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The life state of smooth vetch regulates the seasonal dynamics of microbial nutrient limitations in citrus orchards Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Jiajia Zhang, Wenfa Xiao, Lixiong Zeng, Ruimei Cheng, Xin Yang, Meng Zhang, Lei Lei
Cover crops improve soil fertility in orchard ecosystems, however, the response of soil microbial metabolism to fruit tree interactions with cover legumes at different stages of the life cycle remains uncertain, thereby limiting our understanding of the mechanisms that regulate nutrient cycling in orchards with cover crop management. Here, the characteristics of microbial energy (carbon, C) and nutrient
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Agri-mat and grass mulch effect on crop biomass yield in sandy loam and loam soils Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Sibongiseni Mgolozeli, Adornis D. Nciizah, Isaiah I. C. Wakindiki, Siaw Onwona-Agyeman
The role of agri-mat mulch as a soil and water conservation technology for improved and sustainable plant production has not been explored. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of agri-mats and grass mulch on crop biomass yield of maize and spinach under sandy loam and loam soils. The following five mulch treatments were established in two sites (Durban with loam soil and Pretoria with
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Characteristics and driving mechanism of wetland landscape pattern change in karst region of southwest China over past 35 years: A case study of Caohai wetland in Guizhou Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Guiting Mu, Ximei Wen, Zhenming Zhang
To uncover the process of land use change and its driving mechanism of typical wetland ecosystems in the karst region, this thesis conducts a case study on Caohai National Nature Reserve (hereafter referred to as Caohai). With the support of geo-information technology and the landscape index analysis method, it quantitatively analyzes the magnitudes, speed, and landscape patterns of land use changes
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Mixed plantation forest litter improves microbial nitrogen transformation by increasing nitrogen metabolism related genes and key bacterial taxa in northern China Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Di Wu, Changwei Yin, Zhili Liu, Guangze Jin
Nitrogen (N) metabolism is a key metabolic pathway of nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. However, the mechanisms by which mixed plantation forest litter improves microbial N transformation are poorly understood. Thus, we investigated the N characteristics, N metabolism-related genes, and key microbial modules of litter and soil in three types of forests: coniferous (CP forest), broadleaf (BP forest)
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Divergent responses in microbial metabolic limitations and carbon use efficiency to variably sized polystyrene microplastics in soil Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Guanlin Li, Yi Tang, Yowhan Son, Xiaoxun Zhao, Babar Iqbal, Kiran Yasmin Khan, Ruoyu Guo, Weiqing Yin, Xin Zhao, Daolin Du
Microplastics, considered emerging contaminants, have been accumulating excessively within soil ecosystems, conferring potentially detrimental effects with respect to soil carbon turnover and pools. As a major participant in soil carbon processes, microplastics affecting microorganisms may be one of the main agents affecting soil carbon dynamics. However, the microbial metabolism processes through
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The interlinkage between land resources, food, water, income, and sustainable environment: Evidence from China's economy with COP27 perspective Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jun Tian, Weizheng Wang, Zhen Wang, Wei Fan
China, the most populous country across the globe, has emerged as one of the biggest economies; however, regarding food production, water, uplifting the income level, and attaining environmental sustainability, the policymakers are still concerned. China's government has worked immensely on eradicating poverty through increasing food production, ensuring access to clean water, and using land resources
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Characteristics and hotspots of forest litter decomposition research: A bibliometric analysis Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Qi Liu, Jianxing Li, Shaoming Ye, Yili Guo, Shengqiang Wang
The decomposition of forest litter is essential for maintaining forest ecosystem productivity and improving soil fertility. Interdisciplinary collaboration plays a pivotal role in the study of litter decomposition. Nevertheless, existing literature reviews often concentrate on specific hot topics, lacking a more comprehensive and systematic overview of this field. This study was based on the Web of
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Ecosystem function associated with soil organic carbon declines with tropical dry forest degradation Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Laura L. de Sosa, Inmaculada Carmona, Marco Panettieri, Daniel M. Griffith, Carlos I. Espinosa, Andrea Jara‐Guerrero, César Plaza, Engracia Madejón
Forest degradation is increasingly recognized as a major threat to global biodiversity and the multiple ecosystem services forests provide. This study examined the impacts of forest degradation on soil quality and function in a seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) of Ecuador. Previous studies of SDTFs have focused on the impacts of land‐use conversion on soils, while this study assessed the less visible
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Impacts of land cover changes on dust emissions in northern China (2000–2020) Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hongquan Song, Ruiqi Min, Genxin Song, Shiyan Zhai, Dong Wang, Yaobin Wang, Tianqi Bai
Land cover is a key factor affecting dust emissions. Substantial changes in land cover have occurred due to human activities and climate change in northern China. However, the extent to which these changes influence dust emissions is still controversial. Here, we explored the specific impact of land use type transformation on dust emissions between 2000 and 2020 by using the Weather Research and Forecasting
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Soil organic carbon enrichment in the particulate matter emitted by rural soils: A laboratory assessment Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Nancy B. Ramirez Haberkon, Mariano J. Mendez
The aim of this study was to assess the organic carbon (OC) content in the PM10 emitted by agricultural soils and rural roads under controlled conditions. Samples were collected from agricultural soils and rural roads. The PM10 was generated and collected using an electrostatic precipitator coupled with the Easy Dust Generator (EDG). This procedure ensures that the PM10 collected come specifically
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Leaf stoichiometry of potassium, calcium, and magnesium in tropical plants: Responses to climatic and geographical variations—A case study from Hainan Island Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Zixuan Wang, Zixun Chen, Bingsun Wu, Yongyi Liang, Guoan Wang, Xiaoyan Lin, Jun Yang, Qiwen Cheng, Jingjing Wang
Grasping how climate change will affect the tropical region's leaf potassium, calcium, and magnesium content is pivotal for enhancing our comprehension of plant stoichiometry. Currently, there is limited research on leaf potassium, calcium, and magnesium in tropical plants, which is particularly evident with the increasing importance of tropical rainforest biodiversity studies. This study investigated
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Does road construction have beneficial effects on vegetation biodiversity and tree regeneration in arid woodlands? Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Soodabeh Behmanesh, Mostafa Moradi, Javad Pourrezaei, Reza Basiri
The regeneration, plant diversity, and change of soil properties are the determining factors affecting the stability of natural forests. Road construction activities are considered among the most important contributing factors. This study was conducted to see if road construction has positive or negative effects on plant diversity, soil physicochemical properties, and tree regeneration in arid woodlands
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Evaluation of the impact of wastewater irrigation on the soil's dielectric parameters Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Prachi Palta, Ankur Kumar, Prabhdeep Kaur
This study investigates the impact of wastewater irrigation on soil dielectric parameters, focusing on the often‐overlooked aspect of dielectric properties in contaminated soil. Wastewater, a significant contributor to soil and groundwater degradation, has long‐term effects on soil physical, chemical, and dielectric characteristics. Experimental measurements conducted overtime at 2.45 and 5.8 GHz frequencies
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Land use data can improve the accuracy of carbon emission spatial inversion model Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Chao Wang, Yanjing Yang, Yuping Bai, Yanmin Teng, Jinyan Zhan
Investigating the spatial distribution and correlation characteristics of carbon emissions would be conducive to the policy formulation for precise carbon emission spatial reduction. Firstly, a new carbon emission spatial inversion model was developed, incorporating nighttime light data and land use data. After verifying the validity and accuracy of the inversion results, the continuous carbon emission
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Assessment of land degradation risks in the Loess Plateau Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Ziyue Yu, Xiangzheng Deng, Ping Fu, Stephen Grebby, Eugenio Mangi
Human activity and climate change are degrading the environmentally fragile Loess Plateau in dry and semiarid regions. Land deterioration threatens human and ecological existence. To prevent additional land degradation and ensure the ecological development and quality of arable land in the region, China launched “Grain for Green” in the late 1990s. This effort greatly boosted Loess Plateau vegetation
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Effect of stand age on soil microbial metabolic limitation and enzyme activities in Robinia pseudoacacia L. plantations in the loess hilly‐gully region, China Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Min Zhao, Yarong Sun, Shaohua Liu, Yichun Li, Yunming Chen
Soil heterotrophic microorganisms play crucial roles in soil biogeochemical cycles by secreting extracellular enzymes, but their metabolism is often limited by resource availability. Identifying major resources that limit soil microbial metabolism could help to create reasonable management practices for the maintenance of ecosystem function. Robinia pseudoacacia plantations perform crucial functions
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Toward an operational tool to integrate land degradation neutrality into land use planning: LUP4LDN Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Claudio Zucca, Quang Bao Le, Pythagoras Karampiperis, Tatenda Lemann, Richard Thomas, Boundia A. Thiombiano, Taoufik Hermassi, Enrico Bonaiuti, Panagiotis Zervas
Land use planning (LUP) to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) needs methods and tools that support the identification of best LUP solutions in terms of transitions from current degradative land use (LU) and land management (LM) practices to better LU and LM options. A crucial need is the identification of context specific sustainable land management (SLM) options. Addressing this need must aim
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Agroforestry system construction in eastern coastal China: Insights from soil–plant interactions Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Yuanyuan Feng, Jiajia Liu, Haibo Hu, Xiaopeng Xu, Danyan Chen, Xia Wang, Gerrard Eddy Jai Poinern, Zhong‐Tao Jiang, Derek Fawcett, Yonghong Wu, Haiying Lu
Agroforestry, as a phytoremediation measure, shows great potential for mitigating land degradation by constructing multidimensional and efficient agroforestry composite systems through regulating the microenvironment of agroforestry sites and improving soil properties. However, the effects of different agroforestry composite management modes on saline soils and the interactions between soil–plant systems
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Long‐term conservation practice in litchi (Litchi chinensis L.) cultivation improves the crop productivity and soil health of degraded lands Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Avinash Chandra Rathore, Charan Singh, Sadikul Islam, Anand Kumar Gupta, Sridhar Patra, Vibha Singhal, Dinesh Jinger, Gulshan Kumar Sharma, Darshan Kadam, Saswat Kumar Kar, S. B. Chavan, M. Madhu
A long‐term experiment (1995–2021) was conducted on litchi (Litchi chinensis L.) with and without conservation practices, that is, litchi under clean cultivation (LCC) (recommended doses of fertilizers without intercrops and mulch) and litchi with conservation practice (LCP) (micro‐site improvement, intercrops, and organic mulching) on degraded lands. The study aimed to evaluate the long‐term impact
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New approach to soil fertility management: Biogeosystem Technique methodology (critical review) Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Valery P. Kalinitchenko, Alexander V. Swidsinski, Alexey P. Glinushkin, Michael R. Overcash, Valery P. Meshalkin, Tatiana M. Minkina, Vishnu D. Rajput, Vladimir V. Chernenko, Saglara S. Mandzhieva, Svetlana N. Sushkova, Artyom E. Rykhlik, Georgiy S. Larin, Sergey V. Gudkov, Mikhail G. Baryshev, Mikhail A. Sevostyanov, Dmitry A. Makarenkov
A standard management soil priming effect is short term. A current soil plowing, irrigation and waste utilization soil priming action shortcomings elimination is needed. The Biogeosystem Technique (BGT*) priming action system was developed for soil management to provide a higher‐level priming effect. The BGT* is focused on a soil biogeochemical cycle activation similar to the biodegradation in a colon
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Natural resources, food, energy and water: Structural shocks, food production and clean energy for USA in the view of COP27 Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Xiaoli Zhang, Xinling Wang, Dingwen Si, Hong Zhang, Mohammed Moosa Ageli, Grzegorz Mentel
There is a notable scarcity of literature addressing the complex affiliation amidst natural resources, water productivity (WPROD), and the food production index (FPI). Existing research focuses on emerging and developing countries, primarily centering on the initial objectives of sustainable development. To bridge this literature gap, our research delves into the nexus of WPROD, FPI, and total land
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Microbial community shifts indicate recovery of soil physical properties in a post‐tin‐mining area on Belitung Island, Indonesia Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Hirmas Fuady Putra, Long Thanh Bui, Yasushi Mori
Mineral mining often results in changes to the soil environment, reducing the sustainability of the surrounding environment. Restoring the physical and chemical properties of soil in post‐tin‐mining areas on the tropical island of Belitung, Indonesia, has been a laborious process after more than 10 decades of land reclamation. We aimed to determine which parameter of the soil properties was responsible
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Temperature stress (cold and heat) strongly affect the phytotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (phenanthrene) to wheat Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Beata Suszek‐Łopatka, Barbara Maliszewska‐Kordybach, Agnieszka Klimkowicz‐Pawlas, Bożena Smreczak
Anthropogenic activity could create different threats leading to irreversible changes in the global environment and, as a consequence, posing varied stressful conditions acting together (combined stress) on organisms. Our research concerned the combined stress of two of the main threats to soil health and plant health: temperature stress and pollution. The aim of this research was the quantitative
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Microbial diversity drives soil multifunctionality along reclamation chronosequence in an opencast coal mine Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Caicai Xu, Hong Zhang, Junjian Li, Yong Liu, Chao Su
Plantation reclamation can improve soil microbial diversity and soil multifunctionality in the reclaimed coal mine. However, with the reclamation years, how restoration of microbial communities promotes restoration of soil multifunctionality is not clear. Here, we investigated the microbial diversity and soil physicochemical properties and soil enzyme activities of different reclamation years in the
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Assessment of loess terraced slope erosion using unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry: Topographic and hydrological effects Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Pinglang Kou, Qiang Xu, Zhao Jin, Ali P. Yunus, Yuxiang Tao, Ying Xia, Chuanhao Pu, Shuang Yuan, Guofan Cao
Terraced slopes are widely used in the Loess Plateau to control gully erosion, yet their potential to induce new erosion patterns remains overlooked. Here we used unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry to obtain centimeter‐resolution digital surface models (DSMs) and derived hydrological networks, slopes, aspects, and curvatures of the terraced slopes. Our analysis reveals terraces disrupted
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Pseudomonas fluorescens enriched by Bacillus velezensis containing agricultural waste promotes strawberry growth by microbial interaction in plant rhizosphere Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Qingfeng Wang, Changbin Chu, Zheng Zhao, Shuhang Wu, Deping Zhou
Long‐term continuous cropping of strawberry induces soil degradation, which reduces strawberry growth and yield. Agricultural waste and microorganisms have great potential in improving soil health. The aim of this study was to identify the potential mechanisms of Bacillus velezensis containing agricultural waste to improve soil health. Soil that had been cropped continuously for more than 10 years
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Resilience changes of carbon stocks to quantify the long‐term effects of ecological engineering projects in subtropical forests of China based on satellite‐derived net ecosystem production time series and inventory data Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Qin Yang, Zhi Huang, Ling Wu, Binbin Guo, Meiling Liu, Xiaojing Xue, Xiaoyue Li, Xiangnan Liu
Understanding how resilient forests are to ecological engineering projects (EEPs) is essential to forest management and ecosystem health. Despite growing evidence that EEPs achieve increasing carbon stocks, whether such benefits can be sustainable and what are the consequences of EEPs on forest health remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the long‐term effects of EEPs using forest resilience
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Roles of soil amendments in the water and salt transport of coastal saline soils through regulation of microstructure Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Yuanhang Fei, Dongli She, Jun Yi, Xiaoqin Sun, Xiao Han, Dongdong Liu, Muxing Liu, Hailin Zhang
Increasing scientific knowledge on the improvement of coastal saline soils is critical for spatially expanding coastal development. Biochar and polyacrylamide (PAM) are popular soil amendments, however, it remains unclear how they affect water and salt transport by regulating soil microstructure characteristics. In this study, we conducted a five‐year rice barrel trial and investigated the changes
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Response of the growth and survival of tree species planted in a degraded land with a supplement of diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Shiferaw Alem
Degraded lands pose significant challenges for tree establishment and growth due to poor soil quality and limited nutrient availability. This research aims to explore the potential of using DAP (diammonium phosphate) fertilizer as a supplement for enhancing the survival and growth of tree species in degraded lands; Casuarina equisetifolia L., Grevillea robusta var. robusta R.Br., and Olea europaea
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Phytoremediation of heavy metal and tetracycline co‐contaminated soil by Solanum nigrum L.: Response of tetracycline‐resistant genes Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Lin Li, Ruichao Guo, Wencong Ma, Huan Liu, Zhuobin Chang, Xuhui Li, Yulong Wang
Co‐contamination with heavy metals (HMs) and tetracyclines (TCs) in soils has been widely reported and has resulted in serious consequences, such as the diffusion of tetracycline‐resistant genes (TRGs). Phytoremediation displays high potential for the remediation of co‐contaminated soils. Here, we chose a Cd hyperaccumulator (Solanum nigrum L.) to explore the accumulation of HMs in plants and the effect
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Properties of humin isolated from Polish arable soils: The most recalcitrant fraction of soil organic matter that prevent soil degradation Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Jerzy Weber, Maria Jerzykiewicz, Aleksandra Ukalska‐Jaruga, Irmina Ćwieląg‐Piasecka, Elżbieta Jamroz, Andrzej Kocowicz, Magdalena Debicka, Jakub Bekier, Lilla Mielnik, Romualda Bejger, Agnieszka Grabusiewicz
The purpose of the research was to determine the molecular properties of humin (HUM) determined by elemental composition, as well as spectroscopic 13C Magic Angle Splitting Cross Polarisation Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13C MAS CP NMR), Fourier transformed infrared, electron paramagnetic resonance and scanning electron microscope energy‐dispersive x‐ray (SEM–EDX) techniques. Soil samples were isolated
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Clonal propagation, scale dependent assembly, and nucleation drives natural regeneration in a restinga sandy coastal plain Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Lidiane Matias, Guilherme Ramos Demetrio, Milena Dutra da Silva, Flávia Moura
On the sandy coastal plains, environmental filters that limit seedling establishment and survival create a naturally heterogeneous landscape, formed by vegetation patches inserted in a matrix of bare sandy soil. The succession processes in these ecosystems depend on some pioneer species that facilitate the recruitment and survival of other species. Here, we evaluated the spatial pattern and changes
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Effects of different tillage and fertilizer on soil quality under wheat‐maize rotation in the North China Plain Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Daijing Zhang, Huiping Chen, Yuxin Guo, Xinru Hao, Ling Fang, Lina Jiang, Chunxi Li
The North China Plain plays an important role in China's crop cultivation regions, with the wheat‐maize rotation serving as the predominant cropping system. Nonetheless, a dearth of research refers to the impact of tillage and fertilizer employment on soil quality (SQ) in this region. In this study, the primary objective centered on utilizing the soil quality index (SQI) derived from both minimum and
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Effects of brackish water irrigation and biochar application on fertility, enzyme activity, and winter wheat yield in coastal saline‐alkali soils Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Wei Wu, Hongxing Chai, Peiling Gao, Penghao Gao, Xue Zhang, Mengzhao Li, Xianglin Guo, Qingxin Lv
Soil salinization is a common form of land degradation in coastal regions. The Yellow River Delta is a typical coastal saline‐alkali soils distribution region, with saline‐alkali soils accounting for nearly half of the total area of the region. In view of the lack of fresh water in the region, the use of brackish water and biochar made from agricultural waste to improve coastal saline‐alkali soils
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Combining approaches for environmental assessment of rehabilitated gold-mining areas in the Eastern Amazon Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Silvio Junio Ramos, Schweyka Stanley Holanda de Oliveira, Paula Godinho Ribeiro, Gabriel Caixeta Martins, Ediu Carlos da Silva Junior, Markus Gastauer, Cecílio Frois Caldeira, Wendel Valter da Silveira Pereira, Diogo Corrêa Santos, Priscila Sanjuan de Medeiros Sarmento, Wilson da Rocha Nascimento Júnior, Pedro Walfir Martins Souza-Filho
Monitoring key soil and vegetation attributes in mining areas under environmental rehabilitation is essential to ensure that the intervention techniques are effective. There are several approaches to monitoring mining areas and their integration is necessary to process large amounts of information. Thus, this study aimed to (i) assess soil multi-contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTE) and
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A framework for quantification and integration of green development of cultivated land in China: From the perspective of adaptability-vitality-resistance Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Shandong Niu, Xiao Lyu, Guozheng Gu, Wenlong Peng, Yanan Wang, Ping Xue, Sergey Yu Solodovnikov
Exploring the green development of cultivated land (GDCL) and solving the problem of “high consumption and high pollution” caused by the traditional model are of great significance for achieving sustainable use of cultivated land and green agricultural growth. However, the existing consensus on action lacks theoretical support and quantitative analysis. To this end, the objective of this study was
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Analytical framework using remote sensing and water geochemistry to assess changes in landscapes with high ecological and social value Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Guilherme Pires de Campos Godoy Valvasori, Diego Lacerda de Souza, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli Matricardi, Gustavo Soares Iorio, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende, Marcos A. Pedlowski
The Brazilian Mata Atlântica coastal rainforest suffered a dramatic reduction in size due to agricultural and mining activities since the 1500s. Most relevant fragments are in mountainous areas assigned for environmental conservation, where there is increasing market pressure to open these areas for mining operations. In this study, we created a broader framework for water basin study on mountainous
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Response of understory plant species diversity to plant mixture on the Loess Plateau: A case study of Hippophae rhamnoides Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Yuxuan Chen, Kang Ren, Tianxing Wei, Guoliang Sha, Huan Yu, Dehui Fan, Wenjie Zhou, Xuewei Ding, Huancheng Feng
Afforestation with nature-based solutions is beneficial for restoring biodiversity. On the Loess Plateau of China, numerous monocultures have been converted to mixed plantations following nature-based solutions. However, the effect of plant mixture on understory plant species diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the understory plant species diversity of different Hippophae rhamnoides
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Effects of grazing in different intensities and 10-year grazing exclusion on soil bacterial community composition and interaction complexity in alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Xiangning Qi, Xianke Chen, Xiaorong Zhou, Zhi Qian, Hanchang Zhou, Guoqiang Zhuang, Anzhou Ma
To decrease the detrimental consequences of overgrazing on the sustainability of grassland ecosystems, many countries have developed policies on grazing exclusions. However, compared with grazing, how grazing exclusion modifies soil bacterial community and the associated environmental drivers is inadequately understood. Here, we studied the effects of grazing in different intensities (no grazing, light
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Research on habitat quality in arid urban agglomerations: Influencing mechanisms and multi-scenario simulations Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Chuqiao Han, Jianghua Zheng, Wanqiang Han, Binbin Lu, Wenjie Yu, Zhe Wang, Juan Yang, Jiale Wu
In the context of climate change and rapid urbanization, there have been unparalleled changes in land use and land cover (LULC), resulting in substantial impacts on the surrounding habitat quality (HQ), particularly in ecologically vulnerable arid regions. However, previous studies on the influencing mechanisms of HQ in arid urban agglomerations and future multi-scenario simulations remain limited
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Arable land in Northwest China: Dynamics analysis of health and productivity in 2000–2020 Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Liu Shuchen, Gao Yimin, Lu Pingda, Sun Yan, Liu Xiaoyun
Arable land health (ALH) and arable land productivity (ALP) are crucial indicators of agricultural ecological functionality and sustainability. The shift of grain-producing regions in Northwest China has led to arable land degradation, which endangers both food production and sustainable development. Several studies have focused on arable land quantity, distribution, and regional features, but ALH
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Mixture of winter cover crops reduces surface runoff and sediment production under no-tillage system for Oxisols Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Miguel D. Fuentes-Guevara, Jhonatan Spliethoff, Edson L. Camilo, Ernani Garcia Neto, Chaiane Olanik, Amanda Alves Pacheco, Rodrigo Ferreira, Leandro Rampim, Marcelo M. L. Müller, Cristiano A. Pott
One of Brazil's efficient soil and water conservation practices is the no-tillage system (NTS). Nonetheless, erosion during rainfall still causes soil and water losses in this system. Therefore, this study aimed to assess surface runoff in different cultivation systems and sediment production during rainfall events. In macro-plot 1 (non-terraced catchment [NTC]), we adopted the NTS management with
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Biomass difference between mixed plantations and monocultures and its influencing factors: A meta-analysis Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Meiyue Meng, Linjia Huang, Qiuyan Jiao, Meng Chen, Xu Zhang, Ming Li, Yang Cao
Establishing mixed-species plantations has become the most promising planting method to provide various goods and improve multiple environmental services. Although mixed planting has the potential to increase tree biomass, the divergent findings make it challenging to understand the mixing effects on whole forest (trees, shrubs, herbs, and litter) biomass. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis compiling
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Dammed context: Community perspectives on ecosystem service changes following Poland's first dam removal Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Michał Habel, Karl Mechkin, Iwona Wagner, Zbigniew Grabowski, Zbigniew Kaczkowski, Damian Absalon, Dawid Szatten, Magdalena Matysik, Sławomir Pytel, Tomasz Jurczak, Krystian Obolewski
Decisions to build or remove dams and other large engineered hydraulic infrastructures are always entangled in social and environmental impacts, which are often evaluated formally through bureaucratic processes. In Europe dam removals are relatively infrequent, even though extensive hydraulic infrastructure has degraded biodiversity and water quality. The Wilkówka dam in southern Poland was required
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Is marginalised cultivated land on the Tibetan Plateau suitable for production or ecology? An example from the northeastern Tibetan Plateau Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Hongyu Wang, Wei Zhou, Rongrong Ma, Juan Wang, Huizhong Zhang
In the ecologically fragile alpine area of the Tibetan Plateau, some marginalised cultivated lands have more serious conflicts related to agricultural production and ecological protection than others; thus, it is of practical significance to explore the rational use of marginalised cultivated lands. In this study, Xining City and Haidong City in the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau were taken
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Moss mortality significantly altered topsoil multifunctionality and microbial networks in a temperate desert Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Benfeng Yin, Qing Zhang, Yonggang Li, Xiaobing Zhou, Xiaoying Rong, Yuanming Zhang
The continuous rise in global warming and dramatic changes in precipitation patterns have resulted in frequent extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. This has resulted in varying degrees of mortality in desert mosses, a ground cover type that maintains desert stability and provides important ecological functions. There is, however, a lack of research on the effects of
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Environmental sustainability in high-income countries: Does natural resource protection, financial inclusion, and energy innovation matters? Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Rupesh Regmi, Zhuo Zhang, Hongpeng Zhang
Environmental sustainability (ES) is critical for high-income countries (HICs) because of their high ecological footprints. They are responsible for global environmental problems as they consume more natural resources, produce more output, and generate more greenhouse gases than other countries, which could have severe consequences for land degradation. In the context of resource conservation and land
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Functional diversity of microbial communities in herbaceous vegetation patches in coal mine heaps Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Monika Malicka, Wojciech Bierza, Monika Szalbot, Agnieszka Kompała-Bąba, Agnieszka Błońska, Franco Magurno, Zofia Piotrowska-Seget, Gabriela Woźniak
Coal mine heaps represent unique novel environments, suitable for studying plant succession and its influence on the activity of microbes inhabiting the rhizosphere. Our aim was to verify if the functional diversity and catabolic activity of soil microorganisms would increase along with the plant succession from non-vegetated and forbs-dominated to grass-dominated communities. The study was conducted
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Impact of spruce deadwood logs on physical properties of a loamy sand Podzol in a steep temperate forest Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Meisam Nazari, Mathieu Lamandé, Peter Lystbæk Weber, Amin Sharififar, Bo V. Iversen, Emmanuel Arthur
Thinned steep forests are particularly vulnerable to soil physical degradation. Retaining deadwood logs from thinning operations on the forest floor can potentially mitigate soil physical degradation by modifying its physical properties through increased carbon content in steep regions. We aimed to investigate the effect of spruce deadwood logs from thinning operations on the physical properties of
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Impacts of microplastics on terrestrial plants: A critical review Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Xiaoqi Sun, Piumi Amasha Withana, Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, Meththika Vithanage, Xiao Yang, Sang-Ryong Lee, Michael S. Bank, Siming You, Yong Sik Ok
Microplastic (MP) pollution is an important environmental problem owing to its widespread use, long residence time, and overall persistence. MPs threaten the health of humans, animals, and plants. However, studies on the effects of MPs on terrestrial plants are less common compared to those conducted in aquatic systems. This review discusses the sources of MPs in terrestrial ecosystems, their effects
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Implication of abandoned post-quarry sites on avifauna composition for strategic landscape restoration in Ndarugu, Kiambu, Kenya Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 John Bosco Mukundi, Stephen Waringo Waweru, Paul Kariuki Ndang'ang'a
Abandoned post-quarry sites have potentiality to be remodeled into natural-wilderness areas, a desire especially in rapidly urbanizing and transforming landscapes. However, paucity of ecological information on post-quarry sites limits nature-based restoration, especially in the sub-Saharan tropical landscape. This study investigated avifauna composition of post-quarry sites in Ndarugu, Kenya, relative
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Identify a sustainable afforestation pattern for soil carbon sequestration: Considering both soil water-carbon conversion efficiency and their coupling relationship on the Loess Plateau Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Guowei Nan, Xinyu He, Le Ma, Shuying Qin, Lei Han, Shicai Xu
Afforestation is considered to be an important means to improve the ecological environment and mitigate climate change. However, inappropriate vegetation restoration can result in severe soil desiccation and ecosystem degradation in water-limited regions. Here, we evaluated the effects of six different afforestation patterns on soil moisture content, soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration, and especially
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Soil texture as a regulatory pathway for the enrichment of aggregate-associated phosphorus Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jie Wang, Yujie Wei, Bangge Yang, Yijing Huang, Shaocong Ren, Chongfa Cai
Soil phosphorus (P) loss induced by erosion is an imminent threat to global food security, and as the linkage between erosion and P loss, aggregate is the unit for soil P storage. This study investigated the impacts of soil texture on aggregate-associated P and its enrichment rate by using soils with four typical textures (silty clay, clay loam, silty clay loam, and loam) from croplands with the same
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Spatial variability of the hydrochemistry of shallow groundwaters and surface waters of the Rensdyrbekken: A case study of a permafrost catchment in Bellsund (SW Spitsbergen, Svalbard) Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Sara Lehmann-Konera, Piotr Zagórski, Kamil Nowiński, Krzysztof Raczyński, Marcin Frankowski, Łukasz Franczak, Mateusz Dobek, Danuta Szumińska, Marek Ruman, Ramia Al Bakain, Żaneta Polkowska
Progressive climate change may have unpredictable consequences for the Arctic environment. Permafrost catchments off the west coast of Svalbard, described as “thin” and “warm,” are particularly sensitive to climate change. The interdisciplinary research on the hydrochemical response of surface and underground water functioning within a small permafrost catchment area focused on the determination of
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Restoring soil properties in the Hyrcanian forests from machine induced compaction: Reforestation of N2-fixing black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Fatemeh Kiumarsi, Meghdad Jourgholami, Mohammad Jafari, Angela Lo Monaco, Rachele Venanzi, Rodolfo Picchio
Among the various species of trees, black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) is one of the most commonly used trees for the reforestation and restoration programs of degraded forestlands in the Hyrcanian forest, particularly in the skid trails. The effects of reforestation with black alder on the recovery of litter (thickness, C, N, C/N) and soil physicochemical, biochemical, biological, and microbial
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Elucidating the response mechanisms of hydrological and sediment connectivity to the river network structure, vegetation, and topographic features in the Jinghe River Basin Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Shuai Liu, Lei Wu, Zongjun Guo, Huiyong Zhang, Bailin Du
The management of basin water and soil resources greatly benefits from investigating the spatial changes and primary determinants of hydrological and sediment connectivity from perspectives of topographic features, vegetation characteristics, structural features of river networks. However, quantifying the effects of influencing factors and their interactions on connectivity is still a challenge in
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Analysis of land-based parameters and development of multi-criteria decision support system for demarcation of potential aquaculture sites in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 R. S. Dharani Shrree, Mohammad Tanveer, U. T. Puja, Nila Rekha, Akram Ahmed
The aim of the present study was to develop a multi-criteria decision support system to find out possible aquaculture sites available in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. This study focuses on identifying possible aquaculture sites available in Nagapattinam district using remote sensing and GIS approaches. A geographical model has been developed to choose the probable aquaculture sites. The
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Soil gravel content and plant species configuration control vegetation restoration in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Yonggang You, Xinliang Wu, Lihe Han, Yapei Lu, Jinxing Zhou, Ansa Rebi, Qian Dong, Lina Wang, Pengcheng Zhang
Soil gravel content strongly affects ecological restoration; however, the response and mechanism of plant traits to soil gravel content under the sensitive and fragile natural environment of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau remains unclear. Herein, soils with three gravel content (10%, 30%, 50%) in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau were selected, and three plant species (one native plants of Elymus dahuricus (Ed)
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A geospatial decision support system to support policy implementation on climate change in EU Land Degrad. Dev. (IF 4.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 A. Bonfante, E. Monaco, A. Vitale, G. Barbato, V. Villani, P. Mercogliano, G. Rianna, F. A. Mileti, P. Manna, F. Terribile
Climate change (CC) is a global problem bringing multiple different changes in different regions that exacerbate the conflict between landscape demands. Policy in EU and elsewhere are facing the huge challenge of CC by developing specific regulations and strategies (e.g., European climate law, RDP 2014–2020) generally shaped in the United Nations Frameworks Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The