Soil pH and carbon quality index regulate the biogeochemical cycle couplings of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the profiles of Isohumosols

Z Liu, H Gu, Q Yao, F Jiao, X Hu, J Liu, J Jin… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil biogeochemical cycles are essential for regulating ecosystem functions and services.
However, little knowledge has been revealed on microbe-driven biogeochemical processes …

Aridity threshold for alpine soil nitrogen isotope signature and ecosystem nitrogen cycling

J Mao, J Pan, L Song, R Zhang, J Wang… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Determination of tipping points in nitrogen (N) isotope (δ15N) natural abundance, especially
soil δ15N, with increasing aridity, is critical for estimating N‐cycling dynamics and N …

Border row effects improved the spatial distributions of maize and peanut roots in an intercropping system, associated with improved yield

Q Dong, X Zhao, Y Sun, D Zhou, G Lan, J Pu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Border row effects impact the ecosystem functions of intercropping systems,
with high direct interactions between neighboring row crops in light, water, and nutrients …

Protists play important roles in the assembly and stability of denitrifying bacterial communities in copper-tailings drainage

J Liu, J Wang, M Zhang, X Wang, P Guo, Q Li… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Unraveling the drivers controlling the assembly and stability of functional communities is a
central issue in ecology. Despite extensive research and data, relatively little attention has …