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www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN received: 19 May 2016 accepted: 24 January 2017 Published: 27 February 2017 The influences of four types of soil on the growth, physiological and biochemical characteristics of Lycoris aurea (L' Her.) Herb Miaohua Quan1,2,3 & Juan Liang1 Based on ...
Therefore, the positive link of soil microbial structure and composition to functional activity related to ecosystem functioning was existed, and the natural secondary forest soil may occur the high microbial metabolic potential. Although the results can't directly reflect the actual microbial populations...
The controlling factors of the paleokarst reservoirs included acidic fluids, paleogeomorphology and paleostructure in each diagenetic stage. According to the structural background and core characteristics, we establish a development model and spatial evolution model of the paleokarst reservoirs in the ...
betulifolia as an understorey shrub of “major importance” to this forest community, while A. cordifolia is frequently co-recorded with these species throughout their distribution (Schuler 1968). The rooting depth of P. menziesii is largely determined by soil structure, with maximum root depth ...
Tidal flats are soil resources of great significance. Nitrification plays a central role in the nitrogen cycle and is often a critical first step in nitrogen removal from estuarine and coastal environments. We determined the abundance as well as composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and ...
Referring to the manifold studies and the long-term experiences of the restoration of near-natural ecosystems and traditional land-use types, respectively, examples from all over the world are outlined. Additionally to rewilding as a progressive approach to nature conservation, letting nature take care...
Lichen dominated biological soil crusts (BSCs) occur over large areas in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern USA and northwest Mexico. In Baja California BSCs show a distinct patchiness and several types can be distinguished. Two chlorolichen- and two cyanolichen-dominated BSCs were selected....
To environmentally characterize the different land-use types, we estimated the percentage of land cover by shrubs, herbs, leaf litter and bare soil. We also measured the mean height, maximum height and density of the herbaceous stratum and the leaf litter depth32. At each sampling site, we vi...
This is usually the case at kettle holes in agricultural landscapes due to the accumulation of soil and other materials at top shore by land use practices. In woodlands, the top shoreline can be absent. Second, in Northern America, a significantly lower water table as well as lower ...