Recovery approach affects soil quality in fragile karst ecosystems of southwest China: Implications for vegetation restoration

D Pang, J Cao, X Dan, Y Guan, X Peng, M Cui… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
… This research highlights the need for develop a new management strategies of forests in
karst ecosystems. In order to further explore the factors influencing soil quality in different …

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

H Guan, J Fan - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Soil quality assessment is important for karst ecosystems where soil erosion is significant. A
… 21st century in degraded karst areas across southwestern China. However, the impacts on …

Karst ecosystem and environment: Characteristics, evolution processes, and sustainable development

SL Li, CQ Liu, JA Chen, SJ Wang - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
… Meanwhile, further research should deepen science advances to improve the resilience
of soil and water resources to agricultural practices in the fragile karst ecosystem. …

Multi-criteria analysis for mapping of environmentally sensitive areas in a karst ecosystem

M Ozgul, T Dindaroglu - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
… Settlement area a and limestone formation b in the karstic ecosystem in the ESAi “Fragile
In this study, weights of important factors to Karst ecosystems such as soil organic carbon, …

Fragility of karst ecosystem and environment: Long-term evidence from lake sediments

J Chen, J Yu, X Bai, Y Zeng, J Wang - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
… Once degradation happens, the karst ecosystem would be unlikely … -soil conservation
capacity and weak drought resistance of karst soil should be the inherent mechanism of the fragility

Response of shallow karst fissure soil quality to secondary succession in a degraded karst area of southwestern China

Y Yan, Q Dai, X Wang, L Jin, L Mei - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
soil quality. Our findings are expected to improve the application of ecological restoration and
… in karst regions in southwestern China and are also applicable to fragile karst ecosystems

Threat of soil formation rate to health of karst ecosystem

C Ran, X Bai, Q Tan, G Luo, Y Cao, L Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
… of the soil formation rate to karst ecosystem health and … of karst ecosystem health, which can
improve future ecosystem health … The fragile ecological environment in karst areas is closely …

[HTML][HTML] Soil quality assessment and management in karst rocky desertification ecosystem of Southwest China

Q Wu, W Zheng, C Rao, E Wang, W Yan - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
… erosion and irrational, intensive land use in fragile karst geoecological environments has
become a severe environmental and social issue throughout the world [1]. Generally, areas …

Effect of vegetation types on chemical and biological properties of soils of karst ecosystems

X Lu, H Toda, F Ding, S Fang, W Yang, H Xu - European Journal of Soil …, 2014 - Elsevier
… for improving soil quality in karst areas. The … fragile karst forest ecosystem. Moreover, our
results can also provide a reference for protecting and restoring degrading forest ecosystems in …

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
soil processes and ecosystems service delivery in Chinese karst ecosystems, with an
emphasis on soil degradation and the potential for ecosystem recovery through sustainable …