Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is a prized timber species, which is grown in China
from more than a thousand years. According to 8th national forest inventory data, Chinese fir …

The effects of soil type and organic material quality on the microbial biomass and functional
diversity of cropland soils were studied in a transplant experiment in the same climate during …

Thinning can effectively improve forest production and maintain ecological stability.
However, the changes in soil microbial community compositions after thinning are still not …

Although Mediterranean ecosystems are adapted to fire disturbances, soils are prone to
degradation. Therefore, post-fire forest management is a critical step for ecosystem recovery …

Thinning is a widely-used management practice to reduce tree competition and improve
wood production and quality in forest plantations. Thinning affects the soil ecosystem by …

Thinning is a silvicultural tool that is used to facilitate the growth of timber plantations
worldwide. Plantations are important CO 2 sinks, but the mechanism by which thinning …

Soil quality index (SQI) was an important tool for evaluating soil quality (SQ). The aim of the
study was to evaluate the stand density effects on SQ for Larix principis-rupprechtii …

Gaps in the forest canopy play an important role in forest ecology, affecting biological
dynamics, nutrient cycling, and plant succession. The influence of gap size on soil microbial …

Forest thinning greatly affects the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool by changing the soil
microenvironment, organic matter input, and microbial metabolism. However, the …

The mechanisms by which planting density affects soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions, C-
cycling associated hydrolytic enzyme activities, and microbial carbon metabolism remain …