Meta-analysis shows positive effects of plant diversity on microbial biomass and respiration

C Chen, HYH Chen, X Chen, Z Huang - Nature communications, 2019‏ - nature.com
Soil microorganisms are key to biological diversity and many ecosystem processes in
terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the current alarming loss of plant diversity, it is unclear how …

Cover crop functional types differentially alter the content and composition of soil organic carbon in particulate and mineral‐associated fractions

Z Zhang, JP Kaye, BA Bradley, JP Amsili… - Global Change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cover crops (CCs) can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration by providing
additional OC residues, recruiting beneficial soil microbiota, and improving soil aggregation …

[HTML][HTML] Depth-driven responses of soil organic carbon fractions to orchard cover crops across China: A meta-analysis

W Ding, L Sun, Y Fang, F Zvomuya, X Liu… - Soil and Tillage Research, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Cover crops (CC) have been widely recognized and implemented as one of the most
effective agronomic practices for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term returning agricultural residues increases soil microbe-nematode network complexity and ecosystem multifunctionality

J Li, J Zhao, X Liao, Q Yi, W Zhang, H Lin, K Liu… - Geoderma, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The negative environmental impacts of chemical fertilizers have been recognized for a long
time, and the returning of agricultural residues to the soil is considered a sustainable …

Prospects and challenges of conservation agriculture in Bangladesh for sustainable sugarcane cultivation

SS Tabriz, MA Kader, M Rokonuzzaman… - Environment …, 2021‏ - Springer
Sugarcane is an industrial crop globally used for producing biofuels and bioproducts and is
the only source of white sugar in Bangladesh. However, labour-dependent cultivation and …

Response of soil microbial communities to natural and managed vegetation restoration in a subtropical karst region

P Hu, J **ao, W Zhang, L **ao, R Yang, D **ao, J Zhao… - Catena, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The soil microbial community is a key indicator to evaluate the effectiveness of vegetation
restoration in degraded ecosystems. However, few studies have simultaneously compared …

Introducing N2-fixing tree species into Eucalyptus plantations promotes soil organic carbon sequestration in aggregates by increasing microbial carbon use efficiency

W Zhang, Y You, X Su, J Yan, G Gao, A Ming, W Shen… - Catena, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The conversion of a monoculture plantation into a mixed forest can improve soil properties
and increase soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. However, the impacts of introducing …

Disturbance intensity shapes the soil micro-food web compositions and energy fluxes during seven-year land use changes

X Long, J Zhao, J Li, X Liao, J Wang, Z Fu… - Soil Biology and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil micro-food webs play an important role in ecosystem functions through energy flow;
they are strongly influenced by land use types. Previous studies have typically utilized the …

Shift in soil microbial communities along~ 160 years of natural vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau of China

X Cai, D Zhang, Y Wang, L Diao, X Cheng, Y Luo… - Applied Soil …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Natural restoration of vegetation has been widely implemented as an effective strategy for
recovery of degraded ecosystems. However, how soil microbial communities vary with …

Lithologic control of soil C: N: P stoichiometry across a climatic gradient in southwest China

M Sun, R Yang, Y Tang, D **ao, W Zhang, Z Xu… - Journal of Soils and …, 2023‏ - Springer
Purpose Changes in climate and land use may disrupt the soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and
phosphorus (P) cycles, which affect the availability of essential nutrients differently, including …