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Succession stages‐dependent shifts in grassland community stability from asynchrony to population stability mediated by nitrogen enrichment

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 2, February 2026.
Understanding the stability dynamics of naturally occurring grassland succession under nutrient enrichment is crucial for effective ecosystem management. We carried out an 11‐year field experiment to examine how grassland community stability responds to nitrogen (N) enrichment across the three successional stages (early‐, mid‐ and late‐successional ...
Hanghang Tuo, Hossein Ghanizadeh, Ziming Yin, Xiaorui Ma, Xiaorong Wei, Mengru Yang, Zhanwen Feng, Xinning Han, Zilin Wang, Yibo Wang, Huihui Tian, Faming Ye, Qing Yang, Zhongling Yang, Wei Li   +14 more
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Forest ecosystem research in Hainich National Park (Thuringia) : first results on flora and vegetation in stands with contrasting tree species diversity [PDF]

, 2006
A floristic description is presented of the study sites of the Research Training Group “The role of biodi-versity for biogeochemical cycles and biotic interactions in temperate deciduous forests”.
Bernhardt-Römermann, Markus, Mölder, Andreas, Schmidt, Wolfgang   +2 more
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Thinking Outside the Rocks: Subsurface Water Storage, Topography, and Land Cover Are Key Modulators of Large‐Scale Riverine Dissolved Silicon Dynamics

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.
Abstract Riverine dissolved silicon (DSi) dynamics reflect integrated geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and ecological controls. We compiled annual DSi data for 337 rivers across four continents and trained interpretable machine‐learning models to predict concentrations and yields from 28 watershed variables.
Sidney A. Bush, Keira Johnson, Kathi Jo Jankowski, Joanna C. Carey, Lienne R. Sethna, Nicholas J. Lyon, Pamela L. Sullivan   +6 more
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An Analysis of Vegetation and Microbiome Recovery in Abandoned Agricultural Fields

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study investigated the natural recovery of biodiversity in formerly cultivated fields in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, by comparing plant and bacterial communities across different successional ages. We found that diversity levels in old fields began to resemble natural conditions for both community types, indicating a positive recovery ...
Heike Oosthuysen, Kayleigh Coetzer, M. Thabang Madisha, Willem G. Coetzer   +3 more
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Experimental study on deterioration behavior of saline undisturbed loess with sodium sulphate under freeze-thaw action

Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2020
Xi'an Q3 undisturbed loess was chosen to artificially prepare saline undisturbed loess specimens with different gradients of sodium sulphate content.
XU Jian 1, 2, ZHANG Ming-hui 1, LI Yan-feng 1, WU Zhi-peng 1
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The Soil Erosion Paradox Re‐Examined: Alluviation and Land Use History in a Small British Lowland River Catchment in the Late Holocene

Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT Modern studies show that soil erosion results in a loss of ecosystem function, particularly fertility, and is a cause of declining agricultural yields. However, despite the well‐attested high rates of soil erosion across Roman and medieval Europe there appears to have been little or no soil‐associated decline in agricultural production—the ...
Ben Pears, Emily Forster, Sam Hudson, Jayne Carroll, Richard Jones, Antony G. Brown   +5 more
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A quantitative evaluation method regarding the natural void ratio of undisturbed loess

地质科技通报, 2023
Objective The natural void ratio is the most frequently used and important characterisation parameter of the initial structure at the macroscopic level. Therefore, the analysis and prediction of the distribution pattern of the natural void ratio of loess is important for understanding undisturbed loess disaster mechanics behaviour and for disaster ...
Zhihui Gao, Lu Zuo
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Water-holding characteristics of loess in Xingyang

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Loess is a water-sensitive soil whose hydraulic behavior strongly influences its engineering performance. This study investigates the soil-water characteristic curves (SWCC) and water-holding behavior of undisturbed and remolded Q3 loess from Xingyang ...
Lingchao Meng, Zhi Dong, Zhiquan Huang, Tianhao Huang, Hu Qin, Siyuan Wang, Yadong Mao   +6 more
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A Study on the Dynamic Strength and Index Model of Artificial Structural Loess

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Loess is a distinctly structured soil. Undisturbed loess is prone to geological hazards, such as liquefaction and landslides under dynamic loads. There are also problems such as the inhomogeneity, anisotropy, and disturbance of in situ sampling.
Yu Xi, Xueqing Hua, Mingming Sun, Yao Zhang, Ye Yuan   +4 more
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Evaluation of Human-impacted Soils in Szeged (SE Hungary) with Special Emphasis on Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties [PDF]

, 2008
The main differences between urban and natural soils result from the accumulation of anthropogenic materials, which form a cultural layer with specific properties and composition.
Farsang, Andrea, Puskás, Irén
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