[HTML][HTML] Forest understory vegetation study: current status and future trends

J Deng, S Fang, X Fang, Y **, Y Kuang, F Lin… - Forestry …, 2023‏ - maxapress.com
Understory vegetation accounts for a large proportion of floral diversity. It provides various
ecosystem functions and services, such as productivity, nutrient cycling, organic matter …

A meta-analysis of soil microbial biomass responses to forest disturbances

SR Holden, KK Treseder - Frontiers in microbiology, 2013‏ - frontiersin.org
Climate warming is likely to increase the frequency and severity of forest disturbances, with
uncertain consequences for soil microbial communities and their contribution to ecosystem …

Ascomycota members dominate fungal communities during straw residue decomposition in arable soil

A Ma, X Zhuang, J Wu, M Cui, D Lv, C Liu, G Zhuang - PloS one, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
This study investigated the development of fungal community composition in arable soil
during the degradation of straw residue. We explored the short-term responses of the fungal …

Nitrogen addition reduces soil bacterial richness, while phosphorus addition alters community composition in an old-growth N-rich tropical forest in southern China

H Wang, S Liu, X Zhang, Q Mao, X Li, Y You… - Soil Biology and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Increased nitrogen (N) deposition endangers the biodiversity and stability of forest
ecosystems, and much of the original phosphorus (P) parent material continues to decrease …

Ecosystem scale trade-off in nitrogen acquisition pathways

M Deng, L Liu, L Jiang, W Liu, X Wang, S Li… - Nature Ecology & …, 2018‏ - nature.com
The nitrogen (N) cycle in terrestrial ecosystems is strongly influenced by resorption before
litter fall and by mineralization after litter fall. Although both resorption and mineralization …

Altered energy dynamics of multitrophic groups modify the patterns of soil CO2 emissions in planted forest

X Liao, S Fu, J Zhao - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soil microbes and fauna as key components of belowground food webs play important roles
in energy flux and carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, it remains unclear …

Effects of experimental nitrogen and/or phosphorus additions on soil nematode communities in a secondary tropical forest

J Zhao, F Wang, J Li, B Zou, X Wang, Z Li… - Soil Biology and …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In tropical forest ecosystems, highly weathered soils are often considered as relatively
nitrogen-rich but phosphorus-poor. Nutrient availability greatly regulates ecosystem …

Effects of environmental factors on plant functional traits across different plant life forms in a temperate forest ecosystem

X Cheng, T **, Z Li, T Wang, H Han, HE Epstein - New Forests, 2022‏ - Springer
Plant functional traits have been shown to vary with environmental conditions. However, we
lack empirical data on how plant functional traits of different plant life forms respond to …

Long‐term active restoration of extremely degraded alpine grassland accelerated turnover and increased stability of soil carbon

Y Bai, L Ma, AA Degen, MK Rafiq… - Global Change …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil nutrient contents and organic carbon (C) stability are key indicators for restoration of
degraded grassland. However, the effects of long‐term active restoration of extremely …

Soil Nematodes as the Silent Sufferers of Climate-Induced Toxicity: Analysing the Outcomes of Their Interactions with Climatic Stress Factors on Land Cover and …

D Biswal - Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2023‏ - Springer
Unsustainable anthropogenic activities over the last few decades have resulted in
alterations of the global climate. It can be perceived through changes in the rainfall patterns …