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Shrub encroachment alters the diversity of soil fungal communities in topsoil, but not in subsoil under alpine grassland of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Global Ecology and Conservation
Encroachment of alpine grassland ecosystems by shrubs is widespread in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, effects of shrub encroachment on fungal community structure and its function are limited.
Wenming Ma, Tenzing Droma, Changting Wang, Xiangli Ma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phytochemistry, Chemotypic Diversity and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oils From Native Aromatic Plants of the Americas: A Systematic Review

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
This review bridges ancestral indigenous knowledge with modern pharmacology, summarizing the phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of essential oils from seven native American species. It highlights their significant activity against bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens, emphasizing their potential as sustainable therapeutic and agricultural
Arley Rey Páez, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, João Paulo Viana Leite   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Persistently-enhanced shrub encroachment in Inner Mongolian grassland from 1985 to 2023: Insights from integrated drone and Landsat imagery

Ecological Indicators
Shrub cover serves as a pivotal ecological indicator for monitoring shrub encroachment in arid and semi-arid grassland ecosystems. However, the lack of spatially explicit data on shrub proliferation dynamics has constrained spatiotemporal pattern ...
Yanjun Yang, Xia Zhao, Haihua Shen, Zhengbing Yan, Yue Shi, Li Yang, Jingyun Fang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of grazing exclusion and shrub encroachment on the ecosystem ecology of evergreen oak woodland

, 2018
Doutoramento em Engenharia Florestal e dos Recursos Naturais - Instituto Superior de AgronomiaShrub encroachment, an increase in density and cover of shrub plant communities, is affecting biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems around the world ...
Lecomte, Xavier Jean François
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Ecological consequences of shrub encroachment in the grasslands of northern China

, 2019
ContextShrub encroachment is a critical environmental issue in arid and semi-arid landscapes. However, due to the complicated effects of shrub characteristics and environmental variables, ecological consequences of shrub encroachment significantly differ
Liu, Taoyu, Li, He, Chen, Leiyi, Shen, Haihua, Fang, Jingyun, Zhang, Pujin, Zhou, Luhong, Hu, Huifeng, Zhao, Xia, Xing, Aijun, Liu, Shangshi   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond Gut Modulation: A Critical Review of the Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Clinical Prospects of Natural Polysaccharides for IBD

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
In this review, we critically summarized the application of natural polysaccharides (NPs) for the treatment of IBD. This approach combines, in a unique way (right), the basic structure–activity relationships of NPs from different origins (left) with their multipronged mode of action, which involves modulation of the gut microbiota and other ...
Felix Danso, A. M. Abd El‐Aty, Kwaku Amoah, Xianghong Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shrub encroachment drives different responses of soil respiration to increased precipitation and N enrichment

, 2022
In the context of global change, changes in precipitation patterns and increases in atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition have important impacts on grassland ecosystem processes and functions, such as soil respiration.
Bai, Yongfei, Zhou, Zhengchao, Sun, Weicheng, Chi, Yonggang, Li, Wenhuai, Xiang, Guanhai, Yang, Xiaojing, Zheng, Shuxia   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing plant water status: Part 2 – Non‐destructive and remote sensing approaches

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Precise, real time and non‐destructive assessment of plant water status is important for advancing plant physiological understanding, optimizing water usage, improving crop resilience and supporting precision agriculture in the face of increasingly variable climatic conditions.
Naila Farooq, Bo Zhang, Bastian Leander Franzisky, Tasawer Abbas, Jochen Taiber, Martin Koch, Ian C Dodd, Christoph‐Martin Geilfus   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shrub size and soil depth shape fertile island effects in Caragana microphylla encroached semiarid grasslands

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Woody shrub encroachment changes the spatial organization of soil resources in drylands, but how this fertile island effect varies along shrub size and soil depth remains poorly understood. We examined how shrub size and soil depth jointly regulated soil
Longchao Xu, Huanhuan Li, He Li, Xiaoyang Zhou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cattle Grazing Fails to Control Shrub Encroachment in Mediterranean Landscapes

Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2019
The Common Agricultural Policy supports the use of free-ranging cattle herds to control woody encroachment and fire hazards in Europe. There is, however, little empirical evidence about the effectiveness of extensive grazing to preserve open landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin.
Juan Antonio Calleja, Marta Escolà, João Carvalho, Josep Maria Forcadell, Emmanuel Serrano, Jordi Bartolomé   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources