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Relative efficacy and stability of biological and synthetic nitrification inhibitors in a highly nitrifying soil: Evidence of apparent nitrification inhibition by linoleic acid and linolenic acid Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-02-06 Yan Ma; Davey L. Jones; Jinyang Wang; Laura M. Cardenas; David R. Chadwick
Biological nitrification inhibition is a plant‐mediated rhizosphere process where natural nitrification inhibitors can be produced and released by roots to suppress nitrifier activity in soil. Nitrification is one of the critical soil processes in the nitrogen (N) cycle, but unrestricted and rapid nitrification in agricultural systems can result in major losses of N from the plant–soil system (i.e
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Hillslope geodiversity effects on properties and composition of biological soil crusts in drylands Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Eli Zaady; Ilan Stavi; Hezi Yizhaq
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) play important roles in ecosystem functioning and are considered ecosystem engineers: stabilizing the soil surface, preventing soil erosion, changing soil surface hydrology, and enriching the soil with carbon and nitrogen. The link between geodiversity and biodiversity incorporates physical aspects from geology, geomorphology and pedology. We aimed to assess the effects
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Saturation effect on the distribution of rill detachment rate Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-02-20 Yuhan Huang; Wei Wang; Tingwu Lei; Fahu Li; Juan Li
Detachment rate in rill erosion is an important indicator of soil erosion speed and serves as the basis for soil erosion estimation using the process‐oriented model. Rill detachment rates on saturated soil slopes were numerically calculated from the dataset of the rill erosion process. The data sets of sediment concentrations were obtained from laboratory experiments, along saturated silt soil rills
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Effect of soil internal forces on fragment size distributions after aggregate breakdown and their relations to splash erosion Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Jingfang Liu; Chenyang Xu; Feinan Hu; Zilong Wang; Rentian Ma; Shiwei Zhao
Soil aggregate breakdown is the key step of splash erosion. Recent studies have shown that it is the soil internal forces that induce aggregate breakdown and subsequent splash erosion. However, little is known about the size characteristics of soil aggregate breakdown and corresponding effects on splash erosion. In this study, Cinnamon soil and Heilu soil were adopted to investigate the effects of
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Inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities across 12 European long‐term experiments Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Silja Emilia Hannula; Dominico Paolo Di Lonardo; Bent T. Christensen; Felicity V. Crotty; Annemie Elsen; Peter J. van Erp; Elly M. Hansen; Gitte H. Rubæk; Mia Tits; Zoltan Toth; Aad J. Termorshuizen
Cropping practices have a great potential to improve soil quality through changes in soil biota. Yet the effects of these soil‐improving cropping systems on soil fungal communities are not well known. Here, we analysed soil fungal communities using standardized measurements in 12 long‐term experiments and 20 agricultural treatments across Europe. We were interested in whether the same practices (i
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Can yield, soil C and aggregation be improved under long‐term conservation agriculture in the eastern Indo‐Gangetic plain of India? Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Surajit Mondal; Janki Sharan Mishra; Shish Pal Poonia; Rakesh Kumar; Rachana Dubey; Santosh Kumar; Mausam Verma; Karnena K. Rao; Akram Ahmed; Sharad Dwivedi; Bhagwati Prasad Bhatt; Ram Kanwar Malik; Virender Kumar; Andrew McDonald
Deteriorating soil health, diminishing soil organic carbon (SOC), development of subsurface hard compact layer and declining system productivity are barriers to achieving sustainable production in the traditional rice–wheat cropping system (TA) in the eastern Indo‐Gangetic Plain of India. Conservation agriculture (CA), which favours minimum soil disturbance, crop residue retention and crop diversification
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Changes in microbial utilization and fate of soil carbon following the addition of different fractions of anaerobic digestate to soils Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Marta Cattin; Kirk T. Semple; Marc Stutter; Gaetano Romano; Alfonso J. Lag‐Brotons; Chris Parry; Ben W. J. Surridge
Applying digestate, the residue from anaerobic digestion, to soil as a replacement for inorganic fertiliser is of growing interest in agriculture. However, the impacts of different fractions of digestate on the soil carbon (C) cycle remain unclear and provide the focus for the research reported here. We examined the effects of applying whole digestate (WD) and solid digestate (SD) on carbon dioxide
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Flow resistance in mobile bed rills shaped in soils with different texture Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Francesco G. Carollo; Costanza Di Stefano; Alessio Nicosia; Vincenzo Palmeri; Vincenzo Pampalone; Vito Ferro
Rill erosion is considered one of the most important soil processes because of the large amount of soil loss due to the development of a rill network able to promote an efficient transport of both rill flow‐detached particles and those delivered from the inter‐rill areas. Rill flow experiments are useful to overcome the gap in rill hydraulics knowledge and to test the reliability of currently applied
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Impact of biochar on nutrient supply, crop yield and microbial respiration on sandy soils of northern Germany Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Christian Knoblauch; S.H. Renuka Priyadarshani; Stephan M. Haefele; Nicola Schröder; Eva‐Maria Pfeiffer
The application of biochar to agricultural soils to increase nutrient availability, crop production and carbon sequestration has gained increasing interest but data from field experiments on temperate, marginal soils are still under‐represented. In the current study, biochar, produced from organic residues (digestates) from a biogas plant, was applied with and without digestates at low (3.4 t ha−1)
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Maize straw and its biochar affect phosphorus distribution in soil aggregates and are beneficial for improving phosphorus availability along the soil profile Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 Dianyun Cao; Yu Lan; Qiang Sun; Xu Yang; Wenfu Chen; Jun Meng; Di Wang; Na Li
Return of crop straw and its biochar to the agricultural field decreases pressure on phosphorus (P) resources and reduces leaching and P runoff. We conducted a five‐year field trial from 2013 to 2017 to study the capability of maize straw and its biochar to retain soil P, which was quantified by investigating the distribution of P fractions in the soil profile (0 – 100 cm) and soil aggregates of different
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Synergistic use of hyperspectral imagery, Sentinel‐1 and LiDAR improves mapping of soil physical and geochemical properties at the farm‐scale Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Yakun Zhang; Alfred E. Hartemink; Jingyi Huang; Philip A. Townsend
Airborne imaging spectroscopy data provide soil and vegetation information over relatively large areas at high spatial resolutions (<5 m). We combined airborne hyperspectral data with space‐borne data (LiDAR DEM and Sentinel‐1) to map soil properties and investigate the contributions of the different sensor data to the mapping accuracy. The study was conducted on a 330‐ha farm in south‐central Wisconsin
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Identifying the fingerprint of permanganate oxidizable carbon as a measure of labile soil organic carbon using Fourier transform mid‐infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Jing Huang; Åsmund Rinnan; Thilde Bech Bruun; Tine Engedal; Sander Bruun
Permanganate oxidizable carbon (POXC) is a sub‐pool of labile soil organic carbon (SOC) and is defined as the carbon (C) that can be oxidized by potassium permanganate (KMnO4). Determination of the content of POXC has been used as a way to measure labile C and may be related to soil microbial biomass and particulate organic C. Fourier transform mid‐infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy (FTIR‐PAS) has
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Controls on variation of soil organic carbon concentration in the shrublands of the north‐eastern Tibetan Plateau Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Xiuqing Nie; Dong Wang; Lucun Yang; Guoying Zhou
Assessment of soil organic carbon (SOC) concentration in high‐altitude shrublands is essential for understanding C dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems. Hence, we investigated the SOC concentration and its influencing factors using 198 soil profiles (0–100 cm) from 66 sites between 2011 and 2013 in the north‐eastern Tibetan Plateau shrublands. SOC concentration was different under different shrubland
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Investigation of the soil properties that affect Olsen P critical values in different soil types and impact on P fertiliser recommendations Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Susan Tandy; Jane M. B. Hawkins; Sarah J. Dunham; Javier Hernandez‐Allica; Steve J. Granger; Huimin Yuan; Steve P. McGrath; Martin S. A. Blackwell
Optimization of phosphorus (P) fertiliser use is desired to ensure more sustainable use of fertiliser, economic food production and reduction of eutrophication of water bodies. Presently, the Olsen P values on which fertiliser recommendations are based to achieve optimum yield are frequently the same for all soils. The aim of this study was to identify the properties of different soils that affect
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Nitrogen and phosphorus co‐limit mineralization of labile carbon in deep subsoil Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-10 Leanne Peixoto; Lars Elsgaard; Jim Rasmussen; Jørgen E. Olesen
The growth of deep‐rooted crops has the potential to increase carbon deposition within deep subsoil layers, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation. Yet, the mechanisms of labile carbon stabilization in deep subsoils remain uncertain. Here we studied the effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur limitations on the microbial mineralization of added glucose and an artificial root exudate mixture
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Effect of combining straw‐derived materials and wood ash on alkaline soil carbon content and the microbial community Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Huili Zhao; Xiaohong Tian; Yuhan Jiang; Ying Zhao; Bingcheng Si
The return of organic materials to cultivated fields to improve soil quality and to sequester carbon are widely studied, but the effects of combining different types of organic material on soil microbial diversity and community structure are poorly understood, particularly in alkaline soils. An incubation experiment was performed to study the effects of incorporating two straw‐derived materials (fresh
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Bypass and hyperbole in soil science: A perspective from the next generation of soil scientists Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Xavier Portell; Ophélie Sauzet; María Balseiro‐Romero; Pascal Benard; Rémi Cardinael; Estelle Couradeau; Dieudonné D. Danra; Daniel L. Evans; Ellen L. Fry; Edith C. Hammer; Danielle Mamba; Luis Merino‐Martín; Carsten W. Mueller; Marcos Paradelo; Frédéric Rees; Lorenzo M. W. Rossi; Hannes Schmidt; Laura S. Schnee; Charlotte Védère; Alix Vidal
We, the co‐authors of this letter, are an international group of soil scientists at early career stages, from PhD students to postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, and research fellows with permanent positions. Here, we present our collective musings on soil research challenges and opportunities and, in particular, the points raised by Philippe Baveye (Baveye, 2020a, 2020b) and Johan Bouma (Bouma, 2020)
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Corrigendum Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2021-01-04
The map published as Figure 1 in Zhao, et al. (2018) is incorrect. The correct map of the study basin is below: FIGURE 1 Open in figure viewerPowerPoint Location of the Loess Plateau and the study basin [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com] The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Multifractal analysis of soil particle size distribution to evaluate the effects of gypsum on the quality of sodic soils Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Renkuan Liao; Haoliang Yu; Peiling Yang
Soil particle size distribution (PSD) essentially determines the soil's physical characteristics, including aggregate stability and porosity. Evaluating the PSD of sodic soils altered by reclamation is beneficial to the development of strategies for addressing land degradation. However, it remains unclear how to extract the features of PSD of sodic soils sensitively under gypsum reclamation. In this
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Race and racism in soil science Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-12-05 Asmeret Asefaw Berhe; Teamrat A. Ghezzehei
Soil science is one of the least diverse fields within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Because demographics of groups and institutions provide a window into the culture, climate, equity and inclusion of minoritized scholars, we discuss how lack of diversity continues to affect our science and the scientific community, and its implications for the welfare of the global population
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Development and functional evaluation of pedotransfer functions for soil hydraulic properties for the Zambezi River Basin Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Mulenga Kalumba; Brecht Bamps; Imasiku Nyambe; Stefaan Dondeyne; Jos Van Orshoven
Water retention and saturated hydraulic conductivity are soil properties that are key determinants in crop growth and hydrological modelling. They are commonly estimated from basic soil characteristics such as bulk density, organic carbon content and texture by means of pedotransfer functions (PTFs). In order to assess and compare the inherent performance and the functional applicability in the Zambezi
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Agricultural soils: A sink or source of methane across the British Isles? Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Nicholas Cowan; Juliette Maire; Dominika Krol; Joanna M. Cloy; Paul Hargreaves; Rachael Murphy; Alison Carswell; Stephanie K. Jones; Nicola Hinton; Margaret Anderson; Daniela Famulari; Madeleine J. Bell; Philip Stack; Peter Levy; Ute Skiba; Julia Drewer
This study summarizes a large diverse dataset of methane (CH4) fluxes measured from agricultural sites across the British Isles. A total of 53,976 manual static chamber measurements from 27 different sites were investigated to determine the magnitude of CH4 fluxes from a variety of agricultural fields across the UK and Ireland. Our study shows that contrary to some studies, agricultural soils (both
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A theoretical model to predict suffusion‐induced particle movement in cohesionless soil under seepage flow Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-09 Zhe Huang; Yuchuan Bai; Haijue Xu; Jian Sun
Suffusion is a grave threat leading to accidents in embankment dams across the world. The process has been widely studied experimentally and numerically with gap‐grading cohesionless soil. One of the direct observations in the studies is the finer particle loss of the soil. However, the movement of the finer particles in the numerical models is commonly predicted with an empirical law. This paper proposes
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Perspectives on data‐driven soil research Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-14 Alexandre M. J.‐C. Wadoux; Mercedes Román‐Dobarco; Alex B. McBratney
Soil is a complex system in which biological, chemical and physical interactions take place. The behaviour of these interactions changes in spatial scale from the atomic to the global, and in time. To understand how this system works, soil scientists usually rely on incremental improvements in the knowledge by refinement of theories through hypothesis testing and development using carefully designed
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Carbon sequestration in artificial silicate soils facilitated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and glomalin‐related soil protein Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-03 Yejin Son; Kevin Stott; David A. C. Manning; Julia M. Cooper
In urban areas, pre‐existing concrete‐based demolition wastes and purposely introduced crushed dolerite have been used to create artificial soils, which capture carbon (C) as carbonate minerals and offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance capture of C in artificial soils through production of glomalin‐related soil protein (GRSP), which facilitates soil organic
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Impact of management of cover crop–soybean agroecosystems on rhizosphere microbial communities Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-30 Jhovana S. Escobar Ortega; Noemi N. Aguilar Vásquez; Teresa Ávila Alba; Inés E. García de Salamone
Knowledge of the rhizosphere and use of quality microbial bioinputs are tools to achieve agricultural sustainability. The impact of management of cover crop–soybean agroecosystems on rhizosphere microbial communities was evaluated. A field experiment in a randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement in sub‐divided plots was performed. Effects of fertilization (0 and 45 kg·ha−1), oats
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The legacy of acidic deposition controls soil organic carbon pools in temperate forests across the Czech Republic Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-15 Tomáš Chuman; Filip Oulehle; Kateřina Zajícová; Jakub Hruška
Temperate forest ecosystems store most of the organic carbon in soils (SOC), and changes in the soil carbon stock due to climate change or land management can potentially have a large influence on carbon balance. The most important factors controlling the SOC pool on a global scale are generally agreed upon; however, estimations of SOC pools differ significantly among studies at regional and local
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Model representation and quantitative analysis of pore three‐dimensional morphological structure based on soil computed tomography images Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-15 Qiaoling Han; Hao Bai; Lei Liu; Yandong Zhao; Yue Zhao
Computed tomography technology has contributed greatly to the visualization of soil internal structure. Complex topological structure and spatial distribution of pores have become a focal area for studying the spatiotemporal evolution of soil structure. This is significant for understanding soil functions and ecological processes. Image‐processing software, such as ImageJ and Image Pro‐Plus, is widely
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The impact, identification and management of dispersive soils in rainfed cropping systems Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Kathryn L. Page; Yash P. Dang; Ram C. Dalal; Peter M. Kopittke; Neal W. Menzies
Dispersive soils limit crop growth and significantly impact world food production. Although numerous reviews have examined soil dispersion, many focus on irrigated systems and fail to differentiate the approaches required for rainfed agriculture. This review seeks to fill this gap by focusing on the impact, identification and management of dispersive soils in rainfed areas. Dispersive soils can have
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On inorganic N uptake by vascular plants: Can 15N tracer techniques resolve the NH4+ versus NO3− “preference” conundrum? Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-12 Phillip Chalk; Christopher Smith
The relative uptake by plants of the two ionic nitrogen (N) forms, ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−), has been the subject of much interest during the past 50 years, resulting in a considerable scientific literature. The general idea is that plants have choice, resulting in preference for either one mineral N form or the other. Unfortunately, there is no specific definition of preference or agreement
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Estimation of soil specific surface area from adsorbed soil water content Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-11-05 Chong Chen; Emmanuel Arthur; Markus Tuller; Hu Zhou; Xiang Wang; Jianying Shang; Kelin Hu; Tusheng Ren
The adsorbed water content is an attractive predictor for estimation of soil specific surface area (SSA) as its measurement is less laborious and more cost effective than standard laboratory techniques. We analysed the effects of total specific surface area (SSAtot), external specific surface area (SSAex) and internal specific surface area (SSAin) on water vapour sorption on 21 soil samples, and proposed
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Dynamic changes in soil erosion risk and its driving mechanism: A case study in the Loess Plateau of China Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-28 Lu Xia; Rutian Bi; Xiaoyu Song; Chunjuan Lv
The Loess Plateau has long been considered as a very fragile area that suffers from serious water erosion. With the onset of global climate fluctuations and regional implementation of soil and water conservation measures, it is of great significance to effectively reveal the variations in soil erosion risk and its driving mechanism on the Loess Plateau. Taking the Yanwachuan watershed as a case study
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Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a ratoon paddy field in Sichuan Province, China Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-24 Kaifu Song; Guangbin Zhang; Haiyang Yu; Hua Xu; Shihua Lv; Jing Ma
Ratoon rice (RR) is a practice that involves achieving a second crop originating from the stubble left after the previous main rice crop (MR) harvest. There has been little previous study on methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from ratoon paddy fields. A 3‐year field experiment was conducted to simultaneously measure CH4 and N2O emissions from traditional single rice (SR) and MR + RR fields
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Chemical composition of soil organic carbon from mixed aspen‐conifer forests characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-20 Mercedes Román Dobarco; Astrid R. Jacobson; Helga Van Miegroet
Forest species control the quantity and chemistry of organic matter input, which in interaction with the soil physicochemical properties, environmental conditions and microbial community associated with a given ecosystem may result in specific patterns of soil organic carbon (SOC) stabilization and chemistry. The objectives of this study were: (a) to characterize the chemistry of soil organic matter
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Impacts of land use and cropland management on soil organic matter and greenhouse gas emissions in the Brazilian Cerrado Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-03 Marcos Siqueira‐Neto; Gustavo Vicentini Popin; Marisa C. Piccolo; Marc Corbeels; Eric Scopel; Plínio B. Camargo; Martial Bernoux
The Brazilian Cerrado is a large and expanding agricultural frontier, representing a hotspot of land‐use change (LUC) from natural vegetation to farmland. It is known that this type of LUC impacts soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics, particularly labile carbon (C) pools (living and non‐living), decreasing soil health and agricultural sustainability, as well as increasing soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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Seasonal patterns of greenhouse gas emissions from a forest‐to‐bog restored site in northern Scotland: Influence of microtopography and vegetation on carbon dioxide and methane dynamics Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-20 Valeria Mazzola; Mike P. Perks; Jo Smith; Jagadeesh Yeluripati; Georgios Xenakis
Northern peatlands play an important role in the regulation of the atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) balance, functioning as a net carbon sink with low rates of organic decomposition. However, perturbations such as drainage increase peat oxidation, which may lead to enhanced gaseous release of carbon. For this reason, the number of restoration projects that aim to rewet blanket bogs has increased in
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The potential of ryegrass as cover crop to reduce soil N2O emissions and increase the population size of denitrifying bacteria Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-10 Haitao Wang; Lukas Beule; Huadong Zang; Birgit Pfeiffer; Shutan Ma; Petr Karlovsky; Klaus Dittert
Nitrogen (N) fertilization is the major contributor to nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agricultural soil, especially in post‐harvest seasons. This study was carried out to investigate whether ryegrass serving as cover crop affects soil N2O emissions and denitrifier community size. A microcosm experiment was conducted with soil planted with perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and bare soil, each
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Modelling spatial and temporal soil organic carbon dynamics under climate and land management change scenarios, northern Ethiopia Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-07 Shimbahri Mesfin; Girmay Gebresamuel; Mitiku Haile; Amanuel Zenebe
Soil organic carbon (SOC) depletion is a threat for the present and future agricultural production in Ethiopia. Hence, investigation of the influence of land management and climate change on SOC is required to facilitate climate change mitigation practices. For this study, croplands of the Atsela‐Sesat and Ayba sites from the Alaje district and the Tsigea site from the Raya Azebo district in northern
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Quantitative estimation of stochastic and deterministic processes for soil prokaryotic community assembly in the Yellow River floodplain Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-27 Yanyan Yu; Min Cui; Yutong Xiao; Mengyu Chang; Cong Wang; Lu Zhao; Yanhong Cao; Yuan Miao; Zhijie Chen; Shijie Han; Junqiang Zheng
The floodplain ecosystem plays an important role in the mediation or regulation of regional ecological functions, and is the heart of ecosystem functions based on soil microbial communities. In the present study, we investigate the patterns and assembly processes of soil microbial communities along nine profile depths (up to 280 cm in depth) of three stages of floodplain community succession (channel
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Soil respiration spatial and temporal variability in China between 1961 and 2014 Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-10-07 Jinshi Jian; Xuefeng Yuan; Meredith K. Steele; Can Du; Oluwatosin Ogunmayowa
Soil respiration (Rs) plays an important role in terrestrial–atmospheric carbon exchange but remains one of the least studied components of the carbon cycle. How environmental changes influence Rs, and in turn, how Rs influences terrestrial carbon storage in China is unclear. Here, we estimated spatial patterns and temporal trends in Rs from 1961 to 2014 to determine the influence of the recent warming
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Selecting plant traits for soil erosion control in grassed waterways under a changing climate: A growth room study Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-09 Corina Lees; Sarah de Baets; Jane Rickson; Robert W. Simmons
Grassed waterways are used to mitigate the offsite transport of sediment generated by soil erosion. This study used a novel trait‐based ranking approach as a method to screen potential candidate grass monocultures and mixes based on their theoretical performance in reducing (a) detachment via rainsplash, (b) detachment via scouring due to concentrated flow and (c) sediment transport and deposition
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Fractal analysis of the infiltration curve and soil particle size in a semi‐humid watershed Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-24 Ebrahim Omidvar
Although fractal mathematics has been commonly used to quantify particle size distribution (PSD), limited attention has been paid to the fractal dimension of the infiltration curve (DI). Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether the DI and fractal dimensions of PSD (Dm, Dclay, Dsilt and Dsand) can reflect the infiltration process, and soil erodibility and degradation. Accordingly, this study
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Slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces: The effect of oil on the water repellence of hydrophobic and superhydrophobic soils Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Rebecca McCerery; John Woodward; Glen McHale; Kate Winter; Steven Armstrong; Bethany V. Orme
Soil wettability is important for understanding a wide range of earth system processes, from agricultural productivity to debris flows and sediment fan formation. However, there is limited research considering how soil–water interactions, where the soil grains are naturally hydrophobic, might change in the presence of oil from natural hydrocarbon leakage or oil spills. Here we show how slippery liquid‐infused
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How pore structure non‐stationarity compromises flow properties representativity (REV) for soil samples: Pore‐scale modelling and stationarity analysis Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-27 Kirill M. Gerke; Marina V. Karsanina
Classic soil physics relies heavily on the concept of representative elementary volume (REV), which is necessary to perform upscaling from the studied soil samples and parameterize continuum scale hydrological models (e.g., based on Richards or Darcy equations). In this paper, we explore the boundaries of the classic REV concept and conventional representativity studies that claim REV for any given
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Multifractal and joint multifractal analysis of soil micronutrients extracted by two methods along a transect in a coarse textured soil Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Ênio Farias de França e Silva; Aitor García‐Tomillo; Souza da Silva; Diego Henrique Silva de Souza; Eva Vidal‐Vázquez; Glécio Machado Siqueira; Daniel da Costa Dantas; Antonio Paz‐González
Understanding the spatial behaviour of soil nutrients is essential for fertilizer management. Traditionally, comparison of soil testing methods has been performed using simple correlation analysis. The aims of this work were: (a) to characterize patterns of spatial variability of micronutrient concentrations obtained by two different soil testing methods, using single multifractal spectra, and (b)
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A mesocosm‐based assessment of whether root hairs affect soil erosion by simulated rainfall Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-03 Emma Burak; Ian C. Dodd; John N. Quinton
Although plant canopies are widely recognized to protect the soil and help mitigate soil erosion, recent research has shown that the majority of soil scour prevention can be attributed to the roots. Because roots are more difficult and time‐consuming to measure than shoots, research in this area has largely been limited to understanding the influence of large roots and/or whole root systems, and there
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Long‐term legacy of land‐use change in soils from a subtropical rainforest: Relating microbiological and physicochemical parameters Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-20 Micaela Tosi; Hugo D. Chludil; Olga S. Correa; Jimena A. Vogrig; Marcela S. Montecchia
Tropical and subtropical ecosystems are widely affected by the expansion of agriculture over pristine lands. Despite research efforts, knowledge of the impact of land‐use change on soil is still limited by intrinsic variability, inconsistent results and inadequate replication. This study aimed to better understand the consequences of land‐use change by focusing on long‐term effects on both soil biotic
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Soil multifunctionality: Synergies and trade‐offs across European climatic zones and land uses Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-21 Marie J. Zwetsloot; Jeroen van Leeuwen; Lia Hemerik; Henk Martens; Iolanda Simó Josa; Marijn Van de Broek; Marko Debeljak; Michiel Rutgers; Taru Sandén; David P. Wall; Arwyn Jones; Rachel E. Creamer
With increasing societal demands for food security and environmental sustainability on land, the question arises: to what extent do synergies and trade‐offs exist between soil functions and how can they be measured across Europe? To address this challenge, we followed the functional land management approach and assessed five soil functions: primary productivity, water regulation and purification, climate
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Clay mineralogical composition and chemical properties of Haplic Luvisol developed on loess in the protected landscape area Litovelské Pomoraví Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-03 Ľubica Pospíšilová; Peter Uhlík; Ladislav Menšík; Lukáš Hlisnikovský; Aleš Eichmeier; Eva Horáková; Vítězslav Vlček
The character of parent material, organic matter and climatic conditions are the crucial factors of pedogenesis. They directly influence the intensity of weathering, transformation processes, elements release and geochemical cycles. The mineral transformation in a profile of the recent soil developed on loess (Haplic Luvisols, Siltic, Epidystric, Ochric) was studied. The land area Litovelské Pomoraví
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Plant functional type indirectly affects peatland carbon fluxes and their sensitivity to environmental change Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-10 Jeanette Whitaker; Harriett R. Richardson; Nicholas J. Ostle; Alona Armstrong; Susan Waldron
The sensitivity of peatland carbon (C) fluxes to changes in climate and hydrology are uncertain due to the complex interactions between plants and peat properties. In this study we examine how peat cores taken from under three plant functional types (PFT) (bryophyte, graminoid and ericoid) differ in their biotic and abiotic properties and how this indirectly modulates the response of C fluxes to environmental
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Interacting effects of urea and water addition on soil mineral‐bound phosphorus dynamics in semi‐arid grasslands with different land‐use history Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-09 Ruzhen Wang; Heyong Liu; Jordi Sardans; Xue Feng; Zhuwen Xu; Josep Peñuelas
Nitrogen (N) addition and precipitation increment can greatly influence soil phosphorus (P) dynamics, with much emphasis on total and available P, yet little is known about their interactive effects on soil mineral‐bound inorganic P (Pi) fractions under different historical land uses of grasslands and old fields. Thus, we compared (i) plant readily available P, (ii) less available Pi (sum of NH4F‐extractable
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Long‐range correlations of soil water content time series under tillage and different cover crops in a semi‐arid vineyard Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-08-11 Fernando San José Martínez; Carlos García‐Gutiérrez Báez; Francisco Javier Caniego Monreal; Fernando Peregrina
We explored the suitability of multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MFDFA) to characterize the temporal dynamics of soil water content (SWC), we analysed the origin of the multifractality of time series of the dynamic of SWC and we investigated how this dynamic was affected by different soil treatments and depths, through the characterization of long‐range correlations. Temporal data of SWC
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Sorption hysteresis on soils and sediments: Using single‐point desorption isotherms to obtain characteristic free energy values Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-04 Mikhail Borisover
Sorption–desorption hysteresis (SDH) may control distributions of chemicals across diverse environmental phases, including soils and sediments. Formation of metastable states caused by pore deformation or inelastic swelling of a sorbent and their persistence during desorption have been considered in the literature as one reason for “true” SDH. Such metastable states may lead to the lack of closure
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A semi‐empirical model to predict the EM38 electromagnetic induction measurements of soils from basic ground properties Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-08 Fernando Visconti; José Miguel De Paz
Electromagnetic induction (EMI) measurements (σb*) are widely used for the survey of several soil attributes, among which basic properties such as salinity (σe), water content (θw), clay (wc), organic matter (wom) and bulk density (ρb) stand out. In usual practice, purely empirical models relating one of these properties to σb* are calibrated at selected sites. However, this calibration is site and
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Coastal environments shape chemical and microbial properties of forest litters in the Circum‐Mediterranean region Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-07-17 Amine Habib Borsali; Thomas Z. Lerch; Rania Besbes; Raphaël Gros; Isabelle Laffont‐Schwob; Jean‐Luc Boudenne; Fabio Ziarelli; Anne Pando; Anne Marie Farnet Da Silva
This study explores how chemical and microbial properties of litters can be affected by coastal environments across the Mediterranean basin. A litterbag experiment including Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pistacia lentiscus L., collected from both inland and coastal areas, was set up in France, Greece and Algeria. Control litterbags were left in their sampling sites and a transfer of litterbags from inland
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Significant structural evolution of a long‐term fallow soil in response to agricultural management practices requires at least 10 years after conversion Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-08-16 Aurelie Bacq‐Labreuil; Andrew L. Neal; John Crawford; Sacha J. Mooney; Elsy Akkari; Xiaoxian Zhang; Ian Clark; Karl Ritz
Agricultural practices can have significant effects on the physical and biological properties of soil. The aim of this study was to understand how the physical structure of a compromised soil, arising from long‐term bare‐fallow management, was modified by adopting different field management practices. We hypothesized that changing agricultural practices from bare‐fallow to arable or grassland would
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Decoupled richness of generalist anaerobes and sulphate‐reducing bacteria is driven by pH across land uses in temperate soils Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-09-03 Paul B. L. George; Katia P. Coelho; Simon Creer; Inma Lebron; David A. Robinson; Davey L. Jones
Sulphate‐reducing bacteria (SRB) represent a key biological component of the global sulphur (S) cycle and are common in soils, where they reduce SO42− to H2S during the anaerobic degradation of soil organic matter. The factors that regulate their distribution in soil, however, remain poorly understood. We sought to determine the ecological patterns of SRB richness within a nationwide 16S metabarcoding
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Spatial evaluation and trade‐off analysis of soil functions through Bayesian networks Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-08-23 Dirk Vrebos; Arwyn Jones; Emanuele Lugato; Lilian O'Sullivan; Rogier Schulte; Jan Staes; Patrick Meire
There is increasing recognition that soils fulfil many functions for society. Each soil can deliver a range of functions, but some soils are more effective at some functions than others due to their intrinsic properties. In this study we mapped four different soil functions on agricultural lands across the European Union. For each soil function, indicators were developed to evaluate their performance
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Land system diversity, scaling laws and polygons map analysis Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-08-10 Juan‐José Ibáñez; Beatriz Ramírez‐Rosario; Luis Fernández‐Pozo; Eric C. Brevik
Numerous lines of evidence have been presented in the literature that show the patterns of pedodiversity and biodiversity are very similar. One of the most corroborated patterns lies in the fits of the relationships between biodiversity and soil diversity to power laws according to the increase in study area. Several authors have analysed the presence of fractal and multifractal features in pedodiversity
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Linking deforestation patterns to soil types: A multifractal approach Eur. J. Soil Sci. (IF 3.742) Pub Date : 2020-07-30 Andrea Urgilez‐Clavijo; Juan de la Riva; David Andrés Rivas‐Tabares; Ana M. Tarquis
In the three last decades, continental Ecuador biosphere reserves (CEBRs) have undergone important land cover transformations because of human‐managed systems such as agriculture, livestock, forestry, and urbanization. Thus, the native landscape structure has been altered, exhibiting a mosaic of patches with varying sizes and shapes. The resulting landscape could shape some patterns over time, reflecting
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