The intensive use of pesticide and plastic mulches has considerably enhanced crop growth
and yield. Pesticide residues and plastic debris, however, have caused serious …

Sewage sludge (SS) has been used in agriculture on a large scale in Europe. In tropical
climate conditions, due to rapid organic matter degradation, SS can provide toxic elements …

Microbial characterization of the tree rhizosphere provides important information relating to
the screening of tree species for re-vegetation of degraded land. Rhizosphere soil samples …

The effects of grassland conversion to forest vegetation and of individual tree species on
microbial activity in Siberia are largely unstudied. Here, we examined the effects of the six …

Haloxylon ammodendron and Haloxylon persicum (as sister taxa) are dominant shrubs in
the Gurbantunggut Desert. The former grows in inter‐dune lowlands while the latter in sand …

Afforestation of agricultural lands has been one of the major land use changes in China in
recent decades. To better understand the effect of such land use change on soil quality, we …

Coal mining leads to severe land degradation and creates huge amounts of mine spoil. Coal
mine spoil contains toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) derived from coal, which …

Abstract Surface (0–15 cm) soil samples were collected from a semi-arid, sandy grassland in
Keerqin Sandy Lands, Northeast China to study changes in soil microbial and chemical …

Elevated CO 2 and drought are key consequences of climate change and affect soil
processes and plant growth. This study investigated the effects of elevated CO 2 and …

Little information is available about the long‐term effects of deforestation and cultivation on
biochemical and microbial properties in wet tropical forest soils. In this study, we evaluated …