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Non-crop (segetal) plants in arable systems are commonly perceived simply as 'weeds', that is, harmful at worst and undesirable at best. The increase ...

Soil degradation is one of the greatest environmental issues our planet faces today, with over 33% of Earth's soils currently degraded. Drylands are e...

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

Species vary according to whether they benefit from or are harmed by disturbance and intensive human activity. This variation can be quantified by ind...

The effective management of invasive plants requires an understanding of their invasiveness in contrasting environments. The effects of disturbance on...

In agriculture, winter cover crop (WCC) residues are incorporated into the soil to improve soil quality, as gradual litter decomposition can improve f...

Wildfires are important natural disturbances with profound ecological impacts. However, our understanding of how to restore plant-soil microbiome inte...

With the boom in urban living has come a boom in urban gardening. In particular, urban community gardening is an increasingly popular form of horticul...

Disturbances are frequent events across the Canadian boreal forest and can affect both below- and above-ground ecosystem processes. How disturbances c...

Grasslands are among the most threatened terrestrial biomes, and habitat conservation alone will be insufficient to meet biodiversity goals. While res...