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Synergistic and Trade‐Off Effects of Plant Communities on Slope Runoff and Sediment Yield

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant community functional structure plays an important role in regulating slope runoff and sediment yield on the Loess Plateau. Based on runoff plot monitoring and vegetation surveys in the Yangjuangou catchment, we used partial least squares regression (PLSR) and variable importance in projection (VIP) analysis to assess the effects of ...
Menghan Wu, Jian Hou, Qingsheng Zhong
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Effects of Organic Fertilizer Substitutions on Latex Yield and Soil Fertility in Hevea brasiliensis Plantations: A Case Study in Southern Philippines

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rubber plantations can be a major source of income for small landholder farmers in rural communities across Southern Asia. However, rising fertilizer costs and progressive soil degradation threaten long‐term productivity and economic viability.
Oscar Jurado, Chengrong Chen, Johnvie B. Goloran, Adeflor Garcia, Honey B. Goloran, Xiangyu Liu, Neal W. Menzies, Yunying Fang   +7 more
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Effect of Stand Density on Soil Microbial Carbon and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Robinia pseudoacacia Plantations in the Loess Hilly‐Gully Region, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil microbial carbon (CUE) and nitrogen (NUE) use efficiency are critical for soil carbon (C) sequestration and nitrogen (N) availability. However, how microbial CUE and NUE respond to stand density is unclear. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether the response of microbial CUE and NUE to stand density could be mediated by soil depth.
Yue Zhang, Yuchen Li, Yunming Chen, Min Zhao   +3 more
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Global patterns and drivers of decomposition of mixed-species litter

Geoderma
Mixed-species litter modifies decomposition rates through complex interplays driven by species composition and functional traits of litter. However, there remains no consensus on how ecosystem type, climate, species traits, and decomposition stage ...
Limin Bai, Chao Song, Mengfan Li, Lei Yang, Xin Wang, Qiqian Wu, Jianxiao Zhu   +6 more
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Rainfall frequency, not quantity, controls isopod effect on litter decomposition [PDF]

, 2019
Increasing climate variability is one of the dominant components of climate change, resulting particularly in altered rainfall patterns. Yet, the consequences of rainfall variability on biogeochemical processes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
Joly, François-Xavier, Weibel, Abigail K, Coulis, Mathieu, Throop, Heather L   +3 more
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Forest Conversion Reduces Soil Water Retention in Tropical Rainforest

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extensive primary forests are being converted to secondary forests and plantations owing to human activities in recent decades, which have substantial effects on soil hydrological processes. However, the potential impact of forest conversion on soil water retention remains poorly understood.
Qiaoyan Chen, Siyuan Cheng, Shuting Yu, Xiaowei Guo, Zhongyi Sun, Zhongmin Hu, Licong Dai   +6 more
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Yahdjian vegetation and litter decomposition data

, 2017
Yahdjian vegetation and litter decomposition ...
Yahdjian, Laura, Enrique Chaneton (7906100), Laura Yahdjian (3267945), Tognetti, Pedro, Pedro Tognetti (4050742), Chaneton, Enrique   +5 more
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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
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The Impact of Litter Decomposition on Soil Organic Carbon Stability in Coastal Shelter Forests Under Thinning

Shuitu Baochi Xuebao
[Objective] To elucidate the characteristics of litter decomposition and changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions under thinning, and to reveal the impact of litter decomposition on the stability of SOC in coastal shelter forests under thinning ...
ZHANG Zixu, HU Dingmeng, LU Yucun, WU Qicong, DONG Zhi, GAO Peng   +5 more
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Leaf litter quality coupled to Salix variety drives litter decomposition more than stand diversity or climate

, 2020
Aims Decomposition of leaf litter is influenced by litter quality as determined by plant genotype and environment, as well as climate and soil properties.
Hoeber, Stefanie, Manzoni, Stefano, Fransson, Petra, Weih, Martin   +3 more
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