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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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Effects of Composite Reclamation Models of Sea Buckthorn, A Pioneer Species in Semi‐Arid Regions, on Soil Quality and Microbial Communities

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Open‐pit coal mining severely degrades soil and ecosystem functions, constraining regional sustainability. Vegetation‐based reclamation has therefore been widely adopted as an effective approach to promote soil recovery and ecosystem restoration.
Bo Wen, Yun Li, Haixin Yang, Pengjie Guo, Donggang Guo, Yu Lin, Xianyun Zheng, Quanxi Zhang   +7 more
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Effects of water access time and unlimited access to alfalfa straw on litter quality, performance, and behavior of breeder pullets. [PDF]

Poult Sci
van Emous RA.
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Divergent Responses of Fungal Communities to Vegetation Structural Complexity in Degraded Roadside Slopes Across Climatic Gradients

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how climate and vegetation structural complexity jointly shape fungal communities is essential for effective roadside slope restoration. To address this, we examined restoration effects on fungal diversity, community composition, and ecological networks across three climatically distinct regions: dry‐hot valley, subalpine, and ...
Min Wang, Mingjuan Li, Shuyuan Han, Zihao Sheng, Li He, Yang Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lignocellulose and probiotic supplementation in broiler chicken diet: effect on growth performance, digestive health, litter quality, and genes expression. [PDF]

Poult Sci
Soltan MA, Shewita RS, Matroud OA, Alkeridis LA, Sayed S, Shukry M, El-Shobokshy SA.   +6 more
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Tree Species Configuration Shapes Soil Phosphorus Fractions and Microbial Communities in Uneven‐Aged Multilayered Chinese Fir–Broadleaved Mixed Forests

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations in southern China are often limited by phosphorus (P) availability, constraining productivity and sustainable management. We hypothesized that multi‐species, multilayered, uneven‐aged configurations would enhance soil P availability by regulating P fractions and microbial P transformation. This
Shiya Mao, Yuxin Hu, Yihang Jiang, Jun Chen, Xiongqing Zhang   +4 more
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The potential of pumice as a litter material and its influence on growth performance, carcass parameters, litter quality traits, behavior, and welfare in broiler chickens. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
Duman M, Şekeroğlu A, Tainika B.
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Integrated Prediction and Analysis of Soil Erosion and Soil Organic Carbon Loss in the Dayekou Watershed, Qilian Mountains

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil erosion poses a critical threat to ecological security in mountain watersheds worldwide. Predicting its dynamics and associated soil organic carbon (SOC) loss remains an ongoing challenge during the 21st century due to complex interactions among climate, land use, and topography.
Yongde Kang, Shizhe Han, Xiaofeng Ren, Erwen Xu   +3 more
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Long‐Term Legacy of Exotic Pioneers: Over Two Decades of Biodiversity Monitoring Reveals Constrained Succession in a Restored Sanitary Landfill

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Long‐term ecological studies are critical for evaluating restoration strategies on challenging sites, such as closed landfills. This study presents a 23‐year biodiversity monitoring program (2000–2023) at the restored Southeast New Territories sanitary landfill in Hong Kong.
Tsun Man Lee, Yu Bon Man, Anna Oi Wah Leung, Chun Fung Wong, Ming Hung Wong   +4 more
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Microbial Respiration in Subtropical Urban Soils Depending on Vegetation Type

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban vegetation combines invasive and introduced species with native relics, whose litter is the primary source of organic matter inputs in urban soils. Plant litter quality regulates both organic carbon (C) storage and microbial activity in urban soils.
Ekaterina Filimonenko, Nataliya Samokhina, Anfisa Kharybina, Ilya Lobzenko, Sergey Gorbov, Irina Kozyr, Alexandra Belyanovskaya, Elena Averyanova, Eva Ugolkova, Yakov Kuzyakov   +9 more
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