Vegetation restoration serves as a long-term and important strategic initiative in ecologically-
fragile locations worldwide, while the ecological effects of long-term vegetation restoration …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration by vegetation restoration is the theme of much
current research. Since 1999, the program of “Grain for Green” has been implemented in the …

Afforestation is widely acknowledged as an effective approach for enhancing ecological
conditions. Considering the challenging ecological environment on the Loess Plateau …

Cropland abandonment and subsequent revegetation processes (due to secondary
succession and afforestation practices) are global issues with important implications in …

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

Land use has significantly changed during the recent decades at global and local scale,
while the importance of ecosystems as sources/sinks of C has been highlighted …

Semiarid climate conditions hamper natural re-vegetation, leaving the soil vulnerable to
erosion after the cessation of agriculture. Therefore, soil and landscape protective …

Thinning is a practice that reduces competition for available soil resources, thereby
promoting vegetation growth and affecting soil, which is involved in important ecosystem …

Afforestation or secondary succession after cropland abandonment are different strategies to
restore soil ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, soil conservation, and carbon …

Climate change is a potential threat to soil organic carbon (SOC) in semiarid ecosystems.
Several studies advocated afforestation as an important way to achieve soil C accumulation …