Regenerative agriculture—A literature review on the practices and mechanisms used to improve soil health

R Khangura, D Ferris, C Wagg, J Bowyer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity.
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that …

Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems

RM Pringle, JO Abraham, TM Anderson, TC Coverdale… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …

Climate-driven ecological thresholds in China's drylands modulated by grazing

C Li, B Fu, S Wang, LC Stringer, W Zhou, Z Ren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Degradation of ecosystems can occur when certain ecological thresholds are passed below
which ecosystem responses remain within 'safe ecological limits'. Ecosystems such as …

Water availability creates global thresholds in multidimensional soil biodiversity and functions

J Zhang, Y Feng, FT Maestre, M Berdugo… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Soils support an immense portion of Earth's biodiversity and maintain multiple ecosystem
functions which are essential for human well-being. Environmental thresholds are known to …

Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate

A Tariq, C Graciano, J Sardans, F Zeng… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Deserts represent key carbon reservoirs, yet as these systems are threatened this has
implications for biodiversity and climate change. This review focuses on how these changes …

Moderate precipitation reduction enhances nitrogen cycling and soil nitrous oxide emissions in a semi‐arid grassland

K Zhang, Y Qiu, Y Zhao, S Wang, J Deng… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing climate change is predicted to induce more weather extremes such as frequent
drought and high‐intensity precipitation events, causing more severe drying‐rewetting …

C: N: P stoichiometry of plants, soils, and microorganisms: Response to altered precipitation

J Li, L Deng, J Peñuelas, J Wu… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precipitation changes modify C, N, and P cycles, which regulate the functions and structure
of terrestrial ecosystems. Although altered precipitation affects above‐and belowground C …

Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity

V Mikryukov, O Dulya, A Zizka, M Bahram… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
How the multiple facets of soil fungal diversity vary worldwide remains virtually unknown,
hindering the management of this essential species-rich group. By sequencing high …

Grassland biodiversity and ecosystem functions benefit more from cattle than sheep in mixed grazing: A meta-analysis

J Su, F Xu, Y Zhang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Grasslands have been widely grazed for livestock production by cattle and sheep. However,
previous studies have mainly focused on the impacts of single-species grazing on grassland …

Multitrophic biodiversity enhances ecosystem functions, services and ecological intensification in agriculture

OY Buzhdygan, JS Petermann - Journal of Plant Ecology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
One central challenge for humanity is to mitigate and adapt to an ongoing climate and
biodiversity crisis while providing resources to a growing human population. Ecological …