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The Aridity Threshold of Soil Organic Carbon Density Along the Climate Aridity Gradient in the Alpine Ecosystem of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon density (SOCD) is a key indicator for evaluating the stability of soil carbon pools, especially in alpine ecosystems that are sensitive to climate change. However, research on the response of SOCD to different aridity gradients is still limited. Therefore, we conducted extensive sampling along different aridity gradients of
Qiao Cui, Zongxing Li, Xufeng Wang, Juan Gui, Baijuan Zhang, Yunying Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shrub-facilitated invasion accelerates desertification. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Lucero JE, Lortie CJ, Filazzola A, Callaway RM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nitrogen‐Fixing Woody Plants Sequester More Soil Mineral‐Associated Carbon and Lose Less Particulate Carbon Than Herbs Post Vegetation Restoration

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dividing soil organic carbon (SOC) into particulate (POC) and mineral‐associated organic carbon (MAOC) is crucial for understanding the formation, persistence, and functions of soil carbon. However, current understanding of the dynamics of new and old carbon in POC and MAOC following vegetation restoration remains unclear.
Yang Liao, Jianli Yang, Fan Wang, Lingbo Dong, Wenwen Lv, Jianzhao Wu, Jingwei Shi, Jiwei Li, Zhouping Shangguan, Lei Deng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous Comprehension of Fodder Trees and Shrubs in Semiarid Areas of Metema District, Northwestern Ethiopia. [PDF]

ScientificWorldJournal
Melkamu Y, Masresha G, Ayenew T, Alemu A, Tadesse D.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Significant Imbalance Between Human Activities and Ecosystem Services in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China: Evidence From an Improved Coupling Coordination Degree Model

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maintaining balanced interactions between humans and ecosystems in plateau regions is critical to achieving global sustainable development. However, existing methodologies are insufficient to fully elucidate the complex coupling and coordination relationships between human activities and ecosystems, as well as the sustainable development ...
Yaohang Sun, Dongxia Yue, Jianjun Guo, Hanhua Deng, Jiaoyu Zheng, Gang Jin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Composite root-soil mechanics of native vegetation in Central-Western Inner Mongolia. [PDF]

PeerJ
Ning ZH, Le GR, Hui LY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Zagros Restoration: Smart Choices for Oak Forests

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Widespread forest degradation across the northern Zagros region of Iran driven by both human activity and natural processes has created an urgent need for targeted afforestation and forest enrichment strategies. Hence, the aim of this study was identifying the most suitable native tree and shrub species for restoring degraded forest areas in ...
Farzad Yavari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Abbas Banj Shafiei, Hadi Beygi Heidarlou, Alishir Kurban, Anwar Eziz, Hossein Azadi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tree structural diversity mediates vegetation carbon storage in dry-hot valley savannas along an elevational gradient. [PDF]

Plant Divers
Li WC, Huang Q, Yang RJ, Peng ZY, Cai Q, Fang WJ, Liu WJ, Ma SH, Chen YJ, Zhang ZM.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Environmental Filtering and Microbial Interactions Drive Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Assembly in Subtropical Forests

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil microbial communities are pivotal to forest ecosystem functions, yet the mechanisms shaping their assembly across complex environments remain poorly understood. This study examined bacterial and fungal communities within topsoil and subsoil under subtropical coniferous forest (CF), mixed conifer–broadleaf forest (MF), and broadleaf forest
Yuanyuan Wu, Peixuan Yan, Wenqiu Cao, Qi Gao, Haiying Zhang, Jie Gao, Yiji Xu, Jiayi Luo, Changxiao Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Variation in Semi-Arid Woody Plant Species Growing in Managed and Natural Settings Across Southern California. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
Pratt RB, Vourlitis GL, Uriaz M, Lopez-Meza M, Sanders A, Esparza E, Santos-Volpe A, Kamimura C, Fissore C, Moler E, VanOverbeke D, Meyer WM.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source