Quantification of carbon sequestration in unlogged lowland dipterocarp forest, Semenyih, Malaysia using CO2FIX V3.1 model by Abdullah, Fazlyzan

“…This study also found that litter fall and decomposition process play an important role in carbon flow from plant to soil which representing one of the major pathways of nutrient cycling. Results of litter bag experiment showed leaves decomposed from fastest to slowest, in the following order: Diospyros sumatrana Miq > Elateriospermum tapos Blume > Macaranga triloba (Blume) Müll.Arg. …”
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Suaeda australis and its associated rhizosphere microbiota: a comparison of the nutrient removal potential between different shrimp farm sediments in New Caledonia by Marie Colette, Marie Colette, Linda Guentas, Luc Della Patrona, Dominique Ansquer, Nolwenn Callac

“…Our study therefore highlights the need to control the pH of sediments before cultivation or in dry sediments in order to ensure optimal microbial decomposition of organic waste and nutrient cycling.…”
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Decade-long unsustainable vegetation management practices increase macronutrient losses from the plant-soil system in the Taklamakan Desert by Akash Tariq, Corina Graciano, Jordi Sardans, Abd Ullah, Fanjiang Zeng, Ihteram Ullah, Zeeshan Ahmed, Sikandar Ali, Dhafer A. Al-Bakre, Zhihao Zhang, Yanfu Bai, Weiqi Wang, Josep Peñuelas

“…Management of native vegetation in such ecosystems for fuel, livestock grazing, and other agricultural activities (burning and cutting) may threaten semi-natural communities due to the changes in nutrient cycles and soil fertility. Alhagi sparsifolia is a dominant perennial legume in the Taklamakan Desert of northwestern China and has been used as fodder for livestock and plays a crucial ecological role in stabilizing dunes in the oasis-desert ecotone. …”
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Optimization of Preservation Methods Provides Insights into Photosynthetic Picoeukaryotes in Lakes by Changqing Liu, Jin Lei, Min Zhang, Fan Wu, Mingdong Ren, Jinsheng Yang, Qinglong Wu, Xiaoli Shi

“…ABSTRACT As the key contributor to plankton biomass and nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems, photosynthetic picoeukaryotes (PPEs) have been recently investigated in freshwater ecosystems. …”
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A narrow window of summer temperatures associated with shrub growth in Arctic Alaska by Laia Andreu-Hayles, Benjamin V Gaglioti, Logan T Berner, Mathieu Levesque, Kevin J Anchukaitis, Scott J Goetz, Rosanne D’Arrigo

“…Warming in recent decades has triggered shrub expansion in Arctic and alpine tundra, which is transforming these temperature-limited ecosystems and altering carbon and nutrient cycles, fire regimes, permafrost stability, land-surface climate-feedbacks, and wildlife habitat. …”
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Fertilizers have a greater impact on the soil bacterial community than on the fungal community in a sandy farmland ecosystem, Inner Mongolia by Rui Zhang, Yulin Li, Xueyong Zhao, A. Allan Degen, Jie Lian, Xinping Liu, Yuqiang Li, Yulong Duan

“…Soil microorganisms play an important role in the energy flow and nutrient cycling between soil and plants, but the impact of fertilizers on soil bacterial and fungal communities in sandy agroecosystems remains uncertain. …”
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Effects of Litter and Root Manipulations on Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Structure and Function in a Schrenk’s Spruce (Picea schrenkiana) Forest by Haiqiang Zhu, Haiqiang Zhu, Haiqiang Zhu, Lu Gong, Lu Gong, Yan Luo, Yan Luo, Junhu Tang, Junhu Tang, Zhaolong Ding, Zhaolong Ding, Xiaochen Li, Xiaochen Li

“…Changes in litter and roots can affect soil microbial activities and nutrient cycling; however, the impact of this change on soil microbial community composition and function remain unclear. …”
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Climate mitigation potential and soil microbial response of cyanobacteria‐fertilized bioenergy crops in a cool semi‐arid cropland by Justin D. Gay, Hannah M. Goemann, Bryce Currey, Paul C. Stoy, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Perry R. Miller, Benjamin Poulter, Brent M. Peyton, E. N. Jack Brookshire

“…Furthermore, crop and fertilizer choice can affect the soil microbiome which is critical to soil organic matter turnover, nutrient cycling, and sustaining crop productivity but these feedbacks are poorly understood due to the paucity of data from certain agroecosystems. …”
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Nitrogen Surplus—A Unified Indicator for Water Pollution in Europe? by Susanne Klages, Claudia Heidecke, Bernhard Osterburg, John Bailey, Irina Calciu, Clare Casey, Tommy Dalgaard, Hanna Frick, Matjaž Glavan, Karoline D’Haene, Georges Hofman, Inês Amorim Leitão, Nicolas Surdyk, Koos Verloop, Gerard Velthof

“…The example of the Dutch Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment (ANCA) tool (and partly of the Suisse Balance) shows that it is only by using farm-specific “real” data that budgeting can be successfully applied to optimize nutrient flows and increase N efficiencies at the farm level. …”
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Contribution of the seagrass Syringodium isoetifolium to the metabolic functioning of a tropical reef lagoon by Irene Olivé, Irene Olivé, Emilio García-Robledo, João Silva, Marina G. Pintado-Herrera, Rui Santos, Nicholas A. Kamenos, Nicholas A. Kamenos, Pascale Cuet, Patrick Frouin

“…In this study we assessed the metabolic balance and nutrient cycling contribution of seagrasses to the benthic compartment of a tropical reef lagoon in Reunion Island, providing original information on a barely studied seagrass species (Syringodium isoetifolium) and a poorly studied ocean region (West Indian Ocean). …”
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Higher N Addition and Mowing Interactively Improved Net Primary Productivity by Stimulating Gross Nitrification in a Temperate Steppe of Northern China by Jianqiang Yang, Huajie Diao, Guoliang Li, Rui Wang, Huili Jia, Changhui Wang

“…However, a long-term study of the effects of N enrichment and mowing on N turnover will be needed for understanding the mechanisms by which nutrient cycling occurs in typical grassland ecosystems under global change scenarios.…”
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Typhoon enhancement of N and P release from litter and changes in the litter N:P ratio in a subtropical tidal wetland by Weiqi Wang, Jordi Sardans, Chuan Tong, Chun Wang, Linmei Ouyang, Mireia Bartrons, Josep Peñuelas

“…The soil was accordingly enriched with organic matter and nutrients for several months, which should favor microbial growth rates (higher C, N and P availability and lower C:nutrient and N:P ratios) and increase the rates of C and nutrient cycling. If the frequency and/or intensity of typhoons increase, a constant increase in the release of N and P to the soil with lower N:P ratios could change the N and P cycles in wetlands and provide better conditions for the spread of fast-growing species.…”
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Over Winter Microbial Processes in a Svalbard Snow Pack: An Experimental Approach by Alexandra T. Holland, Benoît Bergk Pinto, Rose Layton, Rose Layton, Christopher J. Williamson, Alexandre M. Anesio, Timothy M. Vogel, Catherine Larose, Martyn Tranter

“…At present, little is known about microbial activity and its influence on nutrient cycling during the subfreezing temperatures and 24-h darkness of the polar winter. …”
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Altered Organic Matter Chemical Functional Groups and Bacterial Community Composition Promote Crop Yield under Integrated Soil–Crop Management System by Qi Li, Amit Kumar, Zhenwei Song, Qiang Gao, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jing Tian, Fusuo Zhang

“…Our results indicated that crop yield advantages in ISSM were linked to the high C quality and shifts in bacterial composition toward <i>r</i>-strategists by mediating nutrient cycling and soil fertility, thereby contributing to sustainability in cropping systems.…”
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Decoding seasonal changes: soil parameters and microbial communities in tropical dry deciduous forests by Anjali Chandrol Solanki, Narendra Singh Gurjar, Satish Sharma, Zhen Wang, Ajay Kumar, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Praveen Kumar Divvela, Kajal Yadav, Brijendra Kumar Kashyap

“…Dominant bacterial and fungal genera may play a role in essential ecosystem services such as soil health management and nutrient cycling. In both seasons, clear relationships exist between soil properties, including pH, moisture, iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and microbial diversity. …”
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Impact of long-term fencing measures on soil physicochemical and stoichiometry characteristics of desert steppe in alpine regions by Huiyan Yin, Zhiwei Zhang, Lizhi Jia, Jie Xue, Lei Liu, Jingjing Chang, Zhen Xing, Hong Ye, Jianbin Guo

“…The results provide support for elucidating the physicochemical characteristics, soil nutrients, and nutrient cycling of desert steppe in the northern Tibetan Plateau and for the study of the allotted time of fencing project in the alpine region.…”
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Suitability of Volcanic Ash, Rice Husk Ash, Green Compost and Biochar as Amendments for a Mediterranean Alkaline Soil by José María De la Rosa, Sara María Pérez-Dalí, Paloma Campos, Águeda Sánchez-Martín, José Antonio González-Pérez, Ana Zelia Miller

“…In this context, valorizing and recycling mineral and agricultural waste for use as substrates or soil supplements enhance a sustainable economy, as well as the development of activities focused on finishing the soil nutrients’ cycle. Looking for an effective solution to the massive waste generation and to enhance the agronomic qualities of soils, this study investigates the agronomic impact of contrasting inorganic and organic materials such as green compost (GC), wood biochar (WB), rice husk ash (RA), and volcanic ash (VA) as amendments to an alkaline Luvisol under controlled conditions. …”
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Changing sub-Arctic tundra vegetation upon permafrost degradation: impact on foliar mineral element cycling by E. Mauclet, Y. Agnan, C. Hirst, A. Monhonval, B. Pereira, A. Vandeuren, M. Villani, J. Ledman, M. Taylor, B. L. Jasinski, E. A. G. Schuur, S. Opfergelt

“…Consequently, we expect that sedge and shrub expansion upon permafrost thaw will lead to changes in litter elemental composition and therefore affect nutrient cycling across the sub-Arctic tundra with potential implications for further vegetation succession.…”
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Characterization of plant growth promoting activities of indigenous bacteria of phosphate mine wastes, a first step toward revegetation by Najoua Mghazli, Najoua Mghazli, Odile Bruneel, Rahma Zouagui, Rachid Hakkou, Rachid Hakkou, Laila Sbabou

“…Soil indigenous Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) play a pivotal role in restauration of these phosphate mining wastes by revegetation, by increasing plants development, soil functioning, and nutrient cycling. The development of a vegetative cover above the degraded phosphate wastes, could stabilize and reintegrate these wastes in the surrounding environment. …”
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Thinning can increase shrub diversity and decrease herb diversity by regulating light and soil environments by Jiatong Yu, Xinna Zhang, Chengyang Xu, Minhui Hao, CholHo Choe, Huaijiang He

“…Tree thinning affects the light environment, which in turn affects the growth and survival of understory vegetation, thus improving species diversity and nutrient cycling, as well as the ecological habitat factors. …”
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