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Environmental Sciences
Anna M. Stefanowicz, Pawel Kapusta, Malgorzata Stanek, Kaja Rola, Szymon Zubek
Summary: This study compared the effects of herbaceous plant species on soil physicochemical and microbial properties in forest ecosystems, and found that herbaceous plants have a significant impact on soil microbial communities, but have less influence on soil chemical properties.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Ecology
Adrian Lazaro-Lobo, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Rima D. Lucardi, Gary N. Ervin
Summary: This study evaluated the factors associated with successful plant invasions in southern US forests and predicted regional susceptibility to invasion by 16 major invasive plant taxa. The results indicate that invasive species presence is influenced by proximity to land use, light availability, soil nutrient retention capacity, and soil organic matter. Climate, land use, and soil organic matter are important factors affecting invasive species distributions, with most of the focal invasive plants likely to occupy large forested areas in the study region.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tongbao Qu, Xue Du, Yulan Peng, Weiqiang Guo, Chunli Zhao, Gianalberto Losapio
Summary: The study demonstrates that root extracts from the invasive plant Rhus typhina inhibit plant growth and soil microbial activity, leading to reductions in plant height, root length, soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, and other soil properties. The effects were most significant at a concentration of 10 mg/ml.
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Forestry
Szymon Zubek, Katarzyna Rozek, Anna M. Stefanowicz, Janusz Blaszkowski, Malgorzata Stanek, Igor Gielas, Kaja Rola
Summary: This study compared the impact of herbaceous plant species with contrasting traits on AMF communities in two temperate forests. Results showed that there were differences in AMF abundance and diversity between forest types, with environmental variables such as tree species, plant cover, moisture, and soil nutrients affecting AMF abundance.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Qian Lyu, Yan Luo, Size Liu, Yan Zhang, Xiangjun Li, Guirong Hou, Gang Chen, Kuangji Zhao, Chuan Fan, Xianwei Li
Summary: The study found significant changes in soil and bacterial community composition after setting different sizes of forest gaps in weeping cypress plantations, with large gaps having the most significant impact on understory plant diversity and soil bacterial diversity. The structural equation modeling indicated that understory plant diversity was the most important factor influencing the composition and diversity of bacterial communities.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Giselle Ailin Chichizola, Sofia Laura Gonzalez, Adriana Edit Rovere
Summary: The study revealed that roadsides in the Patagonian steppe serve as reservoirs for invasive exotic species, with higher abundance and seed availability of exotic species compared to native species. The vegetation was dominated by native shrubs but also included exotic perennial herbs and grasses. The seed bank primarily consisted of exotic perennial herbs and annual exotic species.
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Forestry
Anvar Sanaei, Zuoqiang Yuan, Arshad Ali, Michel Loreau, Akira S. Mori, Peter B. Reich, Tommaso Jucker, Fei Lin, Ji Ye, Shuai Fang, Zhanqing Hao, Xugao Wang
Summary: Positive plant-soil interactions enhance biodiversity and functioning in temperate forests. Relationships between plant and soil diversity and functions were predominantly positive, supporting the niche complementarity effect. Tree species diversity had a pronounced positive effect on soil biodiversity and carbon stocks, linking the positive connections between plant and soil compartments of a temperate forest.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Denny Kurniadie
Summary: Leucaena leucocephala is an invasive alien species with allelopathic properties, possibly due to the release of allelochemicals such as mimosine. However, the concentrations of these chemicals in the vicinity of L. leucocephala have not been reported.
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Environmental Sciences
Jaehyun Lee, Xue Zhou, Yeon Ok Seo, Sang Tae Lee, Jeongeun Yun, Yerang Yang, Jinhyun Kim, Hojeong Kang
Summary: The shift from needleleaf to broadleaf vegetation due to climate change and human activities has a significant impact on forest soil microbial communities and carbon cycling. This study found that broadleaf forests have higher microbial activity and are more vulnerable to warming compared to needleleaf forests.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Qilong Tian, Xiaoping Zhang, Haijie Yi, Yangyang Li, Xiaoming Xu, Jie He, Liang He
Summary: Large-scale afforestation is a natural way to address climate challenges, but there is insufficient evidence on the relationship between plant diversity and soil carbon sequestration mechanisms during long-term vegetation restoration. Therefore, we conducted a comparative study on plant diversity and soil carbon sequestration characteristics during 150 years of temperate vegetation restoration to provide a comprehensive assessment. Our results indicate that woody plant diversity has a positive effect on carbon sequestration.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Forestry
Pavel Samec, Jiri Volanek, Milos Kucera, Pavel Cudlin
Summary: Plant distribution is closely related to abiotic environment. Soil properties significantly affect plant species abundance, especially in regions with protected forest representation over 50%. The impact of soil chemical properties is not influenced by the distribution of protected forests.
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Forestry
Janez Kermavnar, Lado Kutnar, Aleksander Marinsek
Summary: The diversity of forest herb-layer vegetation is mainly influenced by local stand characteristics and soil properties, with ecological factors playing a significant role in both taxonomic and functional aspects. However, the relative importance of these factors varies among different diversity measures, highlighting the complexity of herb-layer diversity patterns in European forest plant communities.
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Ecology
Abdulla A. Omeer, Ratnadeep R. Deshmukh
Summary: The study aimed to discriminate between five invasive plant species using leaf spectral reflectance and continuous wavelet analysis (CWA). It found that using appropriate scales of CWA can improve classification accuracy, and the feature selection process with GRRF or RRF methods is recommended for enhancing classification performance.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Ahmed M. Abbas, Wagdi S. Soliman, Maryam M. Alomran, Nahaa M. Alotaibi, Stephen J. Novak
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of four invasive plant species on soil dynamics. The results showed that although these invasive plants had some effects on soil properties, ions, and microelements, most of the parameters did not show significant changes. This suggests that the impact of invasive plants on soil dynamics varies depending on the invasive species and the invaded habitat.
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Agronomy
Natalia R. Bijos, Diogo Pereira da Silva, Cassia B. R. Munhoz
Summary: This study investigated the correlation between the distribution and composition of herbaceous, subshrub, and shrub species and soil properties in veredas. The results showed high floristic diversity and significant differences in soil properties. Soil phosphorus, pH, organic matter, cation saturation, and sand proportion were important factors in explaining species composition and richness. Veredas with high floristic diversity had low fertility soils.