Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianhui Sang, M. M. T. Lakshani, T. K. K. Chamindu Deepagoda, Yuying Shen, Yuan Li
Summary: The increased frequency of extreme weather variations worldwide has led to significant changes in soil water content. This study conducted a meta-analysis to explore the responses of soil CO2 and N2O emissions to drying and rewetting cycles (DWCs) at a global scale. The results showed that DWCs increased CO2 emissions, but had no significant effect on N2O emissions. Factors such as soil water-filled pore space during wetting, soil clay content, days of drying and wetting, and frequency of DWCs played a significant role in the emissions. Biotic and abiotic factors, such as carbon substrate availability and microbial activity, were identified as the main drivers of CO2 and N2O emissions, while soil gas diffusion and oxygen availability dominated N2O emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Chen Liang, Yan Ding, Yi Yue, Xiao-Ya Zhang, Ming-Hua Song, Jun-Qin Gao, Fei-Hai Yu
Summary: The frequency and intensity of drying-rewetting cycles can significantly impact soil CO2 emission in alpine wetland ecosystems. Adding litter to the soil can increase water holding capability and labile C availability, thus affecting CO2 emission levels.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sohini Gangopadhyay, Rituparna Banerjee, Sunanda Batabyal, Nilanjan Das, Ayan Mondal, Subodh Chandra Pal, Sudipto Mandal
Summary: This study assessed the contribution of three different rice cultivation practices (conventional, system of rice intensification, and zero-tillage) to carbon emissions. Results showed that fertilizer application significantly influenced greenhouse gas emissions, and all three cultivation strategies acted as carbon sinks, with the system of rice intensification yielding the highest carbon sequestration values. The ratio between ecosystem services and disservices was highest for the system of rice intensification, followed by zero-tillage and conventional cultivation.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Priyam P. Tripathy, Pradip P. Kalbar, Anish Modi
Summary: The global carbon budget, which is crucial for studying climate change, is rapidly decreasing and likely to be depleted in the near future. The excessive use of non-renewable resources has contributed to this decline. However, there is a lack of studies examining the long-term impact of different sectors on the diminishing global carbon budget.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Evaldas Makrickas, Michael Manton, Per Angelstam, Mateusz Grygoruk
Summary: While traditional forest management focuses on timber production, sustainable forest management aims at the multiple benefits of forest landscapes. This study quantifies the economic trade-offs among natural, current, and re-wetted peatland forests using several indicators. The cost benefit analysis shows that drainage for wood production has caused significant economic loss compared to natural peatland forests, while re-wetting increases the economic value.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jinchao Li, Yue Li, Zhipeng Yang, Yanxin Fang, Cheng Li, Yulong Shi, Nanping Lin, Qinge Dong, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Hao Feng, Naijiang Wang
Summary: The two major concerns of sustainable agriculture are food security and climate warming. Straw incorporation is a commonly used field management measure, but its high carbon: nitrogen ratio poses issues. Ammoniated straw treatments aim to reduce the ratio, but studies on their long-term effects on maize grain yield and net greenhouse gas budget are limited.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Wantong Zhang, Zhengyi Hu, Joachim Audet, Thomas A. Davidson, Enze Kang, Xiaoming Kang, Yong Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Jinzhi Wang
Summary: This study investigated the greenhouse gas emissions in wetland ecosystems (alpine peatlands) and found that water table levels and nitrogen deposition had different effects on CH4 and N2O emissions. The results suggest that if nitrogen deposition doubles in the future, the emissions of methane and nitrous oxide from alpine peatlands could significantly increase.
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Nyberg, T. A. Black, R. Ketler, S. C. Lee, M. Johnson, M. Merkens, K. A. Nugent, S. H. Knox
Summary: Peatland drainage depletes carbon stocks by increasing CO2 emissions, but restoration via re-wetting can reduce CO2 emissions and increase carbon storage. However, re-wetting also leads to increased methane emissions. Actively re-wetting disturbed peatlands is important for mitigating climate warming, as it can offset the radiative effect of CO2 sink strength with CH4 emissions on shorter time scales.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Susan Page, Shailendra Mishra, Fahmuddin Agus, Gusti Anshari, Greta Dargie, Stephanie Evers, Jyrki Jauhiainen, Adi Jaya, Antonio Jonay Jovani-Sancho, Ari Lauren, Sofie Sjogersten, Ifo Averti Suspense, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Chris D. Evans
Summary: This review discusses the biogeochemical characteristics of tropical peatlands and explores the impacts of human activities such as deforestation, fire, drainage, and agriculture on these systems. Tropical peatlands store a significant amount of carbon, but they are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic modifications, which result in carbon loss, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and hydrological disruptions. With a warming climate, these impacts are expected to escalate, posing risks to carbon stocks in disturbed and intact peat swamps.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ralph J. M. Temmink, Bjorn J. M. Robroek, Gijs van Dijk, Adam H. W. Koks, Sannimari A. Kaeaermelahti, Alexandra Barthelmes, Martin J. Wassen, Rafael Ziegler, Magdalena N. Steele, Wim Giesen, Hans Joosten, Christian Fritz, Leon P. M. Lamers, Alfons J. P. Smolders
Summary: Although peatland drainage leads to carbon emissions, land subsidence, fires, and biodiversity loss, global drainage-based agriculture and forestry on peatland are still expanding. Rewetting and restoration of drained and degraded peatlands are urgently needed, but limitations in socio-economic conditions and hydrology hinder large-scale efforts, calling for a reevaluation of landscape use.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Annika Linkhorst, Jose R. Paranaiba, Raquel Mendonca, David Rudberg, Tonya DelSontro, Nathan Barros, Sebastian Sobek
Summary: The study found that in tropical regions, CH4 emissions from reservoirs are primarily through bubble ebullition, with emission levels significantly influenced by spatial and temporal variability. High spatial resolution measurements are crucial for constraining CH4 estimates at the reservoir-wide level, and different upscaling approaches yielded similar results.
GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Zihan Liu, Bingfan Wang, Zhaoyang Li, Fangyuan Huang, Chenxu Zhao, Peng Zhang, ZhiKuan Jia
Summary: Plastic film mulching combined with biochar application has significant effects on the carbon budget, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use efficiency in farmland ecosystems. Plastic film mulching improves maize yield and greenhouse gas emissions, while the effect on the net ecosystem carbon budget is not significant. Compared to plastic film mulching alone, adding biochar and plastic film mulching reduces greenhouse gas emissions, increases soil carbon balance, and improves yield and water use efficiency.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jeong gu Lee, Ho Gyeong Chae, Gil Won Kim, Pil Joo Kim, Song Rae Cho
Summary: Plastic film mulching can significantly increase crop productivity and net primary production, but it also leads to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a higher net global warming potential. Additionally, mulching can decrease soil carbon stock and increase carbon loss, but this negative impact can be alleviated with higher levels of biomass addition.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Paul J. H. Mathijssen, Juha-Pekka Tuovinen, Annalea Lohila, Minna Valiranta, Eeva-Stiina Tuittila
Summary: Reconstructions of past climate impact on peatland carbon dynamics show that the warming effect of CH4 emissions exceeds the cooling effect of CO2 uptake initially, but eventually the net effect becomes cooling. Uncertainties related to past CO2 flux, CH4 emission, and peatland expansion affect the reconstruction of peatland carbon dynamics. The largest uncertainty is associated with CH4 emissions, and high CH4 emissions and low C accumulation rates may lead to peatlands remaining as climate warming agents since their initiation.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Adnan Bashir, Zhao Dengfeng, Muhammad Farhan Bashir, Syed Rahim, Zhang Xi
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of economic and environmental indicators on carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in 29 OECD countries from 1990 to 2018. The findings suggest that export diversification has a negative effect on carbon emissions but promotes greenhouse gas emissions. Institutional quality, economic growth, financial development contribute to reducing carbon emissions but increasing greenhouse gas emissions. In contrast, trade openness has a positive influence on carbon emissions but a negative influence on greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, urbanization is identified as one of the major factors contributing to environmental degradation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wantong Zhang, Xiaoming Kang, Enze Kang, Joachim Audet, Thomas A. Davidson, Xiaodong Zhang, Liang Yan, Yong Li, Zhongqing Yan, Kerou Zhang, Jinzhi Wang, Zhengyi Hu
Summary: The study investigated the variability of CH4 flux, the effects of CH4-related microbes on CH4 emissions, and the dependency of these effects on environmental conditions in the Zoige alpine wetland. The results showed significant correlations between microbial abundances and CH4 flux, as well as the influence of soil water content, C:N ratio, and DOC:TN ratio on CH4 emissions in the wetland ecosystem. The findings provide new insights into understanding the risks of high CH4 emissions from alpine wetlands under changing climatic conditions and anthropogenic disturbances.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kerou Zhang, Mingxu Li, Zhongqing Yan, Meng Li, Enze Kang, Liang Yan, Xiaodong Zhang, Yong Li, Jinzhi Wang, Ao Yang, Yuechuan Niu, Xiaoming Kang
Summary: Alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are sensitive to climate change, particularly in response to changes in the precipitation regime. Severe changes in precipitation can significantly impact N2O fluxes, soil enzyme activity, microbial community structure, and nitrogen cycling, ultimately leading to increased N2O emissions. This study provides valuable insights into the complex interactions between precipitation regimes and N cycling in alpine ecosystems.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Enze Kang, Yong Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Zhongqing Yan, Wantong Zhang, Kerou Zhang, Liang Yan, Haidong Wu, Meng Li, Yuechuan Niu, Ao Yang, Jinzhi Wang, Xiaoming Kang
Summary: Extreme drought has significant effects on soil water content, soil microbial community structure and function, soil heterotrophic respiration (R-h), and soil methane (CH4) flux. This study investigated the responses of R-h, CH4 flux, and microbial community to extreme drought and identified the main factors influencing R-h and CH4 flux. The results suggest that bacterial functional groups play crucial roles in determining R-h and CH4 flux.
Article
Ecology
Lei Zhong, Gaoyuan Li, Jinwu Qing, Jinlei Li, Jianming Xue, Beibei Yan, Guanyi Chen, Xiaoming Kang, Yichao Rui
Summary: The combination of biochar and fertilizer has the potential to improve environmental quality and agricultural productivity. This study found that biochar and inorganic fertilizer had different effects on soil, with higher fertilizer application rates increasing bacterial gene abundance and nitrification and denitrification potential, while not affecting fungal genes. On the other hand, increased biochar application rates increased fungal activities but decreased bacterial genes and nitrification and denitrification potential, especially in the rhizosphere. Structural equation modeling showed that bacteria had a greater contribution to total denitrification than fungi in the non-rhizosphere, but the opposite trend was observed in the rhizosphere. These findings suggest that partially substituting inorganic fertilizers with biochar can reduce potential N2O production from bacterial nitrification and denitrification.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Clydecia M. Spitzer, Maja K. Sundqvist, David A. Wardle, Michael J. Gundale, Paul Kardol
Summary: Elevational gradients have significant effects on the root traits of plants, but the responses vary among different traits and plant species. The coefficient of variation of root traits at the community level increases with elevation, and intraspecific variation plays a more important role. Intraspecific trait variation may drive plant community composition under global warming.
Article
Ecology
Evelin Iseli, Chelsea Chisholm, Jonathan Lenoir, Sylvia Haider, Tim Seipel, Agustina Barros, Anna L. Hargreaves, Paul Kardol, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Keith McDougall, Irfan Rashid, Sabine B. Rumpf, Jose Ramon Arevalo, Lohengrin Cavieres, Curtis Daehler, Pervaiz A. Dar, Bryan Endress, Gabi Jakobs, Alejandra Jimenez, Christoph Kueffer, Maritza Mihoc, Ann Milbau, John W. Morgan, Bridgett J. Naylor, Anibal Pauchard, Amanda Ratier Backes, Zafar A. Reshi, Lisa J. Rew, Damiano Righetti, James M. Shannon, Graciela Valencia, Neville Walsh, Genevieve T. Wright, Jake M. Alexander
Summary: High-elevation ecosystems are experiencing an increase in non-native plant species, with an average increase of approximately 16% per decade. The direction and magnitude of range limit shifts depend on elevation, and upward shifts are observed in at least seven regions. This highlights the need to monitor and prevent biosecurity issues in high-elevation ecosystems.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Dongdong Duan, Zhen Tian, Nana Wu, Xiaoxuan Feng, Fujiang Hou, Zhibiao Nan, Paul Kardol, Tao Chen
Summary: Livestock grazing is a common land-use activity in grasslands that can affect plant communities directly or indirectly. This study investigated the effects of drought on grazing-induced soil legacy effects on plant biomass production and community composition. The results showed that drought can neutralize the positive effects of grazing on plant biomass and alleviate the negative effects on subordinate species.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Gijs M. Gerrits, Rik Waenink, Asa L. Aradottir, Elise Buisson, Thierry Dutoit, Maxmiller C. Ferreira, Joseph B. Fontaine, Renaud Jaunatre, Paul Kardol, Roos Loeb, Sandra Magro Ruiz, Mia Maltz, Meelis Paertel, Begona Peco, Julien Piqueray, Natasha A. L. Pilon, Ignacio Santa-Regina, Katharina T. Schmidt, Philip Sengl, Rudy van Diggelen, Daniel L. M. Vieira, Wolfgang von Brackel, Pawel Waryszak, Tim J. Wills, Rob H. Marrs, E. R. Jasper Wubs
Summary: Soil translocation is an effective restoration technique for terrestrial ecosystems, promoting the development of plant communities. However, the success of restoration is highly dependent on the restoration context, with greater success observed on loamy soils and when implemented over larger spatial areas.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elle J. J. Bowd, Eleonora Egidi, David B. B. Lindenmayer, David A. A. Wardle, Paul Kardol, Claire Foster
Summary: Fire is a significant driver of biodiversity in forests and influences above-ground and below-ground communities. Our study used DNA sequencing to investigate the temporal responses of soil fungal communities to fire and found that the effects of fire on fungal communities are strongest in the short to medium term. Ectomycorrhizal fungi, which play important roles in forest ecosystems, were disproportionately impacted by fire compared to saprotrophs.
Article
Biology
Yuanhu Shao, Zuyan Wang, Tao Liu, Paul Kardol, Chengen Ma, Yonghong Hu, Yang Cui, Cancan Zhao, Weixin Zhang, Dali Guo, Shenglei Fu
Summary: In this study, nematode diversity in forest soils was found to be mainly influenced by soil organic carbon content, but climatic factors such as temperature, soil phosphorus content, soil pH, and precipitation also played significant roles. Furthermore, there were differences in nematode diversity between different climatic zones. Therefore, high-resolution studies are necessary to accurately predict the response of soil functions when climate conditions exceed the coping range of soil organisms.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rui Yin, Wenkuan Qin, Xudong Wang, Dong Xie, Hao Wang, Hongyang Zhao, Zhenhua Zhang, Jin-Sheng He, Martin Schaedler, Paul Kardol, Nico Eisenhauer, Biao Zhu
Summary: Experimental soil warming in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau showed that it promoted plant growth, soil microbial respiration, and soil fauna feeding. However, it caused changes in their phenology, creating mismatches between organisms. This phenological asynchrony may have implications for ecosystem functioning and stability.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Rumiao Wang, Lijuan Cui, Jing Li, Wei Li
Summary: This study investigated the rhizosphere bacterial communities of typical coastal halophyte species in temperate and subtropical salt marshes in eastern China. The results showed that soil properties and root exudates had the greatest influence on the bacterial community of salt marsh.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhen Cheng, Jingxue Zhao, Luming Ding, Zhi-Hua Shi, Paul Kardol, Gao-Lin Wu
Summary: The findings of this study demonstrate that climate factors are more important than species richness for the provisioning of ecosystem functions at large spatial scales. In summary, this study underscores the importance of considering climate factors alongside species richness when assessing ecosystem functioning across extensive geographical areas.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Huazhe Li, Lijuan Cui, Zhiguo Dou, Junjie Wang, Xiajie Zhai, Jing Li, Xinsheng Zhao, Yinru Lei, Jinzhi Wang, Wei Li
Summary: This study applied four regression models to study the inversion of Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) values obtained from near-ground hyperspectral data of three dominant species in Qinglan Port Mangrove Nature Reserve. The accuracy of the model was evaluated using R-2, RMSE, and MAE, and the study provides a technical reference for the detection and management of mangroves.
Article
Plant Sciences
Stefan F. Hupperts, Kazi Samiul Islam, Michael J. Gundale, Paul Kardol, Maja K. Sundqvist
Summary: The study found that climate warming affects the exchange of carbon and nitrogen between Ericaceous shrubs and root-associated fungi. The effects of warming on this exchange depend on the form of nitrogen. In the short term, warming decreases the amount of carbon allocated to root-associated fungi per unit of glycine assimilated by the shrubs, but increases it per unit of moss assimilated.
