Potassium (K) is an essential element for the growth and development of plants; however, its
scarcity or excessive level leads to distortion of numerous functions in plants. It takes part in …

Global forests are experiencing rising temperatures and more severe droughts, with
consistently dire forecasts for negative future impacts. Current research on the physiological …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Potassium, mostly as a cation (K+), together with calcium (Ca2+) are the most abundant
inorganic chemicals in plant cellular media, but they are rarely discussed. K+ is not a …

The massive use of fertilizers during the last decades allowed a great increase in the global
capacity of food production. However, in the last years, several studies highlight the …

Because the capability of terrestrial ecosystems to fix carbon is constrained by nutrient
availability, understanding how nutrients limit plant growth is a key contemporary question …

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment is driving global biodiversity decline and modifying
ecosystem functions. Theory suggests that plant functional types that fix atmospheric …

This work presents the systematic investigation of K contents and stable K isotopic
compositions of surface waters, groundwater, wastewaters, suspended particles, bed …

Rainwater dissolves urban air contaminants that threaten sustainable urbanization and
human health. Tracing rainwater contamination supports urban management and …

Land-use change is one of the greatest challenges for natural ecosystem services. Soil
microbiomes are essential for modulating multiple ecosystem functions. However, little is …