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2024-10-27Differential responses and mechanistic controls of soil phosphorus transformation in Eucalyptus plantations with N fertilization and introduced N2-fixing tree speciesA conceptual framework of how N fertilizationand D.odoriferahelp Eucalyptus for increasing demand for phosphorus through microbial PLFA and ACP activity. Eucalyptus is one of the most extensively planted commercial plantation timber genera in tropics and subtropics. Introducing N2-fixing tree species into Eucalyptus plantations has been widely considered as one of optimal silvicultural practices to balance N losses due to timber harvesting and reduce the demand for N fertilizer. However, N enrich...Read More -
2024-10-27Plant resource inputs can lead to rapid alterations of forest soil DOM compositionfound that plant resource inputs can lead to rapid alterations of forest soil dissolved organic mattercomposition. In a new study, Dr. LU Xiankai and his colleagues, from South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), found that plant resource inputs can lead to rapid alterations of forest soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) composition.DOM plays a key role in forest carbon biogeochemistry by linking soil organic carbon (SOC) s...Read More -
2024-10-21Precipitation, solar radiation, and their interaction modify leaf hydraulic efficiency-safety trade-off across angiospermsIdentifying trade-offs is necessary for understanding trait variation and ecological strategies across species and habitats. In theory, there is a trade-off between hydraulic efficiency and safety. However, the strength and direction of this trade-off at the leaf level are not consistent across studies, and habitat climate may impact this trade-...Read More -
2024-10-21Researchers Investigate Organic Carbon Sources in Mangrove SedimentsMangrove forests are one of the most productive blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), offering a range of ecosystem services including fisheries production, coastal protection, sediment fixation, and notably, carbon sequestration. Mangrove sediments hold approximately 70% of the whole ecosystem carbon (C) storage, varying in magnitude geographically, w...Read More -
2024-10-16New progress in the spatiotemporal scale analysis of species dynamicsScale effects significantly affect the rationality and accuracy of ecological models, which are crucial for understanding the temporal dynamics and spatial dependencies of research objects and ecological processes. With the advancement of intelligent monitoring technology, measuring and accumulating spatiotemporal data has become increasingly fe...Read More -
2024-10-15Researchers Evaluate Blue Carbon Storage in Coastal WetlandsIn coastal ecology, a recent study by researchers at the South China Botanical Garden has shed light on the blue carbon storage capacity of tidal flats and salt marshes in China. Coastal wetlands, consisting primarily of vegetated areas and unvegetated tidal flats, are vital ecosystems providing numerous ecological services. In China, these coas...Read More -
2024-10-10Global drivers of plant leaf area on the branchesA recent research paper published in Plant, Cell & Environment describes the global variability in plant leaf area to sapwood area ratio in relation to climate, soil factors, tree density, biomes, plant functional types, and vegetation productivity.A global greening trend has been observed, characterized by an increasing leaf area index (LAI), a...Read More -
2024-10-10STOTEN：Mycorrhizal association controls soil carbon-degrading enzyme activities and soil carbon dynamics under nitrogen additionExcessive nitrogen (N) deposition from human activities has continuously increased over the past decades, with strongly affects soil carbon (C) dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems. Soil microorganisms play a key role in regulating C dynamics under N deposition, while the complex underlying mechanism limits the inclusion of microbial mechanisms in...Read More