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Fates of slurry-nitrogen applied to mountain grasslands: the importance of dinitrogen emissions versus plant N uptake Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Michael Dannenmann, Irina Yankelzon, Svenja Wähling, Elisabeth Ramm, Mirella Schreiber, Ulrike Ostler, Marcus Schlingmann, Claus Florian Stange, Ralf Kiese, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Johannes Friedl, Clemens Scheer
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Organic matter decomposition in mountain peatlands: effects of substrate quality and peatland degradation Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Charuni Jayasekara, Catherine Leigh, Jeff Shimeta, Ewen Silvester, Samantha Grover
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Litter richness, functional identity, and chemical properties affect soil properties in boreal forest soil in Northeast China: a laboratory study Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Shengfang Wang, Qianru Ji, Shuting Zhao, Siru Guo, Xiaochao Ji, Xiting Zhang, Yanbo Yang, Huimei Wang, Wenjie Wang
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Can zeolites be used in sugarcane cropping systems to help reduce nitrogen losses into the Australian Great Barrier Reef? Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Massimiliano De Antoni Migliorati, Stephen Leo, Graeme J. Millar, Michael J. Bell, Alice Strazzabosco, Peter R. Grace
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Horticultural additives influence peat biogeochemistry and increase short-term CO2 production from peat Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Bidhya Sharma, Tim R. Moore, Klaus-Holger Knorr, Henning Teickner, Peter M. J. Douglas, Nigel T. Roulet
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Root mucilage nitrogen for rhizosphere microorganisms under drought Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Meisam Nazari, Samuel Bickel, Yakov Kuzyakov, Nataliya Bilyera, Mohsen Zarebanadkouki, Birgit Wassermann, Michaela A. Dippold
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Soil contribution to the cobalamin (vitamin B12) supply of terrestrial organisms Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Arne Matteo Jörgensen, Rainer Georg Joergensen
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Estimating the universal scaling of gas diffusion in coarse-textured soils Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 J. Valdes-Abellan, D. Benavente, B. Ghanbarian, P. Moldrup, E. Arthur, T. Norgaard, L. Wollesen de Jonge
Gas diffusion, , in partially saturated soils, constitutes a critical topic in soil sciences. However, it is a complex process and this limits its characterization and estimation. In this study, we analyzed and parameterized the soil gas diffusion using a combination of percolation theory (PT) and the effective-medium approximation (EMA). Here, we selected 126 coarse-textured soils with measurements
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An assessment of urban park accessibility using multi‐source data in Hefei, China: A social equity perspective Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Zhao Yang, Huanying Fang, Guoyi Wei, Jingyi Mo, Xuehui Gao, Shuiming Zhang
Urban parks are vital to enhance human well‐being and encourage sustainable urban development. However, the supply–demand match between the layout of urban parks and various social groups needs to be addressed. Therefore, this study quantitatively evaluates urban park accessibility using house‐level data from the social equity perspective in Hefei, China. A real‐time navigation route measurement based
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AMF symbiosis drives the rhizosphere microbiome to synergistically improve herbage growth in saline–alkaline soils Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Zhechao Zhang, Shengli Ding, Fengwei Diao, Bingbing Jia, Zhongqi Shi, Wei Guo
Plant–microbe interactions are essential in shaping plant performance and overall ecosystem functioning. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying plant–microbe interactions mediated by mycorrhizal symbiosis in saline–alkaline soils are still not fully understood. Here, we aimed to clarify the synergistic regulatory mechanism through which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) symbiosis drives the
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Observations of root hair patterning in soils: Insights from synchrotron-based X-ray computed microtomography Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Patrick Duddek, Andreas Papritz, Mutez Ali Ahmed, Goran Lovric, Andrea Carminati
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Ecological strategies of soil microbes along climatic gradients: contrasting patterns in grassland and forest ecosystems Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Ning Dang, Hui Wu, Heyong Liu, Ruiao Ma, Cong Wang, Li Xu, Zhengwen Wang, Yong Jiang, Hui Li
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Unraveling the influence of litter identity, diversity and rhizodeposition on nematode communities Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Jinhua Liu, Feng Li, Tao Tian, Haifeng Xiao
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Reduced belowground allocation of freshly assimilated C contributes to negative plant-soil feedback in successive winter wheat rotations Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Nikolaos Kaloterakis, Sirgit Kummer, Samuel Le Gall, Youri Rothfuss, Rüdiger Reichel, Nicolas Brüggemann
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Sugarcane rhizosphere microbiota: exploring diversity across varied topographies and growth environments Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Bin Wang, Xihui Liu, Yanhua Qi, Zhongliang Chen, Yongguan Zhu, Yuezhu Wang, Huajun Zheng, Wenxia Fang
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Allocation, morphology, physiology: multiple aspects of above- and below-ground responses to water table stress, duration of drainage in alpine wetland plants (Carex muliensis) Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Xiangtao Wang, Jun Yang, Yang Gao, Junqin Li, Yuting Yang, Puchang Wang
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Responses of soil nutrients and microbial communities to the application of spent mushroom substrates Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Ludan Chen, Yuhai Bao, Wei Zhou, Xiubin He, Liangji Deng
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Negative conspecific plant-soil feedback on alien plants co-growing with natives is partly mitigated by another alien Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Duo Chen, Mark van Kleunen
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Role of minerals in regulating the mineralization of cover crop residue and native organic matter and the community and necromass of microbes in flooded paddy soils Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Lei Shi, Jun Zhu, Qingling Fu, Hongqing Hu, Qiaoyun Huang
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Exploring polyphosphates in soil: presence, extractability, and contribution to microbial biomass phosphorus Biol. Fertil. Soils (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Petr Čapek, Adéla Tupá, Michal Choma
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Soil contamination in arid environments and assessment of remediation applying surface evaporation capacitor model; a case study from the Judean Desert, Israel Soil (IF 6.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Rotem Golan, Ittai Gavrieli, Roee Katzir, Galit Sharabi, Uri Nachshon
Abstract. Many of the globe arid areas are exposed to severe soil contamination events, due to the presence of highly pollutant industries in these regions. In this work a case study from the Ashalim basin, at the Judean desert, Israel was used to examine the nature of solutes and contaminants transport in sandy terraces of an ephemeral stream that was exposed to a severe pollution event. In order
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Biochar reduces early-stage mineralization rates of plant residues more in coarse than fine-texture soils – an artificial soil approach Soil (IF 6.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Thiago M. Inagaki, Simon Weldon, Franziska B. Bucka, Eva Farkas, Daniel P. Rasse
Abstract. Quantifying the impact of biochar on carbon persistence across soil textures is complex, owing to the variability in soil conditions. Using artificial soils with precise textural and mineral composition, we could disentangle the effects of biochar from the effects of soil particle size. We can show that biochar application significantly reduces early-stage carbon mineralization rates of plant
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High-resolution soil erosion mapping in croplands via Sentinel-2 bare soil imaging and a two-step classification approach Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Lulu Qi, Yue Zhou, Kristof Van Oost, Jiamin Ma, Bas van Wesemael, Pu Shi
Erosion-induced lateral soil redistribution leads to spatially heterogenous soil composition, which can be captured through the distinctive spectral reflectance of soils under varying levels of erosion influence. This points to the potential of using remotely sensed soil spectra to detect severe erosion and deposition hotspots in exposed croplands and, importantly, further differentiate the intra-class
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Contrasting stocks and origins of particulate and mineral-associated soil organic carbon in a mangrove-salt marsh ecotone Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Prakhin Assavapanuvat, Joshua L. Breithaupt, Kevin M. Engelbert, Christian Schröder, Joseph M. Smoak, Thomas S. Bianchi
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Effects of soil conditioners on vineyard saline soil physicochemical properties and bacterial community in arid areas Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Doudou Chang, Haoli Zhang, Zhifeng Zhu, Dashuang Hong, Hua Fan, Wenli Cui, Kaiyong Wang, Yantao Liu
Soil salinization adversely affects soil quality and ecosystem. Many researches have tried to ameliorate saline soils by soil conditioners. However, little is known about the differences in the responses of soil bacterial communities to natural and artificial conditioners applied to saline soils. Therefore, in this study, the effects of natural humic acid (IK), synthetic polymer (IP), and composite
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Spatial variation characteristics and influencing factors of sediment connectivity in the black soil region of northeast China Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Wang Jia-nan, Fan Hao-ming, Jia Yan-feng
Connectivity has become an important indicator of the sediment transfer potential through sediment sources to catchment sinks. Connectivity plays a vital role in investigating the rate of soil erosion caused by runoff and sediment output across the watershed landscape. However, there have been few quantitative studies on the spatial variations in sediment connectivity in the black soil region of Northeast
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Regulation of soil organic carbon dynamics by microbial communities during reforestation of Chinese fir plantations after clear‐cutting Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Ying Wang, Liang Chen, Wenhua Xiang, Xiulan Zhang, Yan Ren, Zhiming Guo, Anna Gunina
Reforestation after forest clear‐cutting is an effective measure to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration; still, the soil C balance under reforestation and the role of microbial communities in that process remain to be determined. Samples of organic (0–2 cm) and mineral (2–10 cm) horizons were collected from the 7‐, 15‐, 20‐, 29‐, and 36‐year‐old forest stands of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia
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Responses of soil aggregation and aggregate‐associated nitrogen to straw return in China: Evidence from a meta‐analysis and a pot experiment Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Sainan Geng, Lantao Li, Yuhong Miao, Duo Zhang, Qirui Yang, Yilun Wang
Enhancing soil structure and soil nitrogen availability is the key to sustainable agricultural development in global cropping systems. Straw return can affect soil aggregation, but the results of recent studies on the influence of straw return on soil aggregation are not consistent, and the distribution and availability of straw‐derived nitrogen in soils are still unclear. Here, a meta‐analysis of
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Urbanization intensifies the imbalance between human development and biodiversity conservation: Insights from the coupling analysis of human activities and habitat quality Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Le Li, Na Wang, Zezhou Hao, Bing Sun, Bingtao Gao, Mengmeng Gou, Peng Wang, Nancai Pei
Intensified human activities have been seriously threatening the structure and ecological processes of ecosystems, resulting in habitat degradation. Therefore, coordinating the coupling between human activities and habitat quality (HQ) is crucial for high‐quality sustainable regional development and human well‐being. This study evaluated the human activities and HQ in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) urban
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Influencing factors on regeneration and seedling survival prediction in Larix principis‐rupprechtii plantations in northern China Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Xi Wei, Wenjun Liang
The natural regeneration of forest ecosystems is crucial for their sustainability, but uncertainties have impeded the regeneration of some tree species. Identifying influencing factors and effective strategies to enhance seedling survival and growth is essential. We investigated factors affecting the natural regeneration of Larix principis‐rupprechtii and provided insights into seedling survival and
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Shifts in controls and abundance of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter fractions among subfield yield stability zones Soil (IF 6.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Sam J. Leuthold, Jocelyn M. Lavallee, Bruno Basso, William F. Brinton, M. Francesca Cotrufo
Abstract. Spatiotemporal yield heterogeneity presents a significant challenge to agricultural sustainability efforts and can strain the economic viability of farming operations. Increasing soil organic matter (SOM) has been associated with increased crop productivity, as well as the mitigation of yield variability across time and space. Observations at the regional scale have indicated decreases in
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Changes in soil microbiota alter root exudation and rhizosphere pH of the gypsum endemic Ononis tridentata L. Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Laura de la Puente, Lola Echevarría, José M. Igual, Juan Pedro Ferrio, Sara Palacio
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Mitigating cadmium contamination in rice: insights from a large-scale meta-analysis of amendment effects Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Yining Ge, Xin Huang, Lingli Lu
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Effect of intercropping maize and sunn hemp at different times and stand densities on soil properties and crop yield under in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) tillage in semi-arid South Africa Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Admire R. Dzvene, Isaac Gura, Weldemichael Tesfuhuney, Sue Walker, Gert Ceronio
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Examining litter and soil characteristics impact on decomposer communities, detritivores and carbon accumulation in the Mediterranean area Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Lucia Santorufo, Speranza C. Panico, Armando Zarrelli, Anna De Marco, Giorgia Santini, Valeria Memoli, Giulia Maisto
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A strategy to enhance soil quality and soil organic carbon stock in abandoned lands: Pasture regeneration through shrub clearing Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Melani Cortijos‐López, Pedro Sánchez‐Navarrete, Inés de la Parra‐Muñoz, Teodoro Lasanta, Estela Nadal‐Romero
Farmland abandonment in Mediterranean mid‐mountain areas can lead to the degradation or recovery of soil properties. Typically, after abandonment, fields are covered with shrubs, which hinders livestock grazing and constitutes high wildfire risk. To avoid these negative effects, shrubs are cleared in selected areas. The main objective of this study is to evaluate whether shrub clearing can improve
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Available nitrogen and enzyme activity in rhizosphere soil dominate the changes in fine-root nutrient foraging strategies during plantation development Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Qianbin Cao, Yunchao Zhou, Yunxing Bai, Zhengui Han
The variation in fine-root traits in response to soil resources (i.e., fine-root nutrient foraging strategy) is critical for plants to adapt to environmental changes and even win in intra- or interspecific resource competition. However, the patterns and driving mechanisms that change in fine-root traits and nutrient foraging strategies during the development of plantations remain unclear. We analyzed
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Effects of climate and soil properties on growth of Pinus pinea young plantations Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Verónica Loewe-Muñoz, Claudia Bonomelli, Rodrigo del Río, Claudia Delard, Mónica Balzarini
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Century-long recovery of mycorrhizal interactions in European beech forests after mining Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Asun Rodríguez-Uña, Isabel Salcedo, Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría, David Moreno-Mateos
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Shrub alters the spatial patterns of nematode taxonomic and functional diversity on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Anning Zhang, Jingwei Chen, Hanwen Cui, Jiajia Wang, Shuyan Chen, Haining Gao, Xiaoxuan Jiang, Sa Xiao, Lizhe An, Pierre Legendre
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Dynamic mechanism of check dams on evolution of river corridors based on UAV telemetry combined with numerical simulations Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Shixuan Zhou, Peng Li, Yangfan Feng, Jiajia Guo
Check dams are a critical soil and water conservation engineering measure in gullies that significantly influence erosion, transportation, and sediment accumulation. Check dams help reduce erosion in the upstream area, ignoring the off‐site erosion reduction capacity due to erosion dynamics, and it also alters the morphology of gullies. The morphology of the gully cross‐section from the head to the
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Carbon balance and emissions of methane and nitrous oxide during four years of moderate rewetting of a cultivated peat soil site Soil (IF 6.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Kristiina Lång, Henri Honkanen, Jaakko Heikkinen, Sanna Saarnio, Tuula Larmola, Hanna Kekkonen
Abstract. We experimented a gradual water table rise at a highly degraded agricultural peat soil site with plots of willow, forage and mixed vegetation (set-aside) in southern Finland. We measured the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) for four years. The mean annual ground water table depth was about 80, 40, 40 and 30 cm in 2019–2022, respectively. The results
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Nitrogen deposition enhances accumulation of microbial and plant-derived carbon in forest soils: a global meta-analysis Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Chenying Wang, Xiaoyan Li, Meng Zhang, Zichen Han, Yun Xia, Pingping Lian, Liuming Yang, Kai Yue, Yuexin Fan
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Pasture productivity benefits from strategic urease and nitrification inhibitor use are limited in rainfed temperate dairy pastures of southern Australia Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 O Belyaeva, G Ward, T Wijesinghe, D Chen, H Suter
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Effects of dissolved organic matter on soil aggregate dynamics using rare earth oxides as tracers in A Japanese Andisol Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Yike Wang, Maki Asano, Yuanyuan Huang, Kenji Tamura, Geer Teni, Weifan Gong, Qi Jiang
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Studying tomato brown rugose fruit virus longevity in soil and virion susceptibility to pH treatments helped improve virus control by soil disinfection Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Ori Molad, Elisheva Smith, Neta Luria, Elena Bakelman, Oded Lachman, Meital Reches, Aviv Dombrovsky
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Response of soil microorganisms to soil fertility in the process of vegetation rehabilitation of degraded Pinus massoniana forest Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Xiaopeng Wang, He Wang, Man Zhou, Zuopin Zhuo, Gengen Lin, Yue Zhang, Fangshi Jiang, Yanhe Huang, Jinshi Lin
The rehabilitation of diverse and three‐dimensional forest vegetation patterns is crucial for preventing forest degradation and improving soil fertility. However, the relationship between soil microbial community and soil fertility was not clear. To accurately assess the capability of vegetation restoration measures on the real impact on degraded soil ecosystems. We selected three vegetation rehabilitation
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Biodiversity prospecting for phytoremediation programs intended for utilizing polluted lands and obtaining bioeconomy Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Vimal Chandra Pandey, Garima Malik, Madhumita Roy, Abhishek K. Srivastava, Sudhir K. Upadhyay
Land degradation and soil contamination have become global problem due to irresponsible anthropogenic activities and the overutilization of natural resources by humans. Land degradation and contamination due to toxic heavy metals have adversely impacted not only crop productivity but also the overall environmental health of our planet. Mitigation and management of polluted land are urgently required
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Effectiveness of physical soil and water conservation measures under simulated and observed dataset in Ethiopia: Meta‐analysis Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Tilahun Getachew Abebe, Fikrey Tesfay, Tesfaye Mebrate Lemma, Yitea Seneshaw Getahun
To combat land degradation through conserving soil and water resources, Ethiopia has undergone vigorous implementation of soil and water conservation (SWC) measures, predominantly physical structures. To evaluate the effectiveness of these implemented structures, various researches have been conducted through using both measured and simulated approaches. This study was initiated to analyze the reliability
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Microorganisms facilitated the saline‐alkali soil remediation by biochar: Soil properties, microbial communities, and plant responses Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Zichen Huang, Fangyuan Bian, Zhigao Wang, Jinru Zhu, Xiaoping Zhang, Jue Wang, Xu Gai, Zheke Zhong
Saline‐alkali soil degradation is a significant environmental problem with a negative impact on sustainable agroforestry development. Therefore, efficient remediation methods are urgently required. A potential solution to this problem is using biochar produced from bamboo waste and inoculated with plant growth‐promoting microbes as cleaner production materials for saline‐alkali soil. The present study
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Phosphorus sorption–desorption changes phosphorus fraction dynamic in a desert revegetation chronosequence Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Chengyi Li, Mingzhu He, Chunming Xin, Zhaohui Zhang
Understanding the characteristics of soil phosphorus (P) sorption and desorption is essential for comprehending P biogeochemical cycling and effectively managing ecosystems in a desert revegetation chronosequence. The present study utilized the Freundlich model and enzymatic activity to characterize the features of P sorption–desorption, and microbial activity, which aims to elucidate the effect of
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Microbial communities overwhelm environmental controls in explaining nitrous oxide emission in acidic soils Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Shengwen Xu, Yongxiang Yu, Haoxin Fan, Nataliya Bilyera, Xiangtian Meng, Jiantao Xue, Zhong Lu, Zhihan Yang, Stephen J. Chapman, Fuyun Gao, Wenyan Han, Yaying Li, Ningguo Zheng, Huaiying Yao, Yakov Kuzyakov
Intensively fertilized acidic soils are global hotspots of nitrous oxide (NO) emissions, contributing to net agronomic greenhouse gas outcomes. Identifying the key drivers of soil NO emissions is hampered by the synergistic or antagonistic effects of multiple factors. Within a framework based on the predominant role of microbial communities producing NO, the NO emissions are affected either by proximal
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A global meta-analysis reveals the positive effect of invasive alien plants on soil heterotrophic respiration Soil Biol. Biochem. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Sheng-Qi Fan, Shao-Lin Peng, Bao-Ming Chen
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Effect of different headcut heights on the process of headcut erosion and sediment production in the granite hilly area of South China Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Dalan Liao, Zhe Lin, Ling He, Qiuyue Tang, Xiaoqian Duan, Yusong Deng
Granite hilly areas are among the most ecologically fragile zones in China, and are susceptible to backward erosion under conditions of prolonged heavy rainfall and steep slopes. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics governing sediment generation and energy dissipation during gully headcut erosion in hilly granite areas remain unclear. In this study, through a field in situ scouring test, we investigated
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Patterns and controlling factors of decomposition in distal shoot systems by branch order across 10 temperate tree species Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Weiping Gu, Björn Berg, Lili Dong, Fengjian Yang, Tao Sun
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Pilot study assessing effects of selected soil factors on the accumulation of hesperidin, nobiletin and tangeretin in pericarps of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’ Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Ruifei Ma, Zhongming Xu, Lili Ming, Fuliang Weng, Zhanming Tang, Xiaoshuang Liu, Yanyan Miao, Yinghua Zheng, Chao Chen, Wensheng Zhang
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Litter quality controls the earthworm microbiome in cropping fields Plant Soil (IF 4.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Yao-Qin Sun, Dong Zhu, Yupeng Wu, Jun Liu, Peng Cai, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
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Detritivores maintain stoichiometric homeostasis, but alter body size and population density in response to altitude induced stoichiometric mismatches Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Peng Zhang, Zheng Zhou, Weixin Liu, Donghui Wu, Stefan Scheu
Maintaining a balance between growth needs and available food resources is critical to the development of any organism. Ecological stoichiometry provides a theoretical basis for studying stoichiometric mismatches between organisms and their food resources. Recent studies have shown that detritivore taxa occupying different multidimensional stoichiometric niches (MSNs) exhibit different stoichiometric
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National-scale mapping of soil-thickness probability in hilly and mountainous areas of Japan using legacy and modern soil survey Geoderma (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Naoyuki Yamashita, Yasuhiro Ohnuki, Junko Iwahashi, Akihiro Imaya
Soil thickness is a crucial parameter for local, regional and globalscale assessments, including those related to carbon cycles, water retention capacity, and landslide risk in the context of biogeochemical, soil physical, and slope stability models. This study had two primary objectives: 1) to predict maps depicting the probability of the A-horizon thickness exceeding 15 cm (AT15) and the A and B-horizon