Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of drought events. Recent evidence
indicates that drought may produce legacy effects on soil microbial communities. However, it …

Globally, the soil is the largest active terrestrial carbon pool in the biosphere, composed of
organic and inorganic carbon. The role of plants in carbon sequestration has been widely …

Our understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil CO 2 pulses after rainfall
events is still limited and thus, our capacity to predict the consequences of future changes in …

Precipitation (PRE) plays a vital role in hydrological processes, ecological vegetation, and
land-atmosphere interactions in semi-arid regions. Previous research has mainly focused on …

Dryland regions cover> 40% of the Earth's land surface, making these ecosystems the
largest biome in the world. Ecosystems in these areas play an important role in determining …

Soil respiration is an important component of the carbon (C) cycle and a major contributor to
total ecosystem C efflux. Knowledge of the factors that drive soil respiration in drylands is …

Soil drying and wetting cycles promote carbon (C) release through large heterotrophic
respiration pulses at rewetting, known as the “Birch” effect. Empirical evidence shows that …

No-till management and the establishment of plant cover have been implemented in olive
crops in recent years in order to prevent soil erosion and increase soil organic carbon …

Soils are considered as a major reservoir for terrestrial carbon and it can act as a source or
sink depending upon the land management activities. In semi-arid areas, the natural …

Drylands affected by serious disturbances such as mining activities lose their vegetation
cover and organic soil horizons, becoming CO 2 emissions sources. Applications of organic …