Nitrification, as a crucial step in nitrogen cycling and plant nutrition, is a biologically
mediated process responsible for enormous losses of nitrogen fertilizer and a contributor to …

Agriculture is responsible for over half of the input of reactive nitrogen (N) to terrestrial
systems; however improving N availability remains the primary management technique to …

Microplastics are emerging contaminants that are increasingly detected in soil environment,
but their impact on soil microbiota and related biogeochemical processes remains poorly …

Improving the soil quality of cultivated land generated by the Gully Land Consolidation
Project could promote sustainable economic and ecological development in the hilly gully …

Increasing nutrient inputs into terrestrial ecosystems affect not only plant communities but
also associated soil microbial communities. Studies carried out in predominantly …

The continuous increase of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) in the atmosphere due
to increasing anthropogenic nitrogen input in agriculture has become a global concern. In …

The development of more stable and sustainable agroecosystems for improving food
production has caused wide public concern in recent years. In the present study, we …

The understanding of nitrogen (N) cycling in forest ecosystems has undergone a major shift
in the past decade as molecular methods are being used to link microorganisms to key …

Autotrophic archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidisers (AOA and AOB) drive soil nitrification.
Ammonia limitation, mixotrophy, and pH have been suggested as factors providing niche …

Field nutrients management practices influence soil biological properties and organic matter
fractions. A long-term experiment (30-year) was conducted to investigate changes in soil …