Impact of grassland degradation on soil multifunctionality: Linking to protozoan network complexity and stability

Y Hu, H Zhang, X Sun, B Zhang, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil protozoa, as predators of microbial communities, profoundly influence multifunctionality
of soils. Understanding the relationship between soil protozoa and soil multifunctionality …

Agroforestry enhances biological activity, diversity and soil‐based ecosystem functions in mountain agroecosystems of Latin America: A meta‐analysis

AM Visscher, P Meli, SJ Fonte, G Bonari… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mountain agroecosystems in Latin America provide multiple ecosystem functions
(EFs) and products from global to local scales, particularly for the rural communities who …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of mixtures of herbicides on nutrient cycling and plant support considering current agriculture practices

IG Carriquiry, V Silva, F Raevel, P Harkes, R Osman… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of mixtures of pesticides and consecutive pesticide applications challenge current
regulations aimed at protecting ecosystem health due to unpredictable effects of complex …

Machine learning-based soil quality assessment for enhancing environmental monitoring in iron ore mining-impacted ecosystems

HS Lima, GFV de Oliveira, R dos Santos Ferreira… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In November 2015, a catastrophic rupture of the Fundão dam in Mariana (Brazil), resulted in
extensive socio-economic and environmental repercussions that persist to this day. In …

Mineral‐solubilizing microbial inoculants facilitate the rejuvenation of soil multifunctionality and plant growth at abandoned mine sites

C Li, Z Jia, Y Tang, S Zhang, T Li, S Ma… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The mining industry continues to have considerable adverse effects on ecosystems, which
necessitates the development of robust and effective strategies for the remediation of …

Linking ecosystem multifunctionality to microbial community features in rivers along a latitudinal gradient

M Cai, C Zhang, CN Ndungu, G Liu, W Liu, Q Zhang - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microorganisms regulate numerous ecosystem functions and show considerable differences
along a latitudinal gradient. Although studies have revealed the latitudinal patterns of …

Snow depth has greater influence on moss biocrusts' soil multifunctionality than the number of freeze-thaw cycles

B Yin, J Li, Q Zhang, S Zhang, Z Liu, X Zhou, N Wu… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Continued global warming and changes in precipitation patterns, especially regarding snow
depth and freeze-thaw cycles (FTCs), have significantly affected the hydrothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Increased resilience of peas toward root rot pathogens can be predicted by the nematode metabolic footprint

JH Schmidt, LV Theisgen, MR Finckh… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Legumes are important drivers of soil fertility, however, their frequent use in rotations fosters
long-lived soil-borne pathogens that can seriously compromise legume root health and …

Applying a tiered environmental risk assessment framework to estimate the risk of pesticides to soil organisms in Latin America

F Tincani, AP Cione, F Casallanovo… - Integrated …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This work investigates the application of a tiered risk assessment scheme for soil organisms
based on the risk quotient (RQ) and the toxicity exposure ratio (TER). Forty‐five pesticides …

The role of liming in improving soil health.

RC Hayes, JR Condon, GD Li - 2022 - cabidigitallibrary.org
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