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2016 Billion-ton report (BT16), Volume 2: Environmental sustainability effects of select scenarios from Volume 1.

Published online: 10 Jul 2019

Content type: Miscellaneous

With the goal of understanding environmental effects of a growing bioeconomy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), national laboratories, and U.S. For...

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Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national-scale grassland soil carbon stocks.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Manning, P. & Vries, F. T. de & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. & Mortimer, S. R. & Pilgrim, E. S. & Harrison, K. A. & Wright, D. G. & Quirk, H. & Benson, J. & Shipley, B. & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Kattge, J. & Bönisch, G. & Wirth, C. & Bardgett, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil carbon (C) storage is a key ecosystem service. Soil C stocks play a vital role in soil fertility and climate regulation, but the factors that con...

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Effects of Spartina invasion on the soil organic carbon content in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems in China.

Published online: 24 Jul 2022

Authors: Xu Xiao & Wei ShuJuan & Chen HongYang & Li Bo & Nie Ming

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetlands are large reservoirs of soil carbon (C) and have been invaded globally by the exotic species Spartina alterniflora. However, the effe...

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Top soil removal reduces water pollution from phosphorus and dissolved organic matter and lowers methane emissions from rewetted peatlands.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Zak, D. & Goldhammer, T. & Cabezas, A. & Gelbrecht, J. & Gurke, R. & Wagner, C. & Reuter, H. & Augustin, J. & Klimkowska, A. & McInnes, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A valid strategy to mitigate the eutrophication of water bodies due to non-point source phosphorus (P) pollution and to reduce the emissions of greenh...

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Special feature: Un decade on ecosystem restoration.

Published online: 10 Jun 2022

Content type: Journal issue

This special issue contains 23 papers on ecosystem restoration. Topics discussed include ecological restoration in agricultural landscapes, grasslands...

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Role of the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, in affecting organic matter decomposition in microcosms of sludge-amended soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Mitchell, M. J. & Parkinson, C. M. & Hamilton, W. E. & Dindal, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic matter decomposition was monitored for 49 days at 15 deg C by measuring CO2 fluxes from microcosms in the form of soil cores. Microcosms were ...

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Managing ecosystems in the context of climate change mitigation: a review of current knowledge and recommendations to support ecosystem-based mitigation actions that look beyond terrestrial forests.

Published online: 25 Jan 2017

Authors: Epple, C. & García Rangel, S. & Jenkins, M. & Guth, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Ecosystem management can play an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation if current practices are evaluated and improved to move to...

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An unintended ecological benefit from human intervention: the enhancement of carbon storage in seagrass meadows.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Watanabe, K. & Kuwae, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human interventions have had unintended consequences for the diverse functions of various ecosystems. Hydrological interventions have the potential to...

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Winter cover crop legacy effects on litter decomposition act through litter quality and microbial community changes.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Barel, J. M. & Kuyper, T. W. & Paul, J. & Boer, W. de & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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

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Towards effectively restoring agricultural landscapes in East African drylands: linking plant functional traits with soil hydrology.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mens, L. P. & Bargués-Tobella, A. & Sterck, F. & Vågen, T. G. & Winowiecki, L. A. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land degradation is a major threat to food security in Sub Saharan Africa. Low infiltration rates in degraded soils increase the risk of surface runof...

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