UAV-acquired imagery with photogrammetry provides accurate measures of mudflat elevation gradients and microtopography for investigating microphytobenthos patterning by Tristan J. Douglas, Nicholas C. Coops, Mark C. Drever

“…Intertidal mudflats are highly productive ecosystems where elevation gradients and complex microtopography drive the growth of benthic microalgae (microphytobenthos; MPB) that form the basis of estuarine foodwebs and are crucial for nutrient cycling, shoreline stabilization, and the persistence of marine and coastal species. …”
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Nutrient uptake in tropical rivers receiving wastewater treatment plant discharge: High mass removal but low nutrient uptake efficiencies by Nícolas Reinaldo Finkler, Björn Gücker, Davi Gasparini Fernandes Cunha

“…Our study highlighted that WWTPs with limited nutrient removal have considerable effects on water chemistry, nutrient cycling and loading in tropical receiving freshwaters.…”
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Short-term responses of soil nutrients and enzyme activities to nitrogen addition in a Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation in North China by Xiaocong Yang, Liu Yang, Qianru Li, Xiao Li, Guoqiao Xu, Zhongqi Xu, Yanlong Jia

“…Moderate N addition or atmospheric N deposition (e.g., <40 kg N ha−1 year−1) had beneficial effects on soil nutrient cycling and microorganisms in a Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation.…”
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Activation energy analysis of mobile microorganisms using conductive nanofluid flows: Mitigating toxic algal blooms in biotechnology applications by Nidhal Ben Khedher, Aaqib Majeed, Nouman Ijaz, Sami Dhahbi, Ilyas Khan, Ariana Abdul Rahimzai

“…Their contribution to nutrient cycling is crucial and their impact on human health can be significant. …”
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Metatranscriptomic holobiont analysis of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the millipede Telodeinopus aoutii (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) by Puspendu Sardar, Vladimír Šustr, Alica Chroňáková, František Lorenc, František Lorenc

“…As important decomposers of soil organic matter, millipedes contribute to lignocellulose decomposition and nutrient cycling. The degradation of lignocellulose requires the action of several carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and, in most invertebrates, depends on the activity of mutualistic gut microorganisms. …”
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Decadal and long-term boreal soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration rates across a variety of ecosystems by K. L. Manies, J. W. Harden, C. C. Fuller, M. R. Turetsky

“…Our results suggest that the controls on long-term C and N cycling at the rich fen is fundamentally different from the other ecosystems, likely due to differences in the predominant drivers of nutrient cycling (oxygen availability, for C) and reduced amounts of disturbance by fire (for C and N). …”
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Latitudinal Patterns of Leaf Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Stoichiometry in <i>Phyllostachys propinqua</i> McClure across Northern China by Lei Chen, Le Li, Nancai Pei, Lin Zhu, Shan Li, Xiaohua Li, Xuan Zhang, Juan Li, Biao Huang, Xinsheng Qin

“…Spatial patterns of leaf carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry play a pivotal role in the comprehension of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics, nutrient cycling, in responses to contemporary global climate change, and the evolutionary trajectories of leaf morphology and function. …”
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Size spectra of the edaphic fauna of typical Argiudol soils of the Rolling Pampa Region, Argentina by Víctor Velazco, Rosana Sandler, Maria Cynthia Valeria Sanabria, Liliana Falco, Carlos Coviella, Leonardo Saravia

“…These functions, in turn, contribute to broader ecosystem services like carbon and nutrient cycling, soil organic matter regulation and both chemical and physical soil fertility.This study provides morphological data pertaining to a range of soil organism sizes, specifically in Argiudol soils subjected to varying levels of agricultural activity in the Rolling Pampas Region, one of the world's most extensive and fertile plains.The primary focus is on soil microarthropods—namely, Acari (mites) and Collembola (springtails)—with a body width of less than 2 mm. …”
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Consumer feces impact coral health in guild-specific ways by Carsten G. B. Grupstra, Carsten G. B. Grupstra, Lauren I. Howe-Kerr, Jesse A. van der Meulen, Alex J. Veglia, Samantha R. Coy, Samantha R. Coy, Adrienne M. S. Correa

“…Animal waste products are an important component of nutrient cycles and result in the trophic transmission of diverse microorganisms. …”
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Elevational patterns of soil nematode diversity, community structure and metabolic footprint in the Trikuta mountains of Northwestern Himalaya by Fozia Choudhary, Anil Bhardwaj, Iqra Sayeed, Shabir Ahmad Rather, Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan, Ali Asghar Shah

“…Nematodes are an integral part of soil biodiversity and play a vital role in soil nutrient cycling. The Himalayan mountainous ecosystems are amongst the extreme environments in the world. …”
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Enhancing Soil Quality of Short Rotation Forest Operations Using Biochar and Manure by Ruirui Zhao, Yong Liu, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, R. Kasten Dumroese, Kai Wang

“…On average, soil amendments significantly increased the mass loss of surface and mineral stakes by 18% and 5%, respectively, and it also altered wood stake nutrient cycling. Overall, the decomposition of standard wood stakes can be a great indicator of soil quality changes, and 10 Mg ha⁻¹ of biochar alone or combined with 9 Mg ha⁻¹ of manure can be used for long-term carbon sequestration in plantations with similar soil conditions to the present study.…”
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The influence of non-grain conversion of cultivated land on soil health and mechanism: Taking rural-urban fringe area of Xuzhou City as an example by CHEN Fu, HUA Ziyi, MA Jing, JIANG Feifei, ZHI Xiaojuan, ZHU Xinhua

“…The soil organic matter content (27.92-36.33 g·kg-1), total phosphorus (0.89-1.54 g·kg-1), available phosphorus (186.82-307.01 mg·kg-1), available potassium (199.09-305.03 mg·kg-1), and total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen content in facility vegetable plots were the highest, and there were significant differences (P &lt; 0.05) compared to the other five non-grain conversion land use types; (2) Compared to the farmland control site, the six types of non-grain conversion land use have led to some imbalance of different soil functions including productivity, water retention and purification, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity, even resulting in a suboptimal health state; (3) The structural equation model fitting result shows that soil nutrients, enzyme activity, biodiversity, and heavy metal pollution index dominated the soil health differentiation of non-grain conversion sites. …”
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Effect of Litter Removal and Addition on Root Exudation and Associated Microbial N Transformation in a <i>Pinus massoniana</i> Plantation by Chengfu Zhang, Qingxia Zhao, Yinmei Cai, Tao Zhang, Limin Zhang, Tengbing He

“…A strong correlation exists between root exudates and N transformation, shedding new light on the dynamics of rhizosphere nutrient cycling crucial for maintaining forest ecosystem stability and productivity under changing environmental conditions.…”
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Effect of soil management systems on the rhizosphere bacterial community structure of tobacco: Continuous cropping vs. paddy-upland rotation by Peng Wang, Peng Wang, Shen Yan, Wenshui Zhang, Xiaodan Xie, Mingjie Li, Tianbao Ren, Li Gu, Zhongyi Zhang

“…Rhizosphere bacteria play important role in soil nutrient cycling and plant growth, and their richness and diversity are influenced by soil management systems. …”
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Crop residue heterogeneity: Decomposition by potential indigenous ligno-cellulolytic microbes and enzymatic profiling by Sandeep Sharma, Kailash Chand Kumawat, Paawan Kaur, Sukhjinder Kaur, Nihar Gupta

“…The continuous depletion of fossil resources, energy-crisis and environmental pollution has gained popularity for careful selection of suitable microbial consortium to efficiently decompose crop residue and facilitate nutrient cycling. While crop residue is commonly incorporated into soil, the impact of the heterogeneity of residue on decomposition and biological mechanisms involved in extracellular carbon (C) cycle related enzyme activities remain not fully understood. …”
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Molecular diet analysis enables detection of diatom and cyanobacteria DNA in the gut of Macoma balthica. by Julie A Garrison, Nisha H Motwani, Elias Broman, Francisco J A Nascimento

“…Detritivores are essential to nutrient cycling, but are often neglected in trophic networks, due to difficulties with determining their diet. …”
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Vermicompost derived from mushroom residues improves soil C/P cycling, bacterial community, and fungal abundance by Dongqi Jiang, Chenran Wu, Shuqiang Wang, Yulan Zhang, Zhenhua Chen, Nan Jiang, Ying Zhang, Hongtu Xie

“…In conclusion, similar to traditional compost, vermicompost significantly improved soil nutrient cycling (especially C and P aspects). In terms of soil microbes, bacteria and fungi showed different responding mechanism to vermicompost: bacteria adjust microbial structure, while fungi tend to proliferated. …”
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Ecological stoichiometry and homeostasis characteristics of plant-litter-soil system with vegetation restoration of the karst desertification control by Tinghui Hu, Tinghui Hu, Kangning Xiong, Yanghua Yu, Jun Wang, Yawei Wu

“…It is of great significance to clarify the ecologically chemical stoichiometric characteristics of plant-litter-soil in vegetation restoration process for elucidating the nutrient cycling law and soil nutrient management of karst ecosystem. …”
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Seasonal Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus Variation, Speciation, and Composition in the Maowei Sea Affected by Riverine Flux Input, South China Sea by Chaoxing Ren, Demeng Peng, Xiangyang Shi, Shuang Yang, Peng Zhang, Jibiao Zhang

“…Human activities have altered global nutrient cycling and have significantly changed marine systems. …”
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Energy recovery from source-segregated brown water and food waste co-digestion by Poh, Li Ping.

“…In this perception, the wastewater is considered as a pollutant, whereas in the decentralised concept, the wastewater is used as a resource for fertiliser, water, energy and for closing water and nutrient cycles. The decentralised treatment of municipal wastewater based on separation between grey and black water, and even between faeces and urine, represents a sustainable and future solution for waste (water) treatment. …”
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