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Modelling of Soil Multifunctionality Across Europe [PDF]

Soil Use and Management
ABSTRACT Soils sustain a number of functions playing a key role in ecosystem functioning and providing a multitude of services to human society. While it is acknowledged that all soils are multifunctional, there is, to date, limited knowledge on how the supply of soil functions and their combination differ spatially with land use type,
Alexandre M. J.‐C. Wadoux, Marko Debeljak, Philippe Lagacherie, Rachel E. Creamer   +3 more
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Soil Aggregate Fungal Network Complexity Drives Soil Multifunctionality During Vegetation Restoration. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Vegetation restoration is an effective strategy to improve the ecosystem function of the Loess Plateau. Soil microbiomes play a critical role in maintaining soil multifunctionality (SMF). However, the role of aggregate-scale microbial communities and interactions in regulating SMF during vegetation restoration remains poorly understood.
He R, Luo Z, Liu J, Li L, Li L, Niu Y, Chen Z, Zhang Y.   +7 more
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Effects of plant diversity and abiotic factors on the multifunctionality of an arid desert ecosystem.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Many studies suggest that species diversity and abiotic factors promote ecosystem multifunctionality. However, whether ecosystem multifunctionality is impacted by phylogenetic diversity remains controversial.
Yulin Shu, Lamei Jiang, Feiyi Liu, Guanghui Lv   +3 more
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The life of soils: Integrating the who and how of multifunctionality

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2022
Capturing the complexity of soil life for soil quality assessments is one of the most challenging paradoxes of contemporary soil science. Soil biota perform a plethora of processes that are fundamental to soil quality. As the concept of soil quality developed, so have the attempts to integrate soil biological measurements into monitoring schemes from ...
Creamer, R.E., Barel, J.M., Bongiorno, G., Zwetsloot, M.J.   +3 more
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Driving Effects of Soil Microbial Diversity on Soil Multifunctionality in <i>Carya illinoinensis</i> Agroforestry Systems. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Sustainable soil management requires striking a balance between productivity and soil health. While agroforestry practices are known to improve soil health and ecosystem functions, the contribution of microbial diversity to maintaining multifunctional soil processes in pecan (Carya illinoinensis) cultivation has yet to be fully elucidated.
Huang C, Zhou M, Haider FU, Wu L, Xiong J, Fu S, Wang Z, Yang F, Li X.   +8 more
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Role of soil multifunctionality in sustainable development [PDF]

Soil and Water Research, 2010
Each society wishes to create favourable living conditions for its members. Life quality criteria are formulated in different ways by various societies or individuals, depending on the given geographical and socio-economic conditions, living standards; national, ethnical, and religious traditions; history, policy; age, sex, educational level, position ...
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Biocrust diversity enhances dryland saline soil multifunctionality [PDF]

Land Degradation & Development, 2022
AbstractBiocrusts are multifaceted communities including mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria that are crucial for sustaining soil functions in drylands. Most studies on biocrust functions to date have focused on biocrust cover and development, largely in non‐saline soils, and we know very little about the importance of biocrust diversity for maintaining
Jalil Kakeh, Anvar Sanaei, Emma J. Sayer, Shadi Hazhir, Manouchehr Gorji, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi   +5 more
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Drivers of nutrient content and spatial variability of soil multifunctionality in the topsoil of Kyrgyzstan

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Soil nutrient status is a crucial measure of soil fertility, which not only coordinates and provides the nutrients necessary for plant growth, but also stimulates the decomposition of soil humus and biogeochemical cycles.
Yusen Chen, Yusen Chen, Yusen Chen, Shihang Zhang, Shihang Zhang, Shihang Zhang, Huiliang Li, Huiliang Li, Huiliang Li, Yongdong Wang, Yongdong Wang, Yongdong Wang   +11 more
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Effects of microplastics and drought on soil ecosystem functions and multifunctionality [PDF]

Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021
Abstract Microplastics in soils have become an important threat for terrestrial systems as they may potentially alter the geochemical/biophysical soil environment and can interact with drought. As microplastics may affect soil water content, this could exacerbate the
Lozano, Yudi M., Aguilar‐Trigueros, Carlos A., Onandia, Gabriela, Maaß, Stefanie, Zhao, Tingting, Rillig, Matthias C.   +5 more
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Rare Species-Driven Diversity–Ecosystem Multifunctionality Relationships are Promoted by Stochastic Community Assembly

mBio, 2022
The relative functional importance of rare and abundant species in driving relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF) remains unknown.
Zhengqing Zhang, Yahai Lu, Gehong Wei, Shuo Jiao   +3 more
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