The policy and practice of ecological restoration and conservation in China obtained some
remarkable results. For example, Sphagnum moss growing on abandoned farmland, which …

Many peatlands have been damaged by human activities like Sphagnum harvesting and
draining reflected in reduced peatland areas and ecosystem functioning. Peatlands …

Anthropogenic peatland degradation is a global threat. As peatlands store large amounts of
carbon (C) their potential for mitigation of climate change has been emphasized recently …

Testate amoebae are a group of moisture-sensitive, shell-producing protozoa that have
been widely used as indicators of changes in mean water-table depth within oligotrophic …

Soil testate amoebae are cosmopolitan and abundant protozoa, and accumulate silica for
reproduction. Their effect on the terrestrial silica cycle, however, has not been quantitatively …

Large areas of tropical rainforest are being converted to agricultural and plantation land
uses, but little is known of biodiversity and ecological functioning under these replacement …

Biogenic silicon (BSi) has been found to play a fundamental role in the link between global
Si and carbon cycles, because it represents a key factor in the control of Si fluxes from …

Testate amoebae with self-secreted siliceous shell platelets (“idiosomes”) play an important
role in terrestrial silicon (Si) cycles. In this context, Si-dependent culture growth dynamics of …

The rare distributions of peatlands near the middle reach of Yangtze River are important for
their biodiversity, local ecological safety, climate change, hydrology and as historical …

Peatlands subjected to sulfate deposition have been shown to produce less methane,
believed to be due to competitive exclusion of methanogenic archaea by sulfate-reducing …