Deforestation and reforestation impacts on soils in the tropics
Soils under natural, tropical forests provide essential ecosystem services that have been
shaped by long-term soil–vegetation feedbacks. However, deforestation of tropical forest …
shaped by long-term soil–vegetation feedbacks. However, deforestation of tropical forest …
Effect of land‐use and land‐cover change on mangrove blue carbon: A systematic review
Mangroves shift from carbon sinks to sources when affected by anthropogenic land‐use and
land‐cover change (LULCC). Yet, the magnitude and temporal scale of these impacts are …
land‐cover change (LULCC). Yet, the magnitude and temporal scale of these impacts are …
Nitrogen deposition accelerates soil carbon sequestration in tropical forests
X Lu, PM Vitousek, Q Mao, FS Gilliam… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Terrestrial ecosystem carbon (C) sequestration plays an important role in ameliorating
global climate change. While tropical forests exert a disproportionately large influence on …
global climate change. While tropical forests exert a disproportionately large influence on …
Beyond bulk: Density fractions explain heterogeneity in global soil carbon abundance and persistence
Understanding the controls on the amount and persistence of soil organic carbon (C) is
essential for predicting its sensitivity to global change. The response may depend on …
essential for predicting its sensitivity to global change. The response may depend on …
Divergent changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon upon permafrost thaw
F Liu, S Qin, K Fang, L Chen, Y Peng, P Smith… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Permafrost thaw can stimulate microbial decomposition and induce soil carbon (C) loss,
potentially triggering a positive C-climate feedback. However, earlier observations have …
potentially triggering a positive C-climate feedback. However, earlier observations have …
Ecological interpretations of nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial plants and soils
Background Knowledge of biological and climatic controls in terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling
within and across ecosystems is central to understanding global patterns of key ecosystem …
within and across ecosystems is central to understanding global patterns of key ecosystem …
Minerals in the rhizosphere: overlooked mediators of soil nitrogen availability to plants and microbes
Despite decades of research progress, ecologists are still debating which pools and fluxes
provide nitrogen (N) to plants and soil microbes across different ecosystems …
provide nitrogen (N) to plants and soil microbes across different ecosystems …
Expanding the role of reactive transport models in critical zone processes
Abstract Models test our understanding of processes and can reach beyond the spatial and
temporal scales of measurements. Multi-component Reactive Transport Models (RTMs) …
temporal scales of measurements. Multi-component Reactive Transport Models (RTMs) …
Global forest transition: prospects for an end to deforestation
P Meyfroidt, EF Lambin - Annual review of environment and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Although global rates of tropical deforestation remain alarmingly high, they have decreased
over the period 2000–2010, and a handful of tropical developing countries have recently …
over the period 2000–2010, and a handful of tropical developing countries have recently …
Patterns and drivers of post-socialist farmland abandonment in Western Ukraine
Farmland abandonment restructures rural landscapes in many regions worldwide in
response to gradual industrialization and urbanization. In contrast, the political breakdown in …
response to gradual industrialization and urbanization. In contrast, the political breakdown in …