Fungal Traits Important for Soil Aggregation [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Soil structure, the complex arrangement of soil into aggregates and pore spaces, is a key feature of soils and soil biota. Among them, filamentous saprobic fungi have well-documented effects on soil aggregation. However, it is unclear what properties, or
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Soil biota contributions to soil aggregation [PDF]
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017 Humankind depends on the sustainability of soils for its survival and well-being. Threatened by a rapidly changing world, our soils suffer from degradation and biodiversity loss, making it increasingly important to understand the role of soil biodiversity in soil aggregation-a key parameter for soil sustainability.
Anika Lehmann +2 more
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Saving the face of soil aggregates [PDF]
Global Change Biology, 2019 Hierarchy levels and building units of micro- and macroaggregates and related separation methods. The hierarchy levels (left arrow) are inversely related to the energy necessary for the disruption (right arrow).
Anna Yudina, Yakov Kuzyakov
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Site-Specific Conditions Change the Response of Bacterial Producers of Soil Structure-Stabilizing Agents Such as Exopolysaccarides and Lipopolysaccarides to Tillage Intensity [PDF]
, 2020 Agro-ecosystems experience huge losses of land every year due to soil erosion induced by poor agricultural practices such as intensive tillage. Erosion can be minimized by the presence of stable soil aggregates, the formation of which can be promoted by ...
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Research on the variations in soil aggregate stability and ecological stoichiometry at aggregate scales by stand type is of great significance in investigating the distribution, limitation, balance, and cycling of organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus
Yaqin He +6 more
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Biocrust-linked changes in soil aggregate stability along a climatic gradient in the Chilean Coastal Range [PDF]
SOIL, 2022 Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) composed of cyanobacteria, bacteria, algae, fungi, lichens, and bryophytes stabilize the soil surface. This effect has mainly been studied in arid climates, where biocrusts constitute the main biological agent to ...
N. Riveras-Muñoz +10 more
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Some considerations on aggregate sample supports for soil inventory and monitoring [PDF]
, 2012 Soil monitoring and inventory require a sampling strategy. One component of this strategy is the support of the basic soil observation: the size and shape of the volume of material that is collected and then analysed to return a single soil datum.
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AGGREGATE STABILITY AND WATER RETENTION NEAR SATURATION CHARACTERISTICS AS AFFECTED BY SOIL TEXTURE, AGGREGATE SIZE AND POLYACRYLAMIDE APPLICATION [PDF]
, 2017 Understanding the effects of soil intrinsic properties and extrinsic conditions on aggregate stability is essential for the development of effective soil and water conservation practices.
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Carbohydrates in hot water extracts of soil aggregates as affected by long-term management [PDF]
, 2002 Microbial carbohydrates are immediate by-products of microbial metabolism and play an important role in the formation and stabilization of soil structure.
Cheshire M.V. +5 more
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Enrichment of organic carbon in sediment transport by interrill and rill erosion processes [PDF]
, 2008 Erosion and loss of organic carbon (OC) result in degradation of the soil surface. Rill and interrill erosion processes on a silt loam soil were examined in laboratory rainfall and flume experiments.
Cornelis, Wim +3 more
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