Soil carbon sequestration (SCS) refers to the uptake of carbon (C) containing substances
from the atmosphere and its storage in soil C pools. Soil microbial community (SMC) play a …

Soil is one of the most important assets of the planet Earth, responsible for maintaining the
biodiversity and managing the ecosystem services for both managed and natural …

We explored the characteristics of soil bacterial communities and their ecological functions
under different types of vegetation reclamation in open-pit mines on the Loess Plateau …

Soil microorganisms are important for the maintenance of soil health and related functions.
Agricultural management practices such as land use, season, and fertilizer affect soil …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are effective natural alternatives to assist plants in
improving crop productivity and immunity against pests and diseases. However, a …

Arsenic (As) remediation is challenging due to the complex nature and the persistence of
these metalloid compounds. While it may seem that differences between As forms influence …

Sediment oxidation by oxygen is ubiquitous, whereas the mechanisms of concurrent
contaminant oxidation, particularly the temporal variation of chemical and biological …

There are various types of land use in the agricultural and pastoral areas of northern China,
including natural grassland and artificial grassland, scrub land, forest land and farmland …

Conservation of endangered plant species in their indigenous regions is of crucial
importance, especially for those grown in semi-arid regions. The objectives of this study …

Plants rhizosphere and bacterial communities' association offer great advantages for its
adaptation to adverse conditions in desert ecosystems. In the Sonoran Desert, Mexico, there …