Litter decomposition plays a key role in nutrient cycling across ecosystems, yet to date, we
lack a comprehensive understanding of the nonadditive decomposition effects in leaf litter …

Because of the increasing use of herbal essential oils (EO) in pharmacology, medicine, and
food processing, global EO production grows at a rapid rate, generating large amounts of …

Secondary succession has a major influence on vegetation and soil biogeochemical
processes, however, the dynamics of microbial metabolic activity and the driving factors …

European semi-natural grasslands are particularly species-rich and provide many
ecosystem services but depend on extensive land management. Today, these ecosystems …

The vertical stratification of nutrient availability and related microbial adaptations in different
soil horizons vary along forest succession gradients. However, the driving forces behind …

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Cellulomonas flavigena
and Streptomyces viridosporus, as a bacterial inoculant, on the compostability of post …

Climate change is expected to impact the biogeochemical processes that occur in forest
ecosystems, including the environmental services they provide, but the extent of this impact …

Forest restoration has become one of the most important challenges for restoration ecology
in the recent years. In this regard, soil fungi are fundamental drivers of forest ecosystem …

A long history of human influence, including large-scale afforestation with pines and
changes in land-management and conservation priorities, have strongly affected the …

Mangroves are highly productive and changing forests located in the intertidal zone of
tropical regions. Leaf litter decomposition represents a substantial part of their carbon sink …