neutrality at the County Level and Zonal Strategies in the Yellow River's Key Ecological Region (Part II: Post‐Assessment Driver Analysis)

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) is critical for sustainable socio‐ecological development; however, its practical implementation is often hindered by scale mismatches between assessments and administrative units, coupled with an over‐reliance on static drivers.
Shuheng Zhang, Xinyu Guo, Pan Wang, Fulin Wang, Tao Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulated Trampling Disturbance Alters Biocrust Microbial Communities and Soil Functions: A Container‐Based Mesocosm Experiment

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are crucial components of dryland ecosystems; however, they are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances, particularly trampling caused by grazing. To evaluate the impacts of trampling on biocrust structure, microbial communities, and soil functions, we conducted a mesocosm‐based simulated disturbance ...
Lu Chen, Yue Li, Chengrong Peng, Zongqi Liu, Yuxi Duan, Li Wu, Shubin Lan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responses of China's dry grassland low-growth to temperature- and water-related extremes. [PDF]

iScience
Zhou S, Zhao Z, Wang L, Chen D, Li X, Luo D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Land‐Use Thresholds and Spatial Regulation Oriented Toward Ecosystem Service Supply–Demand Balance: A Case Study of Jiangxi Province

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Imbalances between ecosystem service (ES) supply and demand constrain ecological governance and sustainable development. While spatial patterns of these imbalances have been widely studied, less attention has been paid to the land‐use thresholds and regulatory mechanisms needed to maintain ES balance. Using Jiangxi Province as a case study, we
Yang Yang, Chunyan Li, Zhiyong Liu, Deqi Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Northern Bobwhite roost site selection influences survival during the non-breeding season. [PDF]

Oecologia
Hill JN, McCallen EB, Martin JA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Species‐Specific Shrub Encroachment Drives Divergent Soil Fungal Assembly Processes and Network Structures in Alpine Meadows

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shrub encroachment is rapidly transforming alpine meadow ecosystems worldwide, yet its consequences for belowground microbial organization remain insufficiently understood, particularly when different shrub species exert contrasting ecological effects.
Yang Liu, Hong Xiao, Yuping Rong, Kuiju Niu, Kai Ma, Yun Wang, Xin Zhang, Linqian Song   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate variability reduces biomass stability in species-rich grasslands, depending on management. [PDF]

Oecologia
Herion Y, Andrzejak M, Auge H, Durka W, Haider S, Höfner J, Korell L, Madaj AM, Michalski S, Welk E, Hildebrandt A, Harpole WS, Roscher C.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Asymmetric Response of Soil Heterotrophic Respiration and Its Temperature Sensitivity in a Desert Steppe Under Climate Change

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil heterotrophic respiration (Rh) and its temperature sensitivity (Q10) are important variables reflecting the intensity of feedback between the grassland carbon cycle and climate change. However, the factors regulating Rh and Q10 in desert grasslands under climate change remain unclear, and the asymmetric response of Rh during warming and ...
Guangyi Lv, Zhanyi Wang, Andreas Wilkes, Xiao Qiu, Chengjie Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Different Responses of the Soil Fungal and Bacterial Functional Community Structure to Short-Term N and P Additions in an Alpine Steppe on the Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Huang S, Lian M, Yu C, Fu G, Sun W, Li S, Han F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source