Vegetation restoration affects belowground microbial diversity and trait-based life strategies,
as well as soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation. Despite the growing focus on microbial …

The impacts of natural restoration projects on soil microbial carbon (C) cycling functions
have not been well recognized despite their wide implementation in the degraded karst …

Vegetation restoration is an effective strategy for sequestering soil organic carbon (SOC)
and restoring degraded ecosystems. However, the effects of different restoration strategies …

Interactions among vegetation, soil physical and chemical conditions, and soil microbial
communities determine the functions, resilience and stability of ecosystems. However, these …

Reforestation has been widely adopted to restore soil fertility and ecosystem service in the
rocky-desertified Karst region of southwestern China. As a key indicator of ecosystem …

Extensive, progressive rock emergence causes localized variations in soil biogeochemical
and microbial properties that may influence the capacity for the regeneration of degraded …

Microbial residues play a significant role in the formation of soil organic matter (SOM), but it
is not clear how microbial traits influence residue accrual and SOM persistence. By pairing …

Carbon sequestration is a key soil function, and an increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) is
an indicator of ecosystem recovery because it underpins other ecosystem services by acting …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important component of soil ecosystems, and soils are a
hotbed of microorganisms playing critical roles in soil functions and ecosystem services …

The mechanism of vegetation restoration on degraded karst regions has been a research
focus of soil science and ecology for the last decade. In an attempt to preferably interpret the …