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Understanding the impact of forest harvesting is critical to sustainable forest management, yet there remains much uncertainty regarding how harvestin...

High-altitude ecosystems of the Tibetan Plateau are undergoing significant global changes that may stimulate an intense shrub encroachment. The occurr...

The area, subjected to pressure by pedestrians and vehicles, was divided into 3 zones according to the intensity of wear. Significant differences in t...

In many ombrotrophic bog areas the invasion of grass (e.g. Molinia caerulea) and tree (e.g. Betula pubescens) species has become a major problem. We i...

Understanding ecological strategies of invasive species relative to the entire native community is important in understanding and managing both the me...

In order to develop an effective biological control technique, the influence of mechanical and pathogen treatments on performance and nutrient storage...

Modern agriculture, in seeking to maximize yields to meet growing global food demand, has caused loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) and compaction, imp...

Skid trails are a major management-induced disturbance in temperate forest ecosystems with considerable impact on soil ecological processes that are s...

Metal mining in drylands generates waste tailings with high toxicity, physical instability, as well as water and thermal stresses that hamper their bi...

Many grasslands worldwide are undergoing succession to woody vegetation, causing complex effects on carbon (C) sequestration, nutrient cycling and bio...