Heavy metal and pesticide pollution have become an inevitable part of the modern
industrialized environment that find their way into all ecosystems. Because of their persistent …

Approximately 2000 official and potential Superfund sites are located within 25 miles of the
East or Gulf coasts, many of which will be at risk of flooding as sea levels rise. More than 60 …

Soil contamination with trace metal (loid) elements (TME) is a global concern. This has
focused interest on TME-tolerant plants, some of which can hyperaccumulate extraordinary …

Successful phytoremediation of acidic metal-contaminated mine tailings requires
amendments to condition tailings properties prior to plant establishment. This conditioning …

Saline-alkali environments are widely distributed in China and significantly hinder the
development of agriculture. This study characterizes the long-term effects of planting …

Introduction Microorganisms regulate soil nitrogen (N) cycling in cropping systems.
However, how soil microbial functional genes involved in soil N cycling respond to mulching …

Plant roots and rhizosphere soils assemble diverse microbial communities, and these root-
associated microbiomes profoundly influence host development. Modern wheat has given …

Critical to the environmental sustainability of hard rock mining is the reclamation of disturbed
lands following mine closure through revegetation. Improved understanding of associations …

Characterizing the connectivity of materials, organisms, and energy on rangelands is critical
to understanding and managing ecosystem response to disturbances. For over twenty years …

Covering about 30% of the global total land area, desert ecosystems have been influenced
by warming and nitrogen deposition. However, it remains unclear how desert ecosystems …