The large-scale vegetation restoration project on the Loess Plateau increased the
ecosystem carbon (C) stocks and affected C budget in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The …

Crop straw return is being widely applied as a sustainable soil management practice to
improve soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in intensive agricultural ecosystems. However …

Aims Soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a primary form of labile carbon in terrestrial
ecosystems, and therefore plays a vital role in soil carbon cycling. This study aims to quantify …

Secondary vegetation succession can alter soil functions and quality. However, data on
changes to soil quality at different stages of vegetation succession in karst areas of …

Abandonment of agricultural land leads to several consequences for ecosystem functions.
Agricultural abandonment may be a significant and low cost strategy for carbon …

Former agricultural fields are increasingly abandoned in several regions in Southern
Europe. In many cases this leads to vegetation succession which may have a direct impact …

Afforestation and natural succession on former croplands are typical measures used for
revegetation in ecologically fragile areas worldwide. However, there are few studies …

The effects of climate and topography on soil physico-chemical and microbial parameters
were studied along an extensive latitudinal climate gradient in the Coastal Cordillera of …

Objectives Afforestation changes soil chemical properties over several decades. In contrast,
microbial community structure can be shifted within the first decade and so, the direct effects …

Secondary succession on abandoned agricultural lands can produce climate change
mitigation co-benefits, such as soil carbon sequestration. However, the accumulation of soil …