The effects of vegetation on runoff and soil loss:Multidimensional structure analysis and scale characteristics 植被结构土壤损失侵蚀特征结构分析流量多维植被模式侵蚀过程This review summarizes the effects of vegetation on runoff and soil loss in three dimensions: vertical vegetation structures(aboveground ...
Edge effects on tree architecture could affect allometric models that predict the aboveground biomass (AGB) of fragmented Amazonian forests as a function of more easily measurable properties of stem diameter (DBH, diameter at breast height) and tree height34.Long-term tree measurements have shown tha...
Soil, as a primary repository of plastic debris, faces an escalating influx of microplastics. Microplastics have the potential to decrease soil bulk density and pH, as well as alter soil pore structure and aggregation. These changes in soil physicochemical properties subsequently lead to habitat degra...
Picea Schrenkianaas one of the most important zonal vegetation was an endemic species in Middle Asia. Natural regeneration ofP.Schrenkianais a long existing problem troubling scientists. The autotoxicity of 3,4-dihydroxy-acetophenone (DHAP) was found to be a causative factor causing the failure ...
We looked for effects on root diameter, root depth in the soil, and root lifespan under a controlled asymmetrical warming (1.2/1.7°C during daytime/nighttime) experiment during the growing season of 2009 in an alpine meadow on the northern Tibetan plateau. Roots became smaller in diameter, ...
The transition of arable land to later successional habitats such as grassland includes changes in vegetation composition, soil fauna and microbial communities (Gormsen et al., 2006). Soil biota is an important component of terrestrial ecosystems because it governs essential ecosystem functions such as...
Humans depend upon soil-based ecosystems for many essential activities including agriculture, grazing, and forestry, as well as for other uses such as recreation, mining, drilling, and development. All of these land uses have the potential to affect soil
Large trees have significant benefits; for example, they can constitute a large proportion of the carbon stock and affect greatly the carbon density of forests. Large trees usually have deeper roots and long lifetimes. They affect forest structure and function and provide habitats for other species...
However, green roofs are still not readily designed, understood or supported as tools to relieve the pressures induced by built environments in different climate zones across the world. Severe environmental conditions normally found on rooftops impose challenges on long-term survival of vegetation (...
Agricultural management techniques such as mulching with crop straw can impact soil properties and may in turn change the structure and function of the soil food web. We investigated different straw mulching types and straw mulching coverage levels on soil nematodes community structure in walnut orchard...