Highlights What are the main findings? Five frequently interacting abiotic constraints
challenge steep slope revegetation Spontaneous vegetation establishment in natural steep …

Well-constrained carbon: nitrogen: phosphorus (C: N: P) ratios in planktonic biomass, and
their importance in advancing our understanding of biological processes and nutrient …

Leguminous plants are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems and significantly
increase soil nitrogen (N) cycling and availability, which affects productivity in most …

Anthropogenic perturbations have profoundly modified the Earth's biogeochemical cycles,
the most prominent of these changes being manifested by global carbon (C) cycling. We …

Grassland introduction into intensively managed agricultural landscapes may enhance soil
organic matter (SOM) content and ecosystem services. However, the magnitude of this effect …

Land‐use change is one of the most important anthropogenic environmental change drivers
affecting the biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems. However, there is limited …

Highway construction has caused certain negative impacts on the ecological environment,
particularly in mountainous areas. The vegetation recovery of highway slopes can reduce …

Solid waste generated in an integrated sponge iron plant is categorized as hazardous
material consists of fly ash, dolochar and slag. The present study investigated ecological …

To improve knowledge on the role of microbial processes in phosphorus (P) transformations
in highly weathered subtropical soil, dynamics in microbial biomass C (BC) and P (BP), and …

Accretion of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content in reclaimed mine soil is a major objective
to restore mine soil fertility. The present study investigated the impact of grass and legume …