Context Grasslands provide a variety of ecosystem services (ESs) for humans. While much
ES research has focused on forests and wetlands, synthesizing the currently somewhat …

Global land use changes that tend to satisfy the food needs of augmenting population is
provoking agricultural soils to act as a carbon (C) source rather than sink. Agricultural …

Microplastics in soils can affect plant performance, as shown in studies using individual
plants. However, we currently have no information about potential effects on plant …

We carried out mesocosm experiments using either the anecic earthworm Lumbricus
terrestris or the endogeic earthworm Allolobophora chlorotica and loam, silt loam and sandy …

Improving aggregate formation and stability of bauxite residue is essential for the
development of a soil on the residue. Effects of gypsum and vermicompost on related …

Land use change can have negative or positive effects on soil quality. Our objective was to
assess the effects of land uses changes on the dynamics of selected soil physical and …

Understanding organic carbon accumulations in soils is crucially essential concerning
carbon sequestration, fighting climate change, increasing land productivity, improving soil …

The present work aims to bring together existing knowledge of the complex relationship
between birch (Betula spp.) trees and their soil environment. Birches are currently receiving …

Tillage modifies soil structure and has been suggested as a practice to improve physical,
hydrological and chemical properties of compacted soils. But little is known about effect of …

The conversion of grasslands to croplands is common in the agro-pastoral ecotone and
brings potential risks to soil health and environmental safety. As the forming unit of soil …