Liming impacts on soils, crops and biodiversity in the UK: A review

JE Holland, AE Bennett, AC Newton, PJ White… - Science of the total …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Fertile soil is fundamental to our ability to achieve food security, but problems with soil
degradation (such as acidification) are exacerbated by poor management. Consequently …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands: a synthesis

J Dengler, M Janišová, P Török, C Wellstein - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
This article introduces a Special Issue on biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …

A global meta-analysis on the effects of organic and inorganic fertilization on grasslands and croplands

TS Shi, SL Collins, K Yu, J Peñuelas, J Sardans… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
A central role for nature-based solution is to identify optimal management practices to
address environmental challenges, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity …

Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning

TEW Linders, U Schaffner, R Eschen… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Global change, such as exotic invasions, dramatically affects ecosystem functioning.
However, the mechanisms behind the impacts are often unclear and despite extensive …

Assessing the roles of nitrogen, biomass, and niche dimensionality as drivers of species loss in grassland communities

N Band, R Kadmon, M Mandel, N DeMalach - Proceedings of the National …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Eutrophication is a major driver of species loss in plant communities worldwide. However,
the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon are controversial. Previous studies have …

Soil pH determines microbial diversity and composition in the park grass experiment

K Zhalnina, R Dias, PD de Quadros… - Microbial ecology, 2015‏ - Springer
Abstract The Park Grass experiment (PGE) in the UK has been ongoing since 1856. Its
purpose is to study the response of biological communities to the long-term treatments and …

Competition for light causes plant biodiversity loss after eutrophication

Y Hautier, PA Niklaus, A Hector - Science, 2009‏ - science.org
Human activities have increased the availability of nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems. In grasslands, this eutrophication causes loss of plant species diversity, but the …

The importance of long‐term experiments in agriculture: their management to ensure continued crop production and soil fertility; the Rothamsted experience

AE Johnston, PR Poulton - European journal of soil science, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term field experiments that test a range of treatments and are intended to assess the
sustainability of crop production, and thus food security, must be managed actively to identify …

A trait-based approach to comparative functional plant ecology: concepts, methods and applications for agroecology. A review

E Garnier, ML Navas - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2012‏ - Springer
Comparative functional ecology seeks to understand why and how ecological systems and
their components operate differently across environments. Although traditionally used in …

Plant–microbe networks in soil are weakened by century‐long use of inorganic fertilizers

R Huang, SP McGrath, PR Hirsch… - Microbial …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the changes in plant–microbe interactions is critically important for predicting
ecosystem functioning in response to human‐induced environmental changes such as …