The soil microbiome: An essential, but neglected, component of regenerative agroecosystems

SM Hermans, G Lear, BS Case, HL Buckley - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is gaining traction globally as an approach for meeting
growing food demands while avoiding, or even remediating, the detrimental environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Soil microbial community and enzymatic activity of grasslands under different use practices: a review

J Mencel, A Mocek-Płóciniak, A Kryszak - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The usage of grassland significantly affects the microbial and biochemical parameters of soil
epipedons. The use of grasslands (by mowing, grazing, and mowing and grazing) affects the …

Soil carbon loss with warming: New evidence from carbon‐degrading enzymes

JI Chen, L Elsgaard, KJ van Groenigen… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming affects soil carbon (C) dynamics, with possible serious consequences for
soil C stocks and atmospheric CO2 concentrations. However, the mechanisms underlying …

Long-term regional evidence of the effects of livestock grazing on soil microbial community structure and functions in surface and deep soil layers

Y Wu, D Chen, M Delgado-Baquerizo, S Liu… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grazing by livestock can affect plant biodiversity and topsoil functions. However,
experimental evidence on whether these impacts are limited to the topsoil or penetrate into …

Differential responses of carbon‐degrading enzyme activities to warming: Implications for soil respiration

J Chen, Y Luo, P García‐Palacios, J Cao… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular enzymes catalyze rate‐limiting steps in soil organic matter decomposition, and
their activities (EEAs) play a key role in determining soil respiration (SR). Both EEAs and SR …

[HTML][HTML] Grazing promotes soil phosphorus cycling by enhancing soil microbial functional genes for phosphorus transformation in plant rhizosphere in a semi-arid …

J Liu, FY Li, J Liu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Ding, L Ji - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms play a key role in soil P transformation and cycling in grassland
ecosystems, while the microbial mechanisms of animal grazing mediating soil P processes …

Diversity of plant and soil microbes mediates the response of ecosystem multifunctionality to grazing disturbance

R Zhang, Z Wang, S Niu, D Tian, Q Wu, X Gao… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiversity drives ecosystem functioning across grassland ecosystems. However, few
studies have examined how grazing intensity affects ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) via …

Grazing exclusion—An effective approach for naturally restoring degraded grasslands in Northern China

L Wang, Y Gan, M Wiesmeier, G Zhao… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nearly 90% of the 390 million ha of grasslands in northern China are degraded.'Grazing
exclusion'has been implemented as a nature‐based solution to rejuvenate degraded …

Changes in soil microbial community structure and function following degradation in a temperate grassland

Y Yu, L Zheng, Y Zhou, W Sang, J Zhao… - Journal of Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Grassland degradation represents a major challenge in the maintenance of grassland
productivity. This process has dramatic impacts on energy flows and soil nutrient dynamics …

Response of soil nutrients and stoichiometry to grazing management in alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

C Liu, W Li, J Xu, W Wei, P Xue, H Yan - Soil and Tillage Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil nutrients and stoichiometry are two important fertility indicators for grassland
ecosystems, and are essential to maintain ecosystem function and protect land from …