Population biology of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Decapoda: Ucididae) in an estuary from semiarid Northeastern Brazil by Marcos Miranda Leão Leite, Carla Ferreira Rezende, José Roberto Feitosa Silva

“…The species plays an important role in processing leaf litter in the mangroves, which optimizes the processes of energy transfer and nutrient cycling, and is considered a keystone species in the ecosystem. …”
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Metaproteomics reveals functional partitioning and vegetational variation among permafrost-affected Arctic soil bacterial communities by Samuel E. Miller, Albert S. Colman, Jacob R. Waldbauer

“…Here we use metaproteomics to document microbial metabolic functions that drive soil carbon and nutrient cycling processes in an Arctic tundra landscape. …”
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Different cover crops have a limited impact on marketable yields and biogeochemical cycling but secondary effects on pollinators and plant-parasitic nematodes in Florida organic ve... by John Allar, Rachel Mallinger, Chang Liu, Zane Grabau, Gabriel Maltais-Landry

“…Cover crops are typically grown during the summer in Florida’s organic vegetable systems, where they can affect nutrient cycling, soil health, and pests/pollinators. We compared the effects of five summer cover crops and a weedy fallow on marketable yields and the cycling of phosphorus, potassium, and carbon. …”
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Soil Fungal Communities and Enzyme Activities along Local Tree Species Diversity Gradient in Subtropical Evergreen Forest by Ziqi Fu, Qin Chen, Pifeng Lei, Wenhua Xiang, Shuai Ouyang, Liang Chen

“…In subtropical forests, changes in tree species diversity have altered the soil fungal community structure and trophic modes and functions, accelerating the decomposition of organic matter, increasing nutrient cycling, and perhaps also changing the nutrient absorption of trees.…”
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Generalists and Specialists Determine the Trend and Rate of Soil Fungal Distance Decay of Similarity in a 20-ha Subtropical Forest by Pachchara Chaithaisong, Mark Jun M. Alcantara, Liang Song, Yue-Hua Hu

“…Fungi are an important component of microbial communities that serve a variety of important roles in nutrient cycling and are essential for plant nutrient uptake in forest soils. …”
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Soil Microbial Diversity and Community Composition in Rice–Fish Co-Culture and Rice Monoculture Farming System by Noppol Arunrat, Chakriya Sansupa, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Ryusuke Hatano

“…Soil microorganisms play an important role in determining nutrient cycling. The integration of fish into rice fields can influence the diversity and structural composition of soil microbial communities. …”
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Effects of Population Density on Revegetation of <i>Artemisia sphaerocephala</i> and Soil Traits in a Desert Ecosystem by Xiangrui Zhou, Zeliang Ju, Guoling Liang, Li Yang, Zhiyu Zhou, Guiqin Zhao

“…The concentrations of soil nutrients in higher population densities (3.9 to 5.3 plants per m²) were greater than those in lower population densities (1.1 to 2.1 plants per m²), suggesting that <i>A. sphaerocephala</i> may have the ability to promote nutrient cycling in the desert ecosystem. We conclude that the optimal population density for the best growth of revegetated <i>A. sphaerocephala</i> was 3 plants per m².…”
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Influences of Wood Decomposition Associated with Tree Types on Soil Nutrient Concentrations and Enzyme Activities by Xiang-Yu Ji, Qian Xu, Zhu-Qi Zhao, Yu-Xiong Zheng, Lei Deng, Zhen-Hong Hu

“…In conclusion, our findings highlight that the tree types of decomposing wood may affect underlying soil enzyme activities and enzyme characteristics, improving our ability to accurately predict the role of wood decomposition on forest nutrient cycles.…”
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Leaf litter decomposition rates increase with rising mean annual temperature in Hawaiian tropical montane wet forests by Lori D. Bothwell, Paul C. Selmants, Christian P. Giardina, Creighton M. Litton

“…Despite its essential role in carbon and nutrient cycling, the temperature sensitivity of leaf litter decay in tropical forest ecosystems remains poorly resolved, especially in tropical montane wet forests where the warming trend may be amplified compared to tropical wet forests at lower elevations. …”
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Landscape Influence on the Browning of a Lake Watershed in the Adirondack Region of New York, USA by Nicholas A. LoRusso, Marykate McHale, Patrick McHale, Mario Montesdeoca, Teng Zeng, Charles T. Driscoll

“…Increases in carbon quantity and shifts to more aromatic and “colored” OM has impacted downstream lakes by altering thermal stratification, nutrient cycling and food web dynamics. Here, we used fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) to model predominant carbon quality fractions and their seasonal changes within surface waters along landscape positions of Arbutus Lake watershed in the Adirondack region of NY, USA. …”
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Are plankton nets a thing of the past? An assessment of in situ imaging of zooplankton for large-scale ecosystem assessment and policy decision-making by Sarah L. C. Giering, Phil F. Culverhouse, David G. Johns, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Sophie G. Pitois

“…Zooplankton are fundamental to aquatic ecosystem services such as carbon and nutrient cycling. Therefore, a robust evidence base of how zooplankton respond to changes in anthropogenic pressures, such as climate change and nutrient loading, is key to implementing effective policy-making and management measures. …”
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Viral Community Structure and Potential Functions in the Dried-Out Aral Sea Basin Change along a Desiccation Gradient by Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg

“…In this study, we highlight the importance of viruses, elements that are overlooked, for their potential contribution to terrestrial ecosystems, i.e., nutrient cycles, stress resilience, and host competitiveness, during natural revegetation.…”
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Complex response of vegetation to grazing suggests need for coordinated, landscape-level approaches to grazing management by Sara Souther, Matthew Loeser, Timothy E. Crews, Thomas Sisk

“…These findings suggest that moderate grazing could provide benefits to grassland ecosystem diversity and correlated ecosystem services like invasive species control and pollination services, while simultaneously increasing erosion, reducing water infiltration and altering nutrient cycling, due to increased soil exposure and disturbance. …”
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Simulating the Capacity of Rainfed Food Crop Species to Meet Social Demands in Sudanian Savanna Agro-Ecologies by Marcos Jiménez Martínez, Christine Fürst

“…This study used crop models already available in the APSIM platform to simulate plant production and the soil water and nutrient cycles of plots cultivated with groundnut, millet, sorghum, maize, and rice on three (two upland and one lowland) soil fertility classes and subjected to five levels of management (conventional tillage without residue incorporated to the soil and nor fertilizer application; conventional tillage without residue incorporated to the soil and 5 kg N ha⁻¹; conventional tillage with residue incorporated to the soil 20 kg N ha⁻¹, and no-till herbicide treated with 50 and 100 kg N ha⁻¹). …”
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Mixed planting improves soil aggregate stability and aggregate-associated C-N-P accumulation in subtropical China by Yaqin He, Qianchun Zhang, Chenyang Jiang, Yahui Lan, Han Zhang, Shaoming Ye, Shaoming Ye

“…Overall, this work offers further information for scientific management and sustainable development of Chinese fir plantations, soil OC and nutrient cycling with ecological stoichiometry in the global terrestrial ecosystem.…”
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Direct nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from soils under different land use in Brazil—a critical review by Katharina H E Meurer, Uwe Franko, Claus F Stange, Jaqueline Dalla Rosa, Beata E Madari, Hermann F Jungkunst

“…Such changes in land use are always associated with changes in the soil nutrient cycles and result in altered greenhouse gas fluxes from the soil to the atmosphere. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Variation in Soil Nutrients and Plant Recovery across a Fire-Severity Gradient in Old-Growth <i>Araucaria-Nothofagus</i> Forests of South-Central Chile by Andrés Fuentes-Ramirez, Leonardo Almonacid-Muñoz, Nayadeth Muñoz-Gómez, Kirk A. Moloney

“…Forest fires can alter essential ecosystem processes, including soil nutrient cycling, potentially cascading into permanent vegetation changes. …”
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Ectomycorrhizal Assemblages of Invasive <i>Quercus rubra</i> L. and Non-Invasive <i>Carya</i> Nutt. Trees under Common Garden Conditions in Europe by Robin Wilgan, Tomasz Leski

“…Invasive tree species change biodiversity, nutrient cycles, and ecosystem services, and can turn native ecosystems into novel ecosystems determined by invaders. …”
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Leaf litter breakdown along an elevational gradient in Australian alpine streams by Lloyd P. Werry, Mirco Bundschuh, Simon M. Mitrovic, Richard P. Lim, Ben J. Kefford

“…Abstract The breakdown of allochthonous organic matter, is a central step in nutrient cycling in stream ecosystems. There is concern that increased temperatures from climate change will alter the breakdown rate of organic matter, with important consequences for the ecosystem functioning of alpine streams. …”
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Enzymatic Activity and Physicochemical Properties of Soil Profiles of Luvisols by Anna Piotrowska-Długosz, Mirosław Kobierski, Jacek Długosz

“…Future studies to characterize the substrate distribution within the soil profile and enzyme stability will provide further insight into the controls on nutrient cycling and related enzymes throughout the soil profiles.…”
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