Nowadays, climate change is recognized as one of the biggest problems the world is facing,
posing a potential threat to the environment and almost all aspects of human life. Since the …

Soil carbon sequestration is listed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change as one of the key ways to achieve long-term “carbon neutrality” in the context of …

Species‐rich forests can produce litter of varying carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) composition
(ie quality), which can affect decomposition and play a central role in long‐term soil organic …

Plant communities strongly influence soil microbial communities and, in turn, soil carbon (C)
cycling. Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) is an important parameter for predicting soil C …

Natural ecosystems store large amounts of carbon globally, as organisms absorb carbon
from the atmosphere to build large, long-lasting, or slow-decaying structures such as tree …

Understanding the mechanisms controlling forest carbon accumulation is crucial for
predicting and mitigating future climate change. Yet, it remains unclear whether the …

The urban heat island (UHI) effect has become a global issue, attracting widespread
attention in recent years. Urban vegetation is an effective way to mitigate UHI through …

In terrestrial ecosystems, leaf litter is the main source of nutrients returning to the soil.
Understanding how litter decomposition responds to stand age is critical for improving …

The quantity and spatial patterns of aboveground biomass (AGB) are expected to correlate
with ecosystem structure and biodiversity across biomes. However, the local and regional …

Tree species diversity is essential to sustaining stable forest ecosystem functioning.
However, it remains unclear how boreal tree species diversity has changed in response to …