This special issue focuses on the elucidation of pathways and environmental processes of trace elements in the total environment, covering all environmental compartments such geological materials, soils, sediments, water, organisms, plants, air and emissions in ecosystems of the entire world. Studies ...
Both views tend to ignore the importance of biodiversity in maintaining the numerous and complex interactions among organisms in soils and their contributions to biogeochemical cycling. We describe some of those interactions and their importance to ecosystem function. Soil organisms alter the physical, ...
analysis of process rates in relation to the composi- tion than to the community size of the correspond- ing functional communities. Therefore, the relative Materials and methods importance of community size versus composition Experimental site, soil properties, crop yield and in ecosystem functioning...
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Our findings further suggest that the direct influence of African smoke has been historically relevant for soil fertilization, the carbon and water cycles, and, thus, the development of the Amazon forest ecosystem, even in the pre-industrial era....
2. Materials and methods 2.1. Site description Soil sampling was collected in Wanmulin Nature Reserve in Jianou, Fujian (27°03′N, 118°09′E, 230–556 m a.s.l.). It borders Jiufeng Mountain on the southeast and Wuyi Mountain on the northwest. The region is located within a mid-subt...
(PP; one of the most used plastic materials) microfibers (0.4% and 0.8% w/w) with or without the addition of N fertilizer and with or without inoculation with AM fungi. The experiment began after the soil had been incubated at 23 °C for 5 months. Soil contamination with PP ...
[9]. While the atmospheric pressure and temperature on present-day Mars prevents the formation of surficial standing liquid water, there are potential sources of liquid water in the Martian subsurface. Recent evidence suggests the presence of hypersaline lakes below Mars’ southern ice cap [13]. ...
The understanding of the complexity of benthic biofilms has progressed rapidly in recent years, as technological advances have allowed analysis of biofilms on more relevant temporal and spatial scales. However, many different forms of biofilms exist and few have been extensively studied. Biofilms form ...
Microbial detritus contributes substantially to the soil organic matter (SOM). Analysis of global literature indicated that microbial detritus carbon (C) contributed 59 and 64% of total soil C in arable agricultural and grassland systems respectively, with a 2.5% greater contribution of bacterial-deriv...