Dryland vegetation is characterized by discrete plant patches that accumulate and capture
soil resources under their canopies. These “fertile islands” are major drivers of dryland …

Abstract Purpose of Review We provide an overview of the main processes occurring during
the interactions between atmospheric nitrogen and forest canopies, by bringing together …

Cyanobacterial inoculation can accelerate the formation of induced biological soil crusts
(IBSCs) and is suggested as an effective strategy for desertification reversal. However …

Rates of atmospheric deposition are declining across the United States, yet urban areas
remain hotspots of atmospheric deposition. While past studies show elevated rates of …

Aeolian dust deposition is an important phosphorus (P) input to terrestrial ecosystems, but its
influence on P dynamics during long-term ecosystem development remains poorly …

Soils require study across semiarid ecosystems to better understand soil organic C storage
and landscape evolution in water‐limited environments. The objective of this research was …

Abstract Study Region This study was conducted in the typical agroforestry ecosystem
named Linpan settlements (or simply Linpan) in the Chengdu Plain, located in southwestern …

Understanding the effects of plant species on characteristics of the soil phosphorus (P)
distributions in high soil P content areas is particularly important for land recovery and …

We assessed the rainwater chemistry, the potential sources of its main inorganic
components and bulk atmospheric deposition in a rural tropical semiarid region in the …

Rainfall constitutes the primary input in the nutrient flux within forest ecosystems. The forest
canopy modulates this flux by partitioning rainfall and selectively absorbing or adding …