Constructed wetland (CW) is an environment-friendly and low-cost technology for nutrients
removal from domestic wastewater. For a well-tuned CW, hydraulic loading rate (HLR) is …

Plasticizer phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are commonly found as contaminants in various soils.
Previous studies indicated that their natural degradation can substantially differ among soil …

Numerous studies have investigated bacterial community structure and bacterial responses
to human management at various spatial and temporal scales in grassland ecosystems; …

Purpose The soil microbial community is an important bioactive component of terrestrial
ecosystems. Its structural and functional diversity directly affects carbon and nitrogen …

Introduction Soil biota plays a crucial role in the terrestrial ecosystem. There is growing
momentum to understand the community structure and diversity of total belowground soil …

Aims Root traits play an important role in regulating soil microbial communities by altering
soil parameters. However, how the variation of root traits across tree species affects soil …

Soil biota are critical for services and the functionality of terrestrial ecosystems. Studying the
composition of total belowground soil biota across different ecological scales has become …

Sea-level rise has been threatening the terrestrial ecosystem functioning of coastal islands,
of which the most important component is carbon (C) cycling. However, metagenomic and …

The invasion of Spartina alterniflora poses a serious threat to the sustainability of native
ecosystems worldwide. However, compared with other non-native plants (eg, Phragmites …

Subshrub encroachment is a frequently occurring phenomenon in arid and semi-arid area,
altering the plant community structure and function. However, the effects of the …