Abstract Background In the Mediterranean climate, plants have evolved under conditions of low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …
Q Chen, B Niu, Y Hu, T Luo, G Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Global warming accompanied by precipitation changes impacts soil carbon sequestration. A three-year field manipulation experiment with warming (+ 2° C above ambient temperature) …
SS Kukal, SS Bawa - Land Degradation & Development, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The proportional differences in soil organic carbon (SOC) and its fractions under different land uses are of significance for understanding the process of aggregation and soil carbon …
S Wang, H Ruan, B Wang - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Soil microarthropods are considered to be among the strongest determinants of plant litter decomposition in warm, humid sites. Little is known, however, about the regulation of plant …
Mosses form a ground layer with a thickness of nearly 1 cm during the first decade of vegetation restoration, but their effects on the belowground microbial community and soil …
Y Zhang, L Xiao, D Guan, Y Chen, M Motelica-Heino… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mangrove fine roots are an important contributor to soil organic matter (SOC), yet how their production and decomposition affect SOC accumulation across the sea-land gradient is still …
Over a century of agricultural abandonment across the Mediterranean region has favoured the installation of the pioneer expansionist species Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Miller) …