Exploring the multiple land degradation pathways across the planet

R Prăvălie - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

[HTML][HTML] The physical structure of soil: determinant and consequence of trophic interactions

A Erktan, D Or, S Scheu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Trophic interactions play a vital role in soil functioning and are increasingly considered as
important drivers of the soil microbiome and biogeochemical cycles. In the last decade …

The second wave of earthworm invasions in North America: biology, environmental impacts, management and control of invasive jumping worms

CH Chang, MLC Bartz, G Brown, MA Callaham… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
The invasion of jumping worms, a small group of pheretimoid earthworm species from Asia,
has increasingly become an ecological, environmental and conservation issue in forest …

Fungal dispersal across spatial scales

VB Chaudhary, CA Aguilar-Trigueros… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Fungi play key roles in ecosystems and human societies as decomposers, nutrient cyclers,
mutualists, and pathogens. Estimates suggest that roughly 3–13 million fungal species exist …

[HTML][HTML] Human activities and forest fires in Indonesia: An analysis of the Bromo incident and implications for conservation tourism

S Suhardono, L Fitria, IWK Suryawan… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the Bromo magnitude of the fire incident in Indonesia, a notable
tourism destination, uncovering significant gaps in knowledge regarding tourist-induced …

Биоразнообразие и климаторегулирующие функции лесов: актуальные вопросы и перспективы исследований

НВ Лукина, АП Гераськина, АВ Горнов… - Вопросы лесной …, 2020 - cyberleninka.ru
Проблема оценки влияния биоразнообразия на климаторегулирующие функции лесов
носит фундаментальный характер и имеет огромное прикладное значение для …

The ghosts of ecosystem engineers: Legacy effects of biogenic modifications

LK Albertson, LS Sklar, BB Tumolo… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem engineers strongly influence the communities in which they live by modifying
habitats and altering resource availability. These biogenic changes can persist beyond the …

Invasive earthworms unlock arctic plant nitrogen limitation

G Blume-Werry, EJ Krab, J Olofsson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Arctic plant growth is predominantly nitrogen (N) limited. This limitation is generally
attributed to slow soil microbial processes due to low temperatures. Here, we show that …

Ecological groups and isotopic niches of earthworms

GC Hsu, K Szlavecz, C Csuzdi, M Bernard… - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthworms are generally categorized into three ecological groups. This categorization and
its two refined versions have been widely used in studies focusing on earthworm community …

Individual and combined effects of non‐native earthworms and native white‐tailed deer on understorey plant survival, growth and reproduction

A Dobson, A Bowe, V Nuzzo, A Dávalos… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Forests in northeastern North America have undergone dramatic transformations
due to losses and gains of species, changes in land use and pollution. Historic stressors …