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Soil protist functional composition shifts with atmospheric nitrogen deposition in subtropical forests.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Wang JianQing & Zheng ChengYang & Lucas-Borja, M. E. & Shi XiuZhen

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil protists play a key role in driving ecological functions through predation and parasitism. However, little is known about how nitrogen (N) deposi...

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Plant-soil feedback drives the 'nursing effect' on Sitka spruce.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Zhou YiChen & Tao TingTing & Cox, F. & Johnson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The productivity of economically valuable focal trees in mixtures is often improved by inclusion of lower-value nursing species, but the mechanisms un...

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Pesticide effects on soil fauna communities-a meta-analysis.

Published online: 21 Dec 2023

Authors: Beaumelle, L. & Tison, L. & Eisenhauer, N. & Hines, J. & Malladi, S. & Pelosi, C. & Thouvenot, L. & Phillips, H. R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil invertebrate communities represent a significant fraction of global biodiversity and play crucial roles in ecosystems. A number of human activiti...

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Potential emission reduction of greenhouse gases in Frisian peat meadow area: water management and soil management measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Published online: 04 Jul 2019

Authors: Akker, J. J. H. van den & Massop, H. T. L. & Rietra, R. P. J. J.

Content type: Bulletin

In Friesland, the total area of peat soils is 58 569 ha, of which 22 197 ha has a thin clay deck and 36 342 without clay deck. Peat soils with a thin ...

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Cocoa agroforest multifunctionality and soil fertility explained by shade tree litter traits.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Sauvadet, M. & Saj, S. & Freschet, G. T. & Essobo, J. D. & Enock, S. & Becquer, T. & Tixier, P. & Harmand, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Manipulating plant functional diversity to improve agroecosystem multifunctionality is a central challenge of agricultural systems world-wide. In coco...

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Soil microbial community coalescence and fertilization interact to drive the functioning of the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Ramoneda, J. & Roux, J. le & Stadelmann, S. & Frossard, E. & Frey, B. & Gamper, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil microbial community coalescence, where entire microbial communities mix and interact under new conditions, is a widespread phenomenon whose appli...

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Drivers of soil microbial community assembly during recovery from selective logging and clear-cutting.

Published online: 16 Nov 2021

Authors: Chen Jie & Chazdon, R. L. & Swenson, N. G. & Xu Han & Luo TuShou

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite important progress in understanding the impacts of forest clearing and logging on above-ground communities, how these disturbances affect soil...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities shaped by host-plant affect the outcome of plant-soil feedback in dryland restoration.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Medeiros, A. S. & Scaloppi, J. C. & Damasceno, E. S. & Goto, B. T. & Vieira, D. C. M. & Socolowski, F. & Rodrigues, R. G. & Yano-Melo, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can be a useful tool to overcome challenges in dry forest restoration. However, advances are...

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Synthesis on the effectiveness of soil translocation for plant community restoration.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Gerrits, G. M. & Waenink, R. & Aradottir, A. L. & Buisson, E. & Dutoit, T. & Ferreira, M. C. & Fontaine, J. B. & Jaunatre, R. & Kardol, P. & Loeb, R. & Magro Ruiz, S. & Maltz, M. & Pärtel, M. & Peco, B. & Piqueray, J. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Santa-Regina, I. & Schmidt, K. T. & Sengl, P. & Diggelen, R. van & Vieira, D. L. M. & Brackel, W. von & Waryszak, P. & Wills, T. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Wubs, E. R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many degraded ecosystems need active restoration to conserve biodiversity and re-establish ecosystem function, both highlighted targets of the UN Deca...

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Plant species composition and key-species abundance drive ecosystem multifunctionality.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Li XinShuai & Chen YouChao & Liu Feng & Cheng XiaoLi & Zhang QuanFa & Zhang KeRong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global biodiversity loss has generated great interest in the role of plant communities in driving ecosystem functions. There is limited understanding ...

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