Perspectives on the misconception of levitating soil aggregates [PDF]
SOIL, 2023 Soil aggregation is an important process in nearly all soils across the globe. Aggregates develop over time through a series of abiotic and biotic processes and interactions, including plant growth and decay, microbial activity, plant and microbial ...
G. Garland +10 more
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Effects of continuous straw returning on bacterial community structure and enzyme activities in rape-rice soil aggregates [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Straw returning is an effective management measure to improve or maintain soil fertility in agricultural ecosystems. This study investigated the effects of straw returning combined with compound fertilizer on the bacterial community, enzyme activities ...
Luhong Yuan +6 more
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Influence of long-term fertilization on soil aggregates stability and organic carbon occurrence characteristics in karst yellow soil of Southwest China [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Current research has long focused on soil organic carbon and soil aggregates stability. However, the effects of different long-term fertilization on the composition of yellow soil aggregates and the characteristics of the occurrence of organic carbon in ...
Yanling Liu +17 more
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Eight-year tillage in black soil, effects on soil aggregates, and carbon and nitrogen stock [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The effects of different tillage management practices on the soil aggregates, soil carbon stock (STCS), and soil nitrogen stock (STNS) are key issues in agricultural research.
Ling Wang +11 more
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Impact of Tree Species Mixture on Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in Soil Aggregates of Castanopsis hystrix Plantations [PDF]
MicroorganismsSoil aggregates play a crucial role in maintaining the health and stability of artificial forest soil ecosystems, and microorganisms contribute to the formation and maintenance of soil aggregates.
Rongao Zhang, Yijun Liu, Fei Cheng
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Effect of long-term tillage on soil aggregates and aggregate-associated carbon in black soil of Northeast China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Soil tillage can affect the stability and formation of soil aggregates by disrupting soil structure. Frequent tillage deteriorates soil structure and weakens soil aggregates, causing them to be susceptible to decay.
Hongbing Zheng +6 more
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Vulnerability of soil aggregates in relation to soil properties [PDF]
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2002 Stability of soil structure represents an indicator of soil quality. The aim of this paper was to assess the effect of soil properties on structure vulnerability in an Orthic Luvisol.
L. Borůvka +3 more
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Soil aggregate size influences the impact of inorganic nitrogen deposition on soil nitrification in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−) are two inorganic forms of nitrogen (N) that are deposited from the atmosphere into soil systems. As the substrate and product of soil nitrification, these two forms of inorganic nitrogen will affect or be ...
Jingjing Li +4 more
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Distribution Characteristics of Soil Aggregates in Urban Relocation Sites of Shanghai City
Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2022 [Objective] The distribution characteristics of soil aggregates in typical relocation sites of Shanghai City were analyzed in order to provide technical support for soil afforestation in relocation sites.
Liang Jing, Wu Haibing, Zhang Lang
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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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