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Environmental Sciences
Jiayi Zhao, Xuan Xie, Yuying Jiang, Jiaxin Li, Qi Fu, Yingbo Qiu, Xianheng Fu, Zhiyuan Yao, Zhongmin Dai, Yunpeng Qiu, Huaihai Chen
Summary: Soil warming has complex effects on microbial communities, reducing microbial diversity while increasing the role of dominant microbiomes in regulating nutrient and energy flow. Wetland ecosystems are more sensitive to temperature increases, and changes in microbial communities align with overall trends.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lin Luo, Min Guo, Entao Wang, Chunying Yin, Yanjie Wang, Heliang He, Chunzhang Zhao
Summary: The presence of mycorrhiza and its hyphae plays a crucial role in regulating the response of soil microbes to global warming, mitigating the effects of warming on microbial biomass and composition.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mengyang Dong, Shuxiang Hu, Shiquan Lv, Fangxu Rong, Xin Wang, Xinyu Gao, Ziwen Xu, Yuzhi Xu, Kai Liu, Aiju Liu
Summary: This study aimed to characterize the effects of cornstalk biomass amendments on microbial communities in bauxite residues (BRs). The amendments had positive effects on soil geochemical, physical, and biological properties. The microbial utilization of different carbohydrates shifted significantly, and microbial diversity increased. The amendments shifted the microbial community in BRs from halophilic groups to acidogenic groups.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Yubiao Lin, Jiejun Kong, Ling Yang, Qian He, Yan Su, Jiyue Li, Guangyu Wang, Quan Qiu
Summary: The effect of 50% throughfall reduction (TR) on soil microbial communities in a subtropical Eucalyptus plantation was investigated. It was found that TR significantly altered the composition and function of bacterial communities, while showing fewer changes in fungal communities. Soil water content and available phosphorus decreased during TR, resulting in greater changes in the structure of bacterial communities.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Huaihai Wang, Wenda Huang, Yuanzheng He, Yuanzhong Zhu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of experimental warming and precipitation reduction on soil respiration in the Horqin sandy grassland and analyzed the relationships between different environmental factors and soil respiration. The results showed that temperature and precipitation changes significantly influenced soil respiration, with hydrothermal factors playing a dominant role in the growing season.
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Engineering, Environmental
Yongshan Wan, Richard Devereux, S. Elizabeth George, Jianjun Chen, Bin Gao, Matthew Noerpel, Kirk Scheckel
Summary: This study found that biochar and lead have significant interactive effects on soil microbial communities, with biochar alleviating lead toxicity and increasing microbial richness. Soil analysis data showed that biochar also helped retain more lead in the soil matrix and facilitated the transformation of lead into highly insoluble pyromorphite, highlighting the effectiveness of biochar for lead remediation.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zihan Che, Deyong Yu, Kelong Chen, Hengsheng Wang, Ziwei Yang, Fumei Liu, Xia Wang
Summary: Lakeshore wetlands are sensitive to climate change, and studying the effects of temperature rise on soil microbial communities is important. This study used metagenomic sequencing to reveal that temperature rise alters the structure and diversity of soil microbial communities in lakeshore wetlands.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fangwei Fu, Yueyao Li, Bo Zhang, Sijie Zhu, Liangna Guo, Jieting Li, Yibo Zhang, Jiangrong Li
Summary: This study investigated the effects of climate cooling and warming on the structure of soil microbial communities in an alpine forest. The findings showed that climate warming increased the complexity of bacterial networks, while decreasing the complexity of fungal networks. Climate cooling also increased the complexity of bacterial networks. Fungal communities were more sensitive to climate change than bacterial communities, with soil temperature and soil water content acting as the main drivers of change.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jinglan Cui, Stephan Glatzel, Viktor J. Bruckman, Baozhan Wang, Derrick Y. F. Lai
Summary: Biochar application in temperate forest soil exerts a positive effect on soil greenhouse gas production and microbial community, leading to improved soil fertility and carbon sequestration potential over the long term. The study also suggests that biochar has the potential to mitigate climate change impacts by increasing soil carbon content and enhancing soil physico-chemical properties under a warmer environment.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Yi Zhu, Kailiang Yu, Qian Wu, Xu Cheng, Zhiguo Li, Zhongwu Wang, Mengli Zhao, Andreas Wilkes, Ton Bisselling, Guodong Han, Haiyan Ren
Summary: This study investigated the effects of warming and nitrogen addition on soil microbial communities and plant net photosynthetic rates during dry and wet months in a desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, based on a 13-year manipulative field experiment.
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Soil Science
Zhiliang Ma, Yamei Chen, Wenjuan Xu, Mei Liu
Summary: The alpine shrublands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are experiencing significant warming. The effects of warming on soil microbial metabolism were examined in a five-year warming experiment. Warming was found to strengthen microbial carbon (C) and phosphorus (P) limitation, increasing the degradation of soil C components and triggering microbial P limitation.
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Forestry
Anna B. Stockstad, Robert A. Slesak, Alan J. Toczydlowski, Charles R. Blinn, Randall K. Kolka, Stephen D. Sebestyen
Summary: This study examined the responses of forest soils to simulated future climate conditions including reduced precipitation and snow removal. The results showed that the treatments had limited effects on soil respiration and nitrogen concentrations, likely due to the minimal impacts on soil moisture content and temperature. Soil drainage class was only a significant factor during the spring thaw period, with poorly drained plots having lower respiration rates compared to well-drained plots. Laboratory incubation experiments further confirmed the effects of drainage class and moisture content on soil respiration. Overall, the combined effects of reduced summer and winter precipitation on soil respiration and nitrogen dynamics were limited in the studied conditions.
Article
Ecology
Dezhi Yan, Xi-En Long, Linlin Ye, Gang Zhang, Anyong Hu, Dejian Wang, Sheng Ding
Summary: Soil salinity has a significant impact on soil organic carbon stocks by influencing the microbial utilization of newly input organic carbon and the retention of microbial residues. A study found that high salinity did not decrease the quantity and efficiency of microbial utilization of straw carbon, but it was not beneficial for the retention of microbial residues after microbial cells died. Thus, high salinity primarily reduced microbial-derived SOC formation by affecting the stabilization and recycling of microbial necromass in the coastal soil studied.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Lipeng Wu, Yidong Wang, Shirong Zhang, Wenliang Wei, Yakov Kuzyakov, Xiaodong Ding
Summary: Combined mineral and organic fertilizers decreased Na+ content, increased macroaggregates due to broader microbial diversity, increased contents of labile organic carbon and Ca2+. This combination was found to be the best practice to increase microbial biomass and labile carbon fractions for aggregate formation in saline-alkaline soil.
Article
Soil Science
Xudong Wang, Jiguang Feng, Gukailin Ao, Wenkuan Qin, Mengguang Han, Yawen Shen, Mengli Liu, Ying Chen, Biao Zhu
Summary: Globally increasing nitrogen deposition is recognized as an important regulator of soil microbial communities. Our meta-analysis of a global dataset revealed that N addition significantly reduced soil bacterial diversity, especially in cropland and with urea addition. However, there was no significant effect on fungal diversity or microbial richness. N addition did shift microbial community structure, likely due to microbial adaptation to N-excess, but had no significant effect on beta-diversity. Soil pH was identified as the most important factor regulating the responses of soil bacterial diversity and richness to N addition.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Jifeng Deng, Jiaqi Yao, Xiao Zheng, Guanglei Gao
Summary: The study on Mongolian pine plantations revealed that Mongolian pine responds differently to transpiration and stomatal conductance under atmospheric temperature, light radiation, and moisture influences. Stomatal conductance has a greater control over transpiration, while the diameter of trees also affects the changes in stomatal conductance.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lijie Zhang, Chong Guo, Xiujun Lu, Xiaomei Sun, Chunping Liu, Qiang Zhou, Jifeng Deng
Summary: By studying the floral development of Juglans mandshurica, it was found that male and female flowers of the same mating type exhibit synchronous morphological and anatomical development with minimal overlap. This ensures synchronization, mutual non-interference, outcrossing, and avoidance of self-fertilization within the same mating type.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lijie Zhang, Xiujun Lu, Qiang Zhou, Jifeng Deng
Summary: The study reveals significant morphological diversity in walnut fruit in northeastern China, with principal component analysis explaining 81.062% of the variance by the first three components, and cluster analysis dividing geographical provenances into two groups. Traits related to nut weight are highlighted as important for discrimination, with Fushun identified as the optimal geographical provenance.
POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chunping Liu, Xiujun Lu, Jiaxing Song, Qiang Zhou, Xiaomei Sun, Jifeng Deng, Lijie Zhang
Summary: In this study, a crucial gene involved in flowering, LFY, was cloned from Juglans mandshurica. The expression pattern and subcellular localization of the gene were analyzed. The results showed that LFY had high homology and similar function to LFY in other species, and its expression increased significantly at specific stages and organs. This study provides important information for overcoming the challenges caused by the long juvenile period and asynchronous flowering of J. mandshurica.
POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Baiting Qin, Xiujun Lu, Xiaomei Sun, Jianguo Cui, Jifeng Deng, Lijie Zhang
Summary: The study revealed that the sex differentiation of Juglans mandshurica is associated with various hormone signal transduction pathways, with hormone signal transduction playing a leading role in regulation.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaoliang Shi, Xinyue Zhang, Shuaiyu Lu, Tielong Wang, Jiayi Zhang, Yuanpeng Liang, Jifeng Deng
Summary: The research on international dryland ecological restoration has shown a significant increase in publications, indicating strong development potential. This field is highly interdisciplinary, with ecology and environmental science as the core disciplines. China has made significant contributions to international dryland ecological restoration research, but the average citation rate is low. Dryland ecological restoration and protection is a current hot research field, focusing on dynamic changes, key driving factors, and the utilization of machine learning and data mining to solve complex problems.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiayou Cai, Ruoxue Jia, Ying Jiang, Jingqi Fu, Tianyi Dong, Jifeng Deng, Lijie Zhang
Summary: In this study, a pBI121-JmLFY plant expression vector was constructed to overexpress the JmLFY gene in Arabidopsis thaliana. The overexpression of JmLFY promoted the expression of flowering-related genes and resulted in earlier flowering. The transgenic plants showed morphological changes and the conversion of secondary branches into inflorescences, indicating the successful transition from vegetative growth to reproductive growth.
Article
Forestry
Jue Wang, Jifeng Deng, Wenfeng Yan, Yanan Zheng
Summary: In this study, the risk of continued spread of Pine wilt disease (PWD) in Northeast China was accurately assessed based on changes in climate factors. The results showed that the areas suitable for PWD have expanded due to climate change. Temperature and precipitation were found to be key factors in the occurrence and damage of PWD. Strengthened quarantine measures and monitoring in suitable areas are recommended to prevent further spread of PWD.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiaqi Yao, Jifeng Deng
Summary: The increasing occurrences of drought induced forest mortality have sparked global scientific discussions about how heat kills trees and their mechanisms. Drought affects tree hydraulics and carbon balance, potentially leading to tree mortality.
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lijie Zhang, Yanchao Zhou, Xiujun Lu, Qiang Zhou, Yuchun Yang, Chunping Liu, Jifeng Deng
Summary: By formulating selection criteria for Juglans mandshurica trees in Liaoning region and analyzing the correlation between growth and environmental factors, the study concluded that Qingyuan provenance had the highest selection rate, while Xinbin provenance showed the largest growth advantage.
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Hongzhou Yu, Lifu Shu, Guang Yang, Jifeng Deng
Summary: The accurate prediction of fuel moisture content is crucial for preventing forest fires in the Daxinganling Region, and the study found that the Simard method, which includes equilibrium moisture content and time lag, can more accurately predict hourly twig moisture content. Furthermore, the resulting models are more suitable for needle-leaved and lightly decomposed fuels.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Xiaoliang Shi, Tielong Wang, Ke Chen, Xianlei Cao, Dan He, Zhe Xu, Jifeng Deng
Summary: The study focused on analyzing the forest management plan for Jilin Province and using forest resource inventory data from China, with reliability analysis and cumulative impact assessment employed to address cumulative changes and interactions between services. The results showed a certain credibility in the evaluation of forest ecosystem services, considering the cumulative effect of these services on value evaluation. There is a future focus on comparative studies of data types and sample sizes to further improve the reliability of the evaluation results.
Article
Forestry
Jifeng Deng
TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoliang Shi, Chenxi Lu, Xianlei Cao, Tielong Wang, Chen Ke, He Dan, Xu Zhe, Weina Duan, Jifeng Deng
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lijie Zhang, Sitong Wang, Qiang Zhou, Xiujun Lu, Jifeng Deng
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2020)
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)