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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Mountain closure, considered an effective and economic measure for natural restoration of
degraded forest ecosystems, has been widely carried out in the karst region of southwest …

Soil microbial resource-acquisition strategies play a crucial role in soil nutrient cycling and
the accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC) in vegetation restoration. Despite the growing …

Karst ecosystems are fragile and are in many regions degraded by anthropogenic activities.
Current management of degraded karst areas focuses on aboveground vegetation …

The interaction between soil property and soil microbial community in karst area still remains
an open question. The characteristics of soil physicochemical properties and microbial …

Soil micro‐organisms play a key role in soil biogeochemical cycles, but their growth and
activities are often limited by resource availability. Understanding soil processes that are …

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 …