Effect of experimentally increased nutrient availability on the structure, metabolic activities, and potential microbial functions of a maritime Antarctic microbial mat by Antonio Camacho, Carlos Rochera, Antonio Picazo

“…They can be accordingly considered as taxonomically diverse microbiomes with a functional repertoire still inclined to respond to the biogeochemical alteration of nutrient cycles, although occurring in a cold extreme environment where biological activity is partially restricted by environmental harshness.…”
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Impacts of shelterbelt systems on pasture production and soil bacterial and fungal communities in agricultural fields by Thi Bao‐Anh Nguyen, Lina A. Henao, Zelin Li, Long Cheng, Hang‐Wei Hu

“…Soil microorganisms play important roles in nutrient cycling, soil health and plant performance, thereby exerting significant influence on ecological services in terrestrial ecosystems. …”
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Embodied crop calories in animal products by Prajal Pradhan, Matthias K B Lüdeke, Dominik E Reusser, Jürgen P Kropp

“…Consequences of such increases include rises in greenhouse gas emissions, growth of consumptive water use, and perturbation of global nutrients cycles. These consequences vary spatially depending on livestock types, their densities and their production system. …”
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Stable C and N Isotope Composition of Suspended Particulate Organic Matter in the Neva Estuary: The Role of Abiotic Factors, Productivity, and Phytoplankton Taxonomic Composition by Mikhail S. Golubkov, Vera N. Nikulina, Alexei V. Tiunov, Sergey M. Golubkov

“…Knowledge of carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios in organic matter and their changes is important when studying nutrient cycles in aquatic ecosystems. Relationships between δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values of suspended particulate organic matter (POM), water temperature, salinity, pH, redox potential, chlorophyll <i>a</i> concentration, primary production, and biomasses of different taxonomic groups of phytoplankton in the Neva Estuary were statistically analyzed. …”
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Effects of cattle manure and soil parent material on shallow groundwater quality by Matthew T. Streeter, Keith E. Schilling, Christopher S. Jones, Marty St. Clair

“…However, the use of cattle manure has multiple benefits over commercial fertilizer including increased soil carbon levels and improved nutrient cycling and should be considered a critical component for future agricultural production in Iowa. …”
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Current and Future Distribution Modeling of Socotra Cormorants Using MaxEnt by Areej Jaradat, Taoufik Ksiksi, Sabir Bin Muzaffar

“…These variables significantly influence nutrient cycling and forage fish distribution patterns, which in turn influence seabird distributions. …”
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Critical transition of soil microbial diversity and composition triggered by plant rhizosphere effects by Xianheng Fu, Yu Huang, Qi Fu, Yingbo Qiu, Jiayi Zhao, Jiaxin Li, Xicun Wu, Yihang Yang, Hongen Liu, Xian Yang, Huaihai Chen

“…Overall, our meta-analysis exhibited significant changes in microbial community structure and diversity responding to the plant rhizosphere effects depending on plant species, further suggesting the importance of plant rhizosphere to environmental changes influencing plants and subsequently their controls over the rhizosphere microbiota related to nutrient cycling and soil health.…”
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Innovative approach to prognostic plant growth modeling in SWAT+ for forest and perennial vegetation in tropical and Sub-Tropical climates by Tadesse A. Abitew, Jeffrey Arnold, Jaehak Jeong, Allan Jones, Raghavan Srinivasan

“…Accurately modeling annual vegetation growth dynamics is essential for eco-hydrological modeling to estimate watershed hydrologic balance and nutrient cycling under changing environmental conditions. …”
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Poultry Litter and Inorganic Fertilization: Effects on Biomass Yield, Metal and Nutrient Concentration of Three Mixed-Season Perennial Forages by Ngowari Jaja, Eton E. Codling, Laban K. Rutto, Dennis Timlin, Vangimalla R. Reddy

“…Heavy metals were also higher in stinging nettle but were within the allowable limits for forages, indicating its potential as a resource for forages and nutrient cycling, particularly when double-cropped with warm-season forages.…”
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Context dependence in a tropical forest: Repeated disturbance reduces soil nitrate response but increases phosphate by William H. McDowell, Jody D. Potter

“…In forested ecosystems, soil solution chemistry provides an important tool to assess the impacts of disturbance on nutrient cycling and dissolved organic carbon dynamics. …”
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Controlled Grazing of Maize Residues Increased Carbon Sequestration in No-Tillage System: A Case of a Smallholder Farm in South Africa by Khatab Abdalla, Macdex Mutema, Pauline Chivenge, Vincent Chaplot

“…Combining NT with controlled-grazing of crop residues is known to increase nutrient cycling; however, the impacts on soil CO₂ effluxes require further exploration. …”
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Functional diversity in a fragmented landscape — Habitat alterations affect functional trait composition of frog assemblages in Madagascar by Jana C. Riemann, Serge H. Ndriantsoa, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Julian Glos

“…Our study shows that, even in systems where fragmented landscapes still maintain high species diversity, functional diversity can be altered in human altered habitats, which may affect ecosystem processes like productivity, nutrient cycling, and energy flows.…”
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Soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometry and its influencing factors in Chinese fir plantations across subtropical China by Ran Tong, Tonggui Wu, Bo Jiang, Zhigao Wang, Binglou Xie, Benzhi Zhou

“…The crucial roles of soil carbon (C) and nutrients and their stoichiometric characteristics in indicating the soil interior nutrient cycling and plant nutrient supply of forest ecosystems have been widely verified, whereas it has been less explored when considering the influencing factors regionally, especially for the widely cultivated plantation tree species. …”
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Application GIS and remote sensing for soil organic carbon mapping in a farm-scale in the hilly area of central Vietnam by Chuong Van Huynh, Tung Gia Pham, Linh Hoang Khanh Nguyen, Hai Trung Nguyen, Phuong Thuy Nguyen, Quy Ngoc Phuong Le, Phuong Thị Tran, Mai Thi Hong Nguyen, Tuyet Thi Anh Tran

“…Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) influences many soil properties including nutrient and water holding capacity, nutrient cycling and stability, improved water infiltration and aeration. …”
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A Chlorophyll Biomass Time-Series for the Distributed Biological Observatory in the Context of Seasonal Sea Ice Declines in the Pacific Arctic Region by Lee W. Cooper, Jacqueline M. Grebmeier

“…These findings may also reflect limitations imposed by nutrient cycling and water column structure. The increasing freshwater component of waters flowing through the Bering Strait is likely associated with increased stratification that limits the potential change in biological production associated with decreases in seasonal sea ice persistence.…”
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Impact of Nutrients on Protozoa Community Diversity and Structure in Litter of Two Natural Grass Species in a Copper Tailings Dam, China by Tong Jia, Xiaoxia Liang, Tingyan Guo, Baofeng Chai

“…The results suggested that Colpodida may play important roles in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in mining areas.…”
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Periodic variations of phosphorus migration and transformation in a eutrophic lake of China: The role of algae bloom and collapse by Chaonan Han, Yu Tang, Hao Wu, Ningning Sun, Yan Dai, Tianhao Dai

“…It is a two-way interaction between algae bloom events and nutrient cycles in aquatic environments. In Meiliang bay of Taihu Lake, phosphorus (P) forms in the water, sediment and pore water, and bacterial community structures in the sediment were investigated in June 2021 (the algae bloom period) and December 2021 (the algae collapse period). …”
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Biochar Enhances the Resistance of Legumes and Soil Microbes to Extreme Short-Term Drought by Kang He, Qiangbo Liu, Jialei Zhang, Guanchu Zhang, Guolin Li

“…Soil bacteria may be more strongly related to soil nutrient cycling in peanut agricultural systems. Although the soil metabolome has been documented to be influenced by biochar addition independent of soil moisture, we found more differential metabolites with a higher biochar content. …”
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Shedding light on trophic interactions: A field experiment on the effect of human population between latitudes on herbivory and predation patterns by Inés María Alonso‐Crespo, Juan Antonio Hernández‐Agüero

“…Abstract Interactions between species within an ecosystem (e.g. predation and herbivory) play a vital role in sustaining the ecosystem functionality, which includes aspects like pest control and nutrient cycling. Unfortunately, human activities are progressively disrupting these trophic relationships, thereby contributing to the ongoing biodiversity decline. …”
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Nitrate and Ammonium Nitrogen Addition Did Not Alter Nutrient Resorption of Dominant Plant in an Alpine Grassland by Lei Li, Bo Liu

“…Therefore, the plant nutrient resorption pattern has remarkable ecological significance for nutrient cycling and the community structure of the ecosystem. …”
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