Straw incorporation into microplastic-contaminated soil can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing soil enzyme act...
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Exploratory assessment of the SLAKES method to characterize aggregate stability across diverse soil types
Classical soil aggregate stability (AS) methods lack standardized protocols and require long measurement times. However, the fairly new SLAKES method purportedly allows for rapid AS estimation with minimal technical equipment. SLAKES has been tested on fine-textured soils but its suitability for other soil types is unknown. This study investigated ...
The added value of CoreVESS score and penetration resistance in predicting the soil-water retention curve
Soil hydraulic properties, such as the soil-water retention curve (SWRC), play a crucial role in simulating water transport within the vadose zone. They can be directly measured in the laboratory or field, or indirectly predicted by using Pedotransfer Functions (PTFs). It has been advocated that accounting for soil structure could marginally improv...
Soil bacterial succession with different land uses along a millennial chronosequence derived from the Yangtze River floo...
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Wetlands reclamation has been a traditional and effective practice for obtaining new land to alleviate the pressure induced by population growth. However, the evolution of soil-dwelling microorganisms along with reclamation and the potential influence of land-use patterns on them remain unclear. In this study, a soil chronosequence derived from Yan...
Dynamic performance of combined biochar from co-pyrolysis of pig manure with invasive weed : effect of natural aging on ...
Due to the natural biochar aging, the improvement of soil quality and immobilization of soil pollutants achieved by biochar may change; understanding the dynamic evolution of the in situ performance of biochar in these roles is essential to discuss the long-term sustainability of biochar remediation. Therefore, in this study, combined biochar from ...
Unravelling CH4 and N2O dynamics in tidal wetlands using natural abundance isotopes and functional genes
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Tidal wetlands are one of the major sources of CH4 and N2O in natural systems to the atmosphere; yet we still lack insights into the impact of their biogeochemical dynamics on the emissions of these greenhouse gases (GHGs). Here, we investigated the CH4 and N2O sources in four tidal wetlands ranging from freshwater to polyhaline with a focus on the...
Responses of the soil microbial community structure to multiple interacting global change drivers in temperate forests
BackgroundThe microbial community structure in forest soils is expected to change in response to global environmental change, such as climate warming and nitrogen deposition. Community responses to these environmental changes may further interact with the site's land-use history and understory light availability. Uncovering the relative importance ...
Harnessing the power of tidal flat diatoms to combat climate change
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In approximately one decade, global temperatures will likely exceed a warming level that a United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report considers a "red alert for humanity". We propose exploring tidal flat diatoms to address climate change challenges. Tidal flats are extensive coastal ecosystems crucial to the provisioning and re...
Inorganic geochemistry of lake sediments : a review of analytical techniques and guidelines for data interpretation
Inorganic geochemistry is a powerful tool in paleolimnology. It has become one of the most commonly used techniques to analyze lake sediments, particularly due to the development and increasing availability of XRF core scanners during the last two decades. It allows for the reconstruction of the continuous processes that occur in lakes and their wa...
Alkaline anaerobic digestion of livestock manure: Unveiling mechanisms, applications, and perspective
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