This study aimed to evaluate the effect of shrub encroachment on soil organic carbon (SOC)
content at broad scales and its controls. We conducted a meta-analysis using paired control …

Vegetation restoration is the most important factor to restrain soil and water loss in the
Chinese Loess Plateau, and its effect is long-term. Among them, the coupling and …

Context The process of establishing a mixed canopy composition by intermingling
individuals of beech, hornbeam, and maple is an ongoing trend in adaptive forest …

Purpose In forests, soil organic carbon (SOC) formation largely originates from above-and
below-ground plant inputs with different substrate qualities. However, to what extent litter …

Spatial–temporal variation in soil organic carbon is an important factor for national targets to
mitigate climate change and land degradation impacts. In this research, we took Guangdong …

Shrubs are one of the most dominant plant types in semiarid ecosystems all over the world.
What remains to be investigated is how soil and vegetation characteristics vary under …

Increasing attention for adjusting forest structural and species diversity has been paid to
enhance carbon storage. However, the relative importance of stand spatial structural …

To understand and manage ecosystem complexity, it is important to determine the
relationships between soil characteristics, human activities, and biodiversity. This study …

Background Little information is available about the effects of different species of shrubs on
the composition of the soil seed bank (SSB) and how the SSB could contribute to restoration …

The conversion of degraded arable land to permanent grassland is widely presumed to be
amendatory and is therefore proposed as a climate-smart agriculture strategy, which may …