Microbial communities play important roles in soil health, contributing to processes such as
the turnover of organic matter and nutrient cycling. As soil edaphic properties such as …

Intensive agriculture and urbanization have led to the excessive and repeated input of
nitrogen (N) into soil and further increased the amount of nitrate (NO 3−) leaching into …

The soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) in the Yunnan Province, southwestern
China, is related to the complex topography and multiple vegetation zones. However, the …

Forest soils, are important components of forest ecosystems and can be influenced by forest
vegetation. Evaluating soil quality of forests is essential for sustainable forest management …

While most bacterial and archaeal taxa living in surface soils remain undescribed, this
problem is exacerbated in deeper soils, owing to the unique oligotrophic conditions found in …

Carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) stoichiometric ratios give valuable insight into
ecosystem function. The purpose of the present study is to probe into the C, N, and P …

Groundwater and rivers in Chinese cities suffer from severe nitrate pollution. The accurate
identification of nitrate sources throughout aquatic systems is key to the water nitrate …

For wetland ecological restoration, characterizing the relationship between plant
communities and soil characteristics has long been recognized as a key issue. Due to the …

Nitrate accumulated deep (> 100 cm) in the regolith (soil and saprolite) threatens
groundwater quality, but most studies focus only on nitrate nearer the surface (< 100 cm) …

Reforestation of degraded forests with small to medium-scale monoculture plantation
following mechanized ground-based harvesting has been widely applied in the past …