The availability of carbon (C) from high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and
anthropogenic release of nitrogen (N) is increasing, but these increases are not paralleled …

Soil phosphorus (P) management remains a critical challenge for agriculture worldwide, and
yet we are still unable to predict soil P dynamics as confidently as that of carbon (C) or …

The globally expanding colonization of grasslands by shrubs increases soil organic carbon
and nitrogen, but the effects of shrubs on phosphorus (P) cycling have been rarely studied …

As the balance of multiple chemical substances in ecological interactions, stoichiometry of
soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is critical for forest sustainability. Soil depth …

Shrub encroachment is one of the primary threats to mesic grasslands around the world.
This dramatic shift in plant cover has the potential to alter ecosystem‐scale water budgets …

Woody encroachment has been a major land cover change in dryland ecosystems during
the past century. While numerous studies have demonstrated strong effects of woody …

In the past few decades, many non-flooding uplands (NF) and permanent flooding waters
(PF) have been turned into seasonal flooding wetlands (SF) at the global scale. This trend …

Globally, the proliferation of shrubs within grasslands stimulates soil phosphorus (P) cycling
and increases topsoil P storage beneath their canopies. However, little is known regarding …

Grassland-shrubland state transition causes profound effects on soil nutrients and
microorganisms, yet little is known about how these soil characteristics are influenced by …

Purpose Soil nutrients, elemental stoichiometry, and their associated environmental control
play important roles in nutrient cycling. The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate …