Desert microbes are expected to be substantially sensitive to global environmental changes,
such as precipitation changes and elevated nitrogen deposition. However, the effects of …

Understanding the association between soil organic carbon (SOC) and texture under
different climatic conditions is important for assessing the effects of future climate changes …

Soil microbial communities maintain multiple ecosystem functions in terrestrial ecosystems.
The response of soil microbial communities to vegetation restoration in desertification …

The anthropogenic revegetation for combating desertification in China has been a long-term
strategy that has induced shrub encroachment in desert steppe and regionally notable …

The fractal characteristics of soil grain-size in thick loess profile are closely related to its
physical and hydrological characteristics. To reveal the relationship between loess grain …

Bauxite residue is often physically degraded, which limits vegetation establishment on the
disposal areas. Microaggregate stability is an important physical property due to its …

Revegetation with xerophilous shrubs is an effective approach to combat desertification in
northwestern China; however, evaluation studies on fine-root properties of shrubs and soil …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential element in the ecosystem and the cause of the
eutrophication of rivers and lakes. The river-lake ecotone is the ecological buffer zone …

The geomorphology of river basin is complex, and its soil sedimentary characteristics are
poorly defined. To study the spatial variability of soil structure in different sedimentary …

Grassland degradation resulting from desertification often alters the carbon (C), nitrogen (N)
and phosphorus (P) cycles within grassland ecosystems. To estimate the effects of …