Forest soils can suffer from various threats, some of which are human induced. Although
mechanized harvesting allows for high productivity, it may also seriously damage forest …

Soil compaction associated with mechanized wood harvesting can long-lastingly disturb
forest soils, ecosystem function, and productivity. Sustainable forest management requires …

Soil gross nitrogen (N) mineralization (GNM), a key microbial process in the global N cycle,
is mainly controlled by climate and soil properties. This study provides for the first time a …

Soil nitrification, an important pathway of nitrogen transformation in ecosystems, produces
soil nitrate that influences net primary productivity, while the by‐product of nitrification …

Microbial nitrogen (N) immobilization, which typically results in soil N retention but based on
the balance of gross N immobilization over gross N production, affects the fate of the …

Soil compaction is a major disturbance associated with logging, but we lack a fundamental
understanding of how this affects the soil microbiome. We assessed the structural resistance …

Although numerous studies have demonstrated that grazing significantly affects soil
nutrients, plant biomass and soil microbial activities in grassland ecosystem, the responses …

A field experiment was carried out for two consecutive years to assess the yield response of
maize and the use efficiency of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium following the …

Livestock production in Latin America has replaced tropical dry forests with conventional
monocultures pastures (CP) that have degraded soils. As an alternative to CP, intensive …

Soil compaction is widespread but tends to be most prevalent where heavy machinery is
used in landfill sites, agriculture and forestry. Three forest sites strongly disturbed by heavy …