Article
Forestry
Ronghua Kang, Thomas Behrendt, Jan Mulder, Peter Doersch
Summary: The acid forest soils in South China receive high levels of atmospheric nitrogen, making them hotspots for gaseous nitrogen emissions. Soil moisture plays a major role in determining the partitioning of gaseous nitrogen loss into nitric oxide and nitrous oxide. This study investigated the gas phase kinetics of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide release during laboratory drying of acidic surface soils from two hydrologically distinct environments. The results showed that potential nitric oxide loss outweighed potential nitrous oxide loss in N-saturated, acid forest soils.
Article
Agronomy
Balazs Grosz, Bjoern Kemmann, Stefan Burkart, Soren O. Petersen, Reinhard Well
Summary: The study aims to investigate the effects of liquid manure on nitrogen transformations and gas fluxes in sandy arable soils through laboratory incubation. The results show that manure application increases denitrification fluxes, with the highest fluxes observed in the wet manure injection treatment. These findings contribute to improving the predictive capability of biogeochemical models for manure application effects.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Li Song, Zhenzhi Pan, Yi Dai, Lin Chen, Li Zhang, Qilin Liao, Xiezhi Yu, Hongyan Guo, Guisheng Zhou
Summary: This study investigated the effects of various degrees of long-term cadmium pollution on soil microorganisms at different soil depths. The results showed that cadmium contamination reduced the richness and diversity of soil microbes, significantly impacting the microbial communities in the polluted underlying soil layer, while leading to an increase in species richness in the mildly and severely polluted surface soils. This research provides insights into how long-term heavy metal contamination affects soil bacterial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jeffrey Beem-Miller, Marion Schrumpf, Alison M. Hoyt, Georg Guggenberger, Susan Trumbore
Summary: The study shows that air-drying and rewetting of soils significantly affect increment C-14-CO2, especially with stronger impacts on grassland soils. Storage duration does not have a substantial effect. Air-drying and rewetting mobilize a slightly older pool of carbon accessible to microbes, with this effect persisting throughout the incubation period.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Calvin Bok Sun Goh, Clariss Hui Peng Goh, Li Wen Wong, Wai Teng Cheng, Catherine Mary Yule, Kuan Shion Ong, Sui Mae Lee, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Joash Ban Lee Tan
Summary: The study utilized a 3D-printed iChip to cultivate bacteria from a tropical peat swamp in situ, finding that epoxy resin plates were optimal for sampling conditions. Compared to culturing bacteria directly on TSA, the 3D-printed iChip presented a low-cost tool for isolating bacterial genera that may not grow on media directly in vitro.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhiyuan Liu, Lingxi Han, Xin Zhang, Shiyu Chen, Xiuguo Wang, Hua Fang
Summary: This study investigated the degradation characteristics of atrazine in different soil types and studied the diversity and abundance of degradation genes as well as the succession of bacterial communities. The findings revealed that atrazine degradation followed a first-order kinetic equation in different soil types. Atrazine increased the absolute abundance of atz degradation genes and altered the composition of the soil microbial community. Additionally, four atrazine-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from atrazine-treated soils. These findings provide insights into the relationship between microbial community structure and atrazine degradation mechanisms in different soil types.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Magdalena Bednik, Agnieszka Medynska-Juraszek, Irmina Cwielag-Piasecka
Summary: The quality of biochar and the addition of exogenous organic matter can influence soil CO2 emission. Food waste biochar serves as an easily available carbon source to soil microbes, while the addition of raw organic materials increases CO2 emission and carbon loss.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Baldur Janz, Felix Havermann, Gwenaelle Lashermes, Pablo Zuazo, Florian Engelsberger, Seyedeh Mahsa Torabi, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Summary: Crop residues can significantly affect soil emissions of N2O and other trace gases, with factors such as residue properties, N content, and C/N ratio influencing the emissions. Incorporation of residues into soil leads to sharp initial emissions, which quickly return to background levels within days.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Liping Jiang, Jie Yu, Shanyun Wang, Xiaomin Wang, Lorenz Schwark, Guibing Zhu
Summary: The contribution of agriculture to the sustainable development goals requires climate-smart and profitable farm innovations. Increasing ammonia fertilizer applications result in high agricultural costs, environmental quality deterioration, and global warming, without a significant increase in crop yield. However, a recent study has found that a third microbial ammonia oxidation process called complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) is contributing to significant ammonia fertilizer loss in agricultural soils around the world. This overlooked process has important implications for sustainable development in agroecosystems.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Soren Christensen, Wilhelmina H. Gera Hol, Viola Kurm, Mette Vestergard
Summary: Rare soil organisms can regulate the local activity of fast-growing microorganisms, reducing the probability of developing anoxic/microaerophilic soil volumes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manli Wu, Zeliang Liu, Huan Gao, Jinghua Gao, Yinrui Xu, Yawen Ou
Summary: By studying the crude oil exploration activities in the Shanbei oilfield of China, it has been found that the risk of soil contamination with crude oil spills is a major concern. This study aimed to assess the bioremediation potential of petroleum polluted soils by investigating the expression of key functional genes decoding alkane and aromatic component degradation, and determining the functional microbiomes. The results showed that certain bacteria and genes were involved in the degradation of petroleum components under specific conditions. The bioremediation potential was higher when the petroleum content was below a certain level and feasible under moderate pollution conditions.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoqiang Gong, Jinbiao Li, Scott X. Chang, Qian Wu, Zhengfeng An, Chengpeng Huang, Xiangyang Sun, Suyan Li, Hui Wang
Summary: The use of manure-derived biochar provides an alternative to prevent greenhouse gas emissions caused by direct manure application to soil. Soil fauna, especially earthworms, have a significant impact on carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil. This study investigated the effects of different levels of cattle manure biochar on CO2 and N2O emissions and changes in soil properties, as well as the presence of earthworm Aporrectodea turgida.
FRONTIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Zhengfeng An, Edward W. Bork, David Olefeldt, Cameron N. Carlyle, Scott X. Chang
Summary: Increased occurrence of heat wave events can influence soil carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions. This study found that heat wave events led to increased CO2 and N2O emissions in both cropland and forest soils, with a diminishing effect as heat wave frequency increased.
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammad Farhad Vahidi, Javad Gharechahi, Mehrdad Behmanesh, Xue-Zhi Ding, Jian-Lin Han, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh
Summary: The rumen microbiota plays a crucial role in degrading ingested plant materials. This study examined how the physicochemical properties of forages influence the colonization and digestion by rumen microbiota. The results indicate that different forages have varying degradation rates in the rumen, with Treponema and Butyrivibrio playing key roles in microbial diversity.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Chuanzhang Li, Xiaofei Wang, He Huang, Lin Wang, Feng Wei, Chaolan Zhang, Qun Rong
Summary: The study revealed that heavy metal concentrations and pH significantly influenced the structure of bacterial communities in soil, with different levels of heavy metal pollution leading to varying richness and diversity levels. Certain bacterial communities showed high resistance to low pH and high heavy metal pollution levels, while others were more abundant in alkaline soils. Additionally, alkaline soils had lower concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Zn compared to acidic soils, reducing the impact of heavy metals on bacterial community diversity and structure.
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Review
Geography, Physical
Mehdi Carmeille, Raphael Bourillot, Pierre Pellenard, Victor Dupias, Johann Schnyder, Laurent Riquier, Olivier Mathieu, Marie-Francoise Brunet, Raymond Enay, Vincent Grossi, Cecile Gaborieau, Philippe Razin, Pieter T. Visscher
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
(2020)
Article
Water Resources
Isabelle Braud, Veronique Chaffard, Charly Coussot, Sylvie Galle, Patrick Juen, Hugues Alexandre, Philippe Baillion, Annick Battais, Brice Boudevillain, Flora Branger, Guillaume Brissebrat, Remi Cailletaud, Gerard Cochonneau, Remy Decoupes, Jean-Christophe Desconnets, Arnaud Dubreuil, Juliette Fabre, Santiago Gabillard, Marie-Francoise Gerard, Sylvain Grellet, Agnes Herrmann, Olivier Laarman, Eric Lajeunesse, Genevieve Le Henaff, Olivier Lobry, Antony Mauclerc, Jean-Baptiste Paroissien, Marie-Claire Pierret, Norbert Silvera, Herve Squividant
Summary: The French Critical Zone research infrastructure, OZCAR-RI, has developed a common information system, Theia/OZCAR IS, to make the in situ observations from its 20 observatories FAIR. The system's architecture was designed after consultation with users, data producers, and IT teams, and includes a common data model and controlled vocabulary.
HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Valerie Viaud, Tom Kunnemann
Summary: The study reveals that the soil around hedges has higher concentrations and storage of SOC, with a significant portion stored in the labile particulate organic matter fraction within 0-30 cm depth. The estimates of SOC accumulation rates over 30 years after tree planting ranged from 0.034-0.096 Mg C yr(-1) per 100 linear m of hedge, indicating a stable trend.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Bifeng Hu, Hocine Bourennane, Dominique Arrouays, Pascal Denoroy, Blandine Lemercier, Nicolas P. A. Saby
Summary: Phosphorus is essential for living organisms and ecosystems, and accurate information on extractable soil P is crucial for agricultural management and environmental quality. Statistical methods such as partial least squares regression can be used to develop pedotransfer functions for estimating extractable P in soil, with different prediction models observed for calcareous and acidic soils.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ignacio Beltran, Tony J. Van der Weerden, Marta A. Alfaro, Barbara Amon, Cecile A. M. de Klein, Peter Grace, Sasha Hafner, Melynda Hassouna, Nicholas Hutchings, Dominika J. Krol, April B. Leytem, Alasdair Noble, Francisco Salazar, Rachel E. Thorman, Gerard L. Velthof
Summary: Nitrous oxide, ammonia, and methane emissions from livestock manure management are important contributors to greenhouse gases. An international project called DATAMAN developed a global database to identify key variables influencing emissions and improve emission factors for national inventories. The field database focused on N2O and NH3 emissions from land-applied manure, with observations from studies in multiple countries and continents.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yosra Ellili-Bargaoui, Christian Walter, Blandine Lemercier, Didier Michot
Summary: This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate six soil ecosystem services (SES) using a set of indicators derived from dynamic soil and crop modelling. The results revealed that soil variability plays a crucial role in providing SES, particularly for groundwater recharge, plant biomass provision, plant water provision, and carbon sequestration. These findings highlight the importance of soil properties in influencing the provision of ecosystem services.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Claire Brami, Guenola Peres, Safya Menasseri-Aubry, Jane Darcy Byers-Woods, Thierry Jacquet, Christopher Nathan Lowe
Summary: The study found that Miscanthus ash had no significant impact on the survival, biomass, and reproduction of earthworms, but negative trends were observed for biomass from 2.5 t ha(-1) and for reproduction from 10 t ha(-1). Significant avoidance responses were observed in the 25 and 50 t ha(-1) treatment.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jean-Pascal Matteau, Paul Celicourt, Guillaume Letourneau, Thiago Gumiere, Christian Walter, Silvio J. Gumiere
Summary: The study found that precision irrigation thresholds have an impact on the decomposition rate of SOC, particularly during the second quarter of the growing season, between 38 and 53 days after planting.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Kevin Hoeffner, Hoel Hotte, Daniel Cluzeau, Xavier Charrier, Francois Gastal, Guenola Peres
Summary: Introducing grassland into annual crop rotations significantly increases earthworm abundance, biomass, and diversity, especially for anecic species. Grassland duration and fertilisation can increase earthworm abundance and biomass, particularly for anecic species, without affecting endogeic species and earthworm diversity. Increasing fertilisation leads to higher forage production, while duration of grassland does not have a significant effect on production.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Sara Muhonen, Sophie Sadet-Bourgeteau, Veronique Julliand
Summary: Horses are herbivores and benefit from diets rich in forage compared to concentrate. This study compared the effects of different forage diets on hindgut microorganisms and found no significant differences in microbial concentrations. Further research on plant-fibre and forage diets is important for horse feeding practices.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Amelie Quiquerez, Jean-Pierre Garcia, Samuel Dequiedt, Christophe Djemiel, Sebastien Terrat, Olivier Mathieu, Audrey Sassi, Lionel Ranjard
Summary: This study explores the long-lasting impacts of forest-to-vineyard conversion on present-day soil microbial communities after 15 years of vine cultivation. It was found that changes in land use lead to differential responses in microbial biomass, and in archaeal/bacterial and fungal richness and taxonomic composition. Past land-use history was shown to have a partial impact on the present-day microbial communities, but no evidence was found for long-term effects on fungal communities. Integrating the history of changes in land use is recommended to develop sustainable management practices.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eugeniusz Pronin, Krzysztof Banas, Rafal Chmara, Rafal Ronowski, Marek Merdalski, Anne-Lise Santoni, Olivier Mathieu
Summary: The composition of carbon and nitrogen isotopes is commonly used to track the origin of organic matter in lake sediments and study the evolution of food webs. This study focuses on the delta C-13 and delta N-15 records of the charophyte species Nitella flexilis. The results show that the isotope values do not differ significantly between hardwater and softwater lakes, despite differences in physical and chemical parameters.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
N. Chemidlin Prevost-Boure, B. Karimi, S. Sadet-Bourgeteau, C. Djemiel, M. Brie, J. Dumont, M. Campedelli, V. Nowak, P. Guyot, C. Letourneur, V. Manneville, F. Gillet, Y. Bouton
Summary: The specificity of dairy Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) products is closely related to the terroir of production and influenced by agroecosystems. The microbial diversity plays a key role in linking a PDO product to its terroir, with farming practices being a determining factor.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fabien Goge, Laurent Thuries, Youssef Fouad, Nathalie Damay, Fabrice Davrieux, Geraud Moussard, Caroline Le Roux, Severine Trupin-Maudemain, Matthieu Vale, Thierry Morvan
Summary: NIR spectroscopy combined with multivariate calibration methods is an effective analytical approach for predicting chemical contents of organic products. However, performance of the calibration model may decrease when data are acquired with different spectrometers. To overcome this limitation, standardization methods such as the PDS algorithm can be used. The dataset in this study includes samples from poultry and cattle manure in France and Reunion Island, which can be used to train and test chemometric models.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Y. Sim Tang, Chris R. Flechard, Ulrich Daemmgen, Sonja Vidic, Vesna Djuricic, Marta Mitosinkova, Hilde T. Uggerud, Maria J. Sanz, Ivan Simmons, Ulrike Dragosits, Eiko Nemitz, Marsailidh Twigg, Netty van Dijk, Yannick Fauvel, Francisco Sanz, Martin Ferm, Cinzia Perrino, Maria Catrambone, David Leaver, Christine F. Braban, J. Neil Cape, Mathew R. Heal, Mark A. Sutton
Summary: A comprehensive European dataset on monthly atmospheric NH3, acid gases, and aerosols was analyzed, revealing significant variations in concentrations of different gas and aerosol components between regions, countries, and ecosystem types.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
He Zhang, Aurore Degre, Caroline De Clerck, Shuangshuang Li, Jinshan Lian, Yuanyuan Peng, Tao Sun, Lindan Luo, Yanan Yue, Guihua Li, Jianfeng Zhang
Summary: The continuous expansion of sandy soil poses a threat to crop security. The use of chitin-rich organic material and attapulgite as soil amendments can improve degraded soil by increasing nutrient content and enzyme activity and altering bacterial community structure. This study provides insights into the link between soil properties, bacterial community structure, and microbial carbon metabolism function.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xian Zhou, Yi Jiang, Ganghua Leng, Wanting Ling, Jian Wang
Summary: Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues have significant impacts on soil pollution remediation. The addition of exogenous functional microbial consortium and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) can promote the degradation of bound PAH residues. This study fills the cognitive gap of GRSP in regulating the degradation of bound PAH residues in soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
Xinyu Zhao, Evrim Elcin, Lizhi He, Meththika Vithanage, Xiaokai Zhang, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Yun Deng, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sabry M. Shaheen, Hailong Wang, Zhenyu Wang
Summary: The increase of cultivated varieties of Chinese herbal remedies, the expansion of cultivation area, and long-term monoculture cropping have led to aggravated problems of soil diseases, yield loss, and quality reduction. Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, has the potential to improve soil quality and alleviate continuous crop obstacles for Chinese herbal remedies.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Melanie M. Pollierer, Anton Potapov, Andrey Zaitsev
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yajie Wang, Jiefeng Li, Yongfen Wei, Zhiyi Deng, Xiaodi Hao, Fusheng Li
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of heavy metal pollution caused by coal production on soil microbial ecology in the semi-arid region of Heilongjiang. The results reveal negative correlations between heavy metals and bacterial abundance and diversity. Twelve sensitive bacterial taxa and corresponding models were identified. Water content and total phosphorus were also found to play vital roles in regulating the bacterial community in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sujit Das, Sunanda Biswas, B. Ramakrishnan, T. K. Das, T. J. Purakayastha, B. H. Gawade, Priya Singh, Partha Sarathi Ghorai, Saloni Tripathy, Kanchan Sinha
Summary: This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture on the biological soil health index in a rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The results showed that zero till direct seeded rice and crop residue incorporation could improve soil organic carbon, enzyme activities, and microbial population. Specifically, the inclusion of mungbean residues and sesbania brown manuring significantly increased the abundance of the nifH gene in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xingxiu Huang, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Xuhui Zhang, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Chongjian Ma, Fuwei Liang, Yanjie Chen, Huashou Li
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of using a mixture of biomass waste ash and biochar on soil pH, heavy metal remediation, and plant growth. The results showed that the mixed use could ameliorate soil acidification, reduce absorption of cadmium and lead by plants, and promote plant growth. The special fertilizer prepared from the mixture can be used to promote crop growth and reduce environmental pollution.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Astrid C. H. Jaeger, Martin Hartmann, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Emily F. Solly
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tree mortality on soil microbial communities using a mesocosm experiment. The results show that tree death influenced soil microbial abundance and composition, with the potential to affect soil processes in forest ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Dane C. Elmquist, Subodh Adhikari, Ina Popova, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Summary: This study investigated the effects of soil arthropod communities from cereal-based agroecosystems on wheat plant growth and above-belowground interactions. The results showed that wheat grown in soils with arthropod communities had better growth and defense against aphids, compared to wheat grown in soils without arthropod communities.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Zhonghou Tang, Jidong Wang, Yongchun Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of organic fertilizer enhances carbon and phosphorus cycling enzyme activities in soil, reshapes the soil microbial community structure, and regulates the interactions between these crucial indicators through soil organic carbon.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
M. Pawlett, N. T. Girkin, L. Deeks, D. L. Evans, R. Sakrabani, P. Masters, K. Garnett, N. Marquez-Grant
Summary: The modern funeral industry faces environmental risks and challenges, and natural burial offers a more sustainable alternative. However, there is a lack of research comparing the risks and benefits of natural burial practices, including groundwater contamination and atmospheric emissions. More scientific research is needed to understand and regulate funeral options, as well as cultural incentives for natural burial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhongcheng Wang, Jin Zhao, Dan Xiao, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He
Summary: Root AMF colonization, diversity, and interactions vary with soil depth. Higher soil nutrient levels and root biomass promote colonization but suppress diversity and interactions in the upper soil layer compared to deeper layers.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Summary: This study revealed the mechanisms behind the effects of dung deposition on soil heterotrophic respiration, providing insights for grassland management and carbon feedback prediction in grazed ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Graham R. Stirling, A. Marcelle Stirling, Alwyn Williams
Summary: Integrating diverse cover crops into dryland crop-fallow rotations can enhance soil nutrient and water retention, suppress soil-borne pests, and improve soil health. The effects on soil nematode communities are modulated by the functional type and mixture composition of the cover crops. Selecting cover crops with appropriate traits can improve soil health through suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes, promotion of free-living nematodes, and enhancement of soil food web complexity.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Min Li, Chao He, Miao Wei, Junmeng Long, Jingru Wang, Xinrong Yang, Kehan Wang, Xueli He
Summary: In extreme desert environments, black septate endophytes (DSE) can benefit the relict plant Gymnocarpos przewalskii by assisting it to survive and maintain ecosystem stability. The colonization of DSE in the roots of G. przewalskii varies significantly with seasons and sites, with soil properties being a major factor affecting the composition of DSE. Additionally, the functional metabolite composition of DSE strains varies greatly with different drought levels and isolates, indicating the potential complementarity between different strains in helping hosts cope with drought stress.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
