Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry

J Sardans, IA Janssens, P Ciais, M Obersteiner… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies on ecological stoichiometry (ES) have increased rapidly in number in recent years.
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …

Plant diversity and species composition in relation to soil enzymatic activity in the novel ecosystems of urban–industrial landscapes

W Bierza, J Czarnecka, A Błońska, A Kompała-Bąba… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The primary producers and processes of matter and energy flow, reflected by the soil
enzyme activity, are the basics of all ecosystem functioning processes. This paper reviews …

Identification of sensitive indicators to assess the interrelationship between soil quality, management practices and human health

R Zornoza, JA Acosta, F Bastida, SG Domínguez… - Soil, 2015 - soil.copernicus.org
Soil quality (SQ) assessment has long been a challenging issue, since soils present high
variability in properties and functions. This paper aims to increase the understanding of SQ …

Effect of land use and management practices on microbial biomass and enzyme activities in subtropical top-and sub-soils

M Maharjan, M Sanaullah, BS Razavi, Y Kuzyakov - Applied Soil Ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Land-use change, especially from forest to intensive agriculture, is negatively impacting soil
quality and sustainability. Soil biological activities are sensitive indicators of such land-use …

The role of plants and soil properties in the enzyme activities of substrates on hard coal mine spoil heaps

A Kompała-Bąba, W Bierza, E Sierka, A Błońska… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge about biotic (plant species diversity, biomass) and/or abiotic
(physicochemical substrate parameters) factors that determine enzyme activity and …

Successional and seasonal variations in soil and litter microbial community structure and function during tropical postagricultural forest regeneration: a multiyear study

AP Smith, E Marín‐Spiotta, T Balser - Global change biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microorganisms regulate fundamental biochemical processes in plant litter
decomposition and soil organic matter (SOM) transformations. Understanding how microbial …

Microbial communities in terrestrial surface soils are not widely limited by carbon

Y Cui, S Peng, M Delgado‐Baquerizo… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial communities in soils are generally considered to be limited by carbon (C), which
could be a crucial control for basic soil functions and responses of microbial heterotrophic …

Microbial community structure and resource availability drive the catalytic efficiency of soil enzymes under land-use change conditions

A Tischer, E Blagodatskaya, U Hamer - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The turnover of nutrients bound to organic matter is largely mediated by extracellular
hydrolytic enzymes (EHEs) produced by soil microorganisms. However, little is known about …

Conversion to agroforestry and monoculture plantation is detrimental to the soil carbon and nitrogen cycles and microbial communities of a rainforest

J Wang, Y Zou, D Di Gioia, BK Singh, Q Li - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The conversion of rainforests to plantations leads to about 50% loss in the organic carbon
(C) content of the soil and strongly influences nitrogen (N) cycling, potentially increasing …

Vegetation restoration effects on soil carbon and nutrient concentrations and enzymatic activities in post-mining lands are mediated by mine type, climate, and former …

C Yuan, F Wu, Q Wu, DA Fornara, P Heděnec… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration is a widely used, effective, and sustainable method to improve soil
quality in post-mining lands. Here we aimed to assess global patterns and driving factors of …