Vehicular emissions comprise a main source of air pollutants, especially particulate matter
(PM), which contains toxic compounds. Brazil has been restricting vehicular emissions for …

Mangroves are intertidal tropical ecosystems influenced by marine and terrigenous input.
They are important sinks of trace elements, like Rare Earth Elements (REE), which are …

Natural regeneration may be a cost-effective method for recovering areas previously used
for intensive agricultural purposes. Plant diversity in the succession periods has been well …

Soil fungi are a diverse group of organisms extremely crucial to forest nutrient cycling and
carbon (C) storage. The elevational pattern of soil microbial diversity has been widely …

The world has entered the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030),
yet many regions of the world still face environmental degradation. In this context a question …

This study brings information on the dynamics of C and N in urban forests in a subtropical
region. We tested the hypothesis that C and N isotopic sign of leaves and soil and …

Urban forest soils play a pivotal role in enhancing the environmental sustainability of cities,
contributing to various natural processes, including plant–microbe interactions, microbial …

Solar radiation in general and UV radiation in particular have been recognized to stimulate
plant litter decomposition through photochemical mineralization of organic molecules such …

Lots of studies have shown that elevation, plant species, and soil characteristics and their
relationships significantly affect microbial community in forest soils. However, how do …

The use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as biofertilizer in agriculture is a sustainable
approach to fertilization. The first step in the production of AMF biofertilizer is inoculation of …