Technosols, soils subjected to a strong human influence and containing significant amounts
of artefacts, are characteristic of the Anthropocene. In order to better apprehend their …

Soils formed in technogenic parent materials are proliferating, and their pedogenesis
remains inadequately understood. On investigation of soils formed in various technogenic …

In this study, multiple types of samples, including soils, plants, litter and soil invertebrates,
were collected from a former arsenic (As) mine in China. The total As concentrations in the …

Understanding the consequences of ongoing biodiversity changes for ecosystems is a
pressing challenge. Controlled biodiversity-ecosystem function experiments with random …

The intensification and subsequent closing down of industrial activities during the last
century has left behind large surfaces of derelict lands. Derelict soils have low fertility, can …

The differences in the species composition of the ground cover in spruce forest in
dependence on the position in tessera are identified. Tessera is perceived as a combination …

Выявлены различия в видовом составе живого напочвенного покрова ельника кислично-
зеленчукового в зависимости от положения в тессере, под которой понимается …

No in‐depth studies covering litter decomposition were previously conducted on afforested
postmining sites despite the importance of litter decomposition on soil formation, especially …

In a companion study, carried out in a fallow meadow close to a lead recycling factory, we
showed that earthworms were absent in the first 20 m and then gradually increased in …

Plant litter inputs from terrestrial ecosystems are indispensable resources for stream
ecosystems. Heavy metal pollution in the environment may indirectly affect the food webs of …