Soil organic carbon in Andean high-mountain ecosystems: importance, challenges, and opportunities for carbon sequestration

G Alavi-Murillo, J Diels, J Gilles, P Willems - Regional Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The Andes region, a unique high-mountain environment, includes a wide variety of
ecosystems. A significant portion of the population depends on soil ecosystem services that …

Tillage and residue management drive rapid changes in soil macrofauna communities and soil properties in a semiarid crop** system of Eastern Colorado

DA Melman, C Kelly, J Schneekloth, F Calderón… - Applied soil ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Tillage and stover harvest are common management practices in maize-based crop**
systems around the globe. However, frequent soil disturbance and biomass export are likely …

Land use conversion to agriculture impacts biodiversity, erosion control, and key soil properties in an Andean watershed

V Galindo, C Giraldo, P Lavelle, I Armbrecht… - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of natural vegetation to agricultural land uses in mountainous Andean
landscapes threatens an array of key ecological processes and ecosystem services (ES). In …

Secondary forests in Peru: differential provision of ecosystem services compared to other post-deforestation forest transitions

R Tito, N Salinas, EG Cosio, TEB Espinoza… - Ecology and …, 2022 - library.wur.nl
While tropical forests are undergoing rapid transformation as a result of direct human
impacts, many deforested areas are reverting to forest through natural or human-assisted …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of growth and establishment of the invasive plant Rumex acetosella within Andean fallow systems

AM Visscher, C Wellstein, S Vanek, A Bricca… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intensification of crop rotations and associated agricultural practices are reducing the
capacity of traditional fallows to restore soil fertility and provide forage in Andean crop** …

Nitrogen addition mediates the effect of soil microbial diversity on microbial carbon use efficiency under long‐term tillage practices

M Zhang, S Li, X Wu, F Zheng, X Song… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tillage practices can influence soil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE), which is critical for
carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. The effect of tillage practices could also be …