The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

With the development of grain production technologies and improvement of rural living
standard, the production and utilization of straw have significantly been changed in China …

Microorganisms are critical in mediating carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling processes in
soils. Yet, it has long been debated whether the processes underlying biogeochemical …

The crucial biogeochemical processes such as carbon and nutrient cycling are increasingly
altered at the ecosystem scale by global environmental changes. Although soil extracellular …

Microplastics are recognized as an emerging contaminant worldwide. Although
microplastics have been shown to strongly affect organisms in aquatic environments, less is …

To understand the importance of the response of soil microbial communities to the stress of
heavy metals around mining areas by assessing the feedback of soil ecosystems in different …

The partial substitution of chemical fertilizers with organic manure has positive effects on
crop productivity and sustainable development. Nevertheless, few studies have focused on …

In forest ecosystems, trees represent the major primary producers and affect the chemical
composition and microbial processes in the ecosystem via specific litter chemistry and …

Soil bacteria provide a large range of ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling. Despite
their important role in soil systems, compositional and functional responses of bacterial …

China has experienced a widespread increase in N deposition due to intensive
anthropogenic activities, particularly in the subtropical regions. However, the effects of long …