Evidence, causes, and consequences of declining nitrogen availability in terrestrial ecosystems

RE Mason, JM Craine, NK Lany, M Jonard, SV Ollinger… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The productivity of ecosystems and their capacity to support life depends on access to
reactive nitrogen (N). Over the past century, humans have more than doubled the global …

Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: a meta-analysis

L Chen, F Wang, Z Zhang, H Chao, H He… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Soil pollution from potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a serious environmental issue
worldwide that affects agricultural safety and human health. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi …

Intermediate soil acidification induces highest nitrous oxide emissions

Y Qiu, Y Zhang, K Zhang, X Xu, Y Zhao, T Bai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Global potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil are accelerating, with
increases in the proportion of reactive nitrogen emitted as N2O, ie, N2O emission factor (EF) …

Driving factors of ecosystem services and their spatiotemporal change assessment based on land use types in the Loess Plateau

X Wang, J Wu, Y Liu, X Hai, Z Shanguan… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
A clear understanding of the driving factors for different ecosystem services (ESs) is quite
essential for sustainable ecosystem management. It is important to strengthen research in …

Bait input altered microbial community structure and increased greenhouse gases production in coastal wetland sediment

G Lin, X Lin - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Coastal wetland reclamation contributed to development of aquaculture industry, and the
residual bait accumulation in aquaculture processes could influence biogeochemical …

Drought effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in global natural ecosystems

L Deng, C Peng, DG Kim, J Li, Y Liu, X Hai, Q Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme droughts have serious impacts on the pools, fluxes and processes of terrestrial
carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles. A deep understanding is necessary to explore the …

Thinning increases forest ecosystem carbon stocks

H Zhang, S Liu, J Yu, J Li, Z Shangguan… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thinning, a major measure of forest management, is known to alter carbon sequestration by
affecting the forest microclimate and soil environmental conditions. However, how thinning …

Long‐term, amplified responses of soil organic carbon to nitrogen addition worldwide

C Xu, X Xu, C Ju, HYH Chen, BJ Wilsey… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest carbon sink in terrestrial ecosystems and plays a
critical role in mitigating climate change. Increasing reactive nitrogen (N) in ecosystems …

Microplastic pollution as an environmental risk exacerbating the greenhouse effect and climate change: a review

K Li, L Du, C Qin, N Bolan, H Wang, H Wang - Carbon Research, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics are polymer-based materials with carbon as their main framework. During
degradation, they release greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane …

Effect of nonbiodegradable microplastics on soil respiration and enzyme activity: A meta-analysis

X Liu, Y Li, Y Yu, H Yao - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Nonbiodegradable microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants in the environment and
potentially threaten soil health. In recent years, the impact of MPs on soil ecology has …