Natural recovery of skid trails: a review

D DeArmond, JBS Ferraz… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
In recent years, the study of skid trail recovery processes has gained momentum. In this
review, 121 studies on various aspects of skid trail recovery were evaluated to determine …

Stratification of soil organic matter and biota dynamics in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems

Y Kooch, S Ehsani, M Akbarinia - Soil and Tillage research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (OM) stratification and macro and micro fauna are both good indicators
for the evaluation of soil ecological functioning, which is interrelated with nutrient cycles. To …

Organic C fractions in topsoil under different management systems in Northeastern Brazil

AVS Gualberto, HA de Souza, E Sagrilo, ASF Araujo… - Soil Systems, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The conversion from native forest to other land-use systems can decline the soil organic
carbon (SOC) in tropical soils. However, conservationist management could mitigate SOC …

Responses of soil microbial communities to vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau of China: A meta-analysis

G Sha, Y Chen, T Wei, X Guo, H Yu, S Jiang, P **n… - Applied Soil …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration has been implemented to prevent ecosystem degradation worldwide.
However, the general response of soil microbial communities to vegetation restoration …

Effects of grazing management on leaf litter decomposition and soil microbial activities in northern Iranian rangeland

Y Kooch, N Moghimian, S Wirth, N Noghre - Geoderma, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The effects of rangeland management on biogeochemical processes that control the
exchange of C and nutrients between the soil and plant are not well understood. For this …

Soil quality cannot be improved after thirty years of land use change from forest to rangeland

Y Kooch, N Ghorbanzadeh, K Haghverdi… - Science of The Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soil quality can be assessed by measuring its physical, chemical and biological properties.
In terrestrial ecosystems, the knowledge of the status of soil quality under different land …

Dominant Edaphic Controls on Particulate Organic Carbon in Global Soils

Z Guo, J Liu, L He, JLM Rodrigues… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The current soil carbon paradigm puts particulate organic carbon (POC) as one of the major
components of soil organic carbon worldwide, highlighting its pivotal role in carbon …

Seasonal variations in litter layers' characteristics control microbial respiration and microbial carbon utilization under mature pine, cedar, and beech forest stands in …

E Babur, T Dindaroğlu, M Riaz, OS Uslu - Microbial ecology, 2022‏ - Springer
The forest floor is hotspot of several functions integral to the stability of forest ecosystems.
However, seasonal variations in litter decomposition rate contribute to biochemical and …

Labile soil organic matter changes related to forest floor quality of tree species mixtures in Oriental beech forests

Y Kooch, M Bayranvand - Ecological Indicators, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Labile soil organic matter, which is an important supply of energy for soil micro-organisms,
has been suggested as a sensitive indicator of soil organic matter (SOM). In this study, the …

Impact of forest degradation and reforestation with Alnus and Quercus species on soil quality and function in northern Iran

R Sanji, Y Kooch, A Rey - Ecological Indicators, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Forest degradation causes soil carbon losses and affects soil C and N cycling. However, it is
not clear how reforestation of degraded areas with different species affects soil and …