Natural vegetation regeneration facilitated soil organic carbon sequestration and microbial community stability in the degraded karst ecosystem

H Cheng, X Zhou, R Dong, X Wang, G Liu, Q Li - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
… and natural regeneration on labile SOC and microbial communities in a degraded karst
ecosystem. We hypothesized that: Ⅰ) compared to afforestation, natural regeneration would …

Effects of vegetation restoration and environmental factors on understory vascular plants in a typical karst ecosystem in southern China

Z Ou, S Pang, Q He, Y Peng, X Huang, W Shen - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
… Study on understory flora could help improve understanding community dynamics, plant
responses to disturbance, and forest regeneration and helps guide conservation and …

Changes in plant rhizosphere microbial communities under different vegetation restoration patterns in karst and non-karst ecosystems

Z Fan, S Lu, S Liu, H Guo, T Wang, J Zhou, X Peng - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
… the karst ecosystem. These findings further our understanding of microbial responses to
vegetation … and regeneration processes, despite the fact that karst forests are a relatively fragile …

Effects of vegetation restoration on soil quality in fragile karst ecosystems of southwest China

H Guan, J Fan - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
… is important for karst ecosystems where soil erosion is significant. A large amount of vegetation
restoration has been implemented since the early 21st century in degraded karst areas …

Difference in hydraulic resistance between planted forest and naturally regenerated forest and its implications for ecosystem restoration in subtropical karst …

R Yi, X Xu, S Zhu, Y Zhang, F Zhong, X Zeng, C Xu - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
… This study is the first to provide evidence of coordination between plant safety margin and
species-specific growing season length in fragile karst ecosystems. To increase vegetation

Soil functions and ecosystem services research in the Chinese karst Critical Zone

SM Green, JAJ Dungait, C Tu, HL Buss, N Sanderson… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
… the rooting depth of crop plants and ultimate loss from the karst systems through the sub-…
The key question for regeneration and sustainable management of the karst landscapes in …

Response of soil microbial communities to natural and managed vegetation restoration in a subtropical karst region

P Hu, J Xiao, W Zhang, L Xiao, R Yang, D Xiao, J Zhao… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
vegetation restoration for the maintenance of multiple ecosystem functions in the short term
in the karst … The vegetation in NG regenerated naturally and has experienced little human …

Effects of different vegetation restoration on soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and microbial communities in degraded karst landscapes in southwest China

ZX Lu, P Wang, HB Ou, SX Wei, LC Wu, Y Jiang… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
… for the renewal of degraded karst ecosystems, but there has been little research on artificial
… This study used a typical karst ecosystem as the research object. After the 13-year vegetation

Effects of vegetation restoration on soil quality in degraded karst landscapes of southwest China

Y Zhang, X Xu, Z Li, M Liu, C Xu, R Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
… function within ecosystem boundaries… vegetation restoration could improve soil quality and
artificial woodland has better capacity to recover soil quality than natural regeneration in karst

How can massive ecological restoration programs interplay with social-ecological systems? A review of research in the South China karst region

S Qiu, J Peng, H Zheng, Z Xu, J Meersmans - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
… the socio-economic impacts on passive vegetation regeneration in the proper natural conditions.
… about biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem processes in karst regions has improved …