Soil functions and ecosystem services research in the Chinese karst Critical Zone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.03.018
Abstract: Abstract Covering extensive parts of China, karst is a critically important landscape that has experienced rapid and intensive land use change and associated ecosystem degradation within only the last 50 years. In the natural state, key… read more here.
Keywords: soil functions; soil; critical zone; chinese karst ... See more keywords
Methods for field measurement of electrical parameters of soil as functions of frequency
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107447
Abstract: Abstract In this article, the application of four-electrode and two-electrode arrays to measure electrical parameters of soil as functions of frequency is investigated and its feasibility is evaluated by simulations and measurements. First, the experimental… read more here.
Keywords: soil functions; functions frequency; four electrode; electrical parameters ... See more keywords
Linking vegetation and soil functions during secondary forest succession in the Atlantic forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117696
Abstract: Abstract Secondary forest succession can be an effective and low-cost strategy to increase forest cover and the associated biodiversity and soil functions. However, little is known about how soil functions develop during succession, and how… read more here.
Keywords: forest succession; secondary forest; soil cover; soil functions ... See more keywords
Dynamic soil functions assessment employing land use and climate scenarios at regional scale.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112318
Abstract: Soils as key component of terrestrial ecosystems are under increasing pressures. As an advance to current static assessments, we present a dynamic soil functions assessment (SFA) to evaluate the current and future state of soils… read more here.
Keywords: land use; climate; land; soil functions ... See more keywords
Beyond microbial diversity for predicting soil functions: A mini review
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DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0160(19)60824-6
Abstract: Abstract Since the advent of sequencing technologies, the determination of microbial diversity to predict microbial functions, which are the major determinants of soil functions, has become a major topic of interest, as evidenced by the… read more here.
Keywords: soil functions; microbial diversity; review; beyond microbial ... See more keywords
Quantitative Evaluation of Soil Functions: Potential and State
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DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00164
Abstract: Soils play a key role for the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Thus, soils are essential for human society not only because they form the basis for the production of food. This has been recognized since… read more here.
Keywords: state; soil functions; evaluation soil; soil ... See more keywords