{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"id": "3210439835", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-03", "title": "Improved global-scale predictions of soil carbon stocks with Millennial Version 2", "description": "Abstract Soil carbon (C) models are used to predict C sequestration responses to climate and land use change. Yet, the soil models embedded in Earth system models typically do not represent processes that reflect our current understanding of soil C cycling, such as microbial decomposition, mineral association, and aggregation. Rather, they rely on conceptual pools with turnover times that are fit to bulk C stocks and/or fluxes. As measurements of soil fractions become increasingly available, it is necessary for soil C models to represent these measurable quantities so that model processes can be evaluated more accurately. Here we present Version 2 (V2) of the Millennial model, a soil model developed to simulate C pools that can be measured by extraction or fractionation, including particulate organic C, mineral-associated organic C, aggregate C, microbial biomass, and low molecular weight C. Model processes have been updated to reflect the current understanding of mineral-association, temperature sensitivity and reaction kinetics, and different model structures were tested within an open-source framework. We evaluated the ability of Millennial V2 to simulate total soil organic C (SOC), as well as the mineral-associated and particulate fractions, using three independent data sets of soil fractionation measurements spanning a range of climate and geochemistry in Australia (N\u00a0=\u00a0495), Europe (N\u00a0=\u00a0175), and across the globe (N\u00a0=\u00a0659). When using all the data together (N\u00a0=\u00a01329), the Millennial V2 model predicted SOC (RMSE\u00a0=\u00a03.3\u00a0kg\u00a0C m\u22122, AIC\u00a0=\u00a0675, R i n 2 \u00a0=\u00a00.31, R o u t 2 \u00a0=\u00a00.26) better than the widely-used first-order decomposition model Century (RMSE\u00a0=\u00a03.4\u00a0kg\u00a0C m\u22122, AIC\u00a0=\u00a0696, R i n 2 \u00a0=\u00a00.21, R o u t 2 \u00a0=\u00a00.18) across sites, despite the fact that Millennial V2 has an increase in process complexity and number of parameters compared to Century. Millennial V2 also reproduced the observed fraction of C in MAOM and larger particle size fractions for most latitudes and biomes, and allows for a more detailed understanding of the pools and processes that affect model performance. It is important to note that this study evaluates the spatial variation in C stock only, and that the temporal dynamics of Millennial V2 remain to be tested. The Millennial V2 model updates the conceptual Century model pools and processes and represents our current understanding of the roles that microbial activity, mineral association and aggregation play in soil C sequestration.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", "550", "Mineral association", "Atmosphere", "Soil organic carbon stocks", "[SDU.OCEAN] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", " Atmosphere", "15. Life on land", "551", "Microbial decomposition", "01 natural sciences", "[SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", " environment", "13. Climate action", "Soil carbon modeling", "[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", "environment", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/3210439835"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Biology%20and%20Biochemistry", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "3210439835", "name": "item", "description": "3210439835", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/3210439835"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "3208294133", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:45Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-02", "title": "Brassica Species in Phytoextractions: Real Potentials and Challenges", "description": "

The genus Brassica is recognized for including species with phytoaccumulation potential and a large amount of research has been carried out in this area under a variety of conditions, from laboratory experiments to field trials, with spiked or naturally contaminated soils, using one- or multi-element contaminated soil, generating various and sometimes contradictory results with limited practical applications. To date, the actual field potential of Brassica species and the feasibility of a complete phytoextraction process have not been fully evaluated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to summarize the results of the experiments that have been performed with a view to analyzing real potentials and limitations. The reduced biomass and low metal mobility in the soil have been addressed by the development of chemically or biologically assisted phytoremediation technologies, the use of soil amendments, and the application of crop management strategies. Certain issues, such as the fate of harvested biomass or the performance of species in multi-metal-contaminated soils, remain to be solved by future research. Potential improvements to current experimental settings include testing species grown to full maturity, using a greater amount of soil in experiments, conducting more trials under real field conditions, developing improved crop management systems, and optimizing solutions for harvested biomass disposal.

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Trace metal elements are essential for plant growth but become toxic at high concentrations, while some non-essential elements, such as Cd and As, show toxicity even in traces. Thus, metal homeostasis is tightly regulated in plants. Plant species colonising metalliferous soils have evolved mechanisms to hypertolerate metals and, in rare cases, can hyperaccumulate them in excess amounts in their shoots. The molecular mechanisms of metal hypertolerance and hyperaccumulation are likely derived from alterations in the basic mechanisms involved in general metal homeostasis. Genes involved in metal transport, synthesis of metal chelators and oxidative stress responses are constitutively and highly expressed in metal hypertolerant and hyperaccumulator species. Plant specialized metabolites and cell wall components have been proposed as major players in these mechanisms. In addition, the high intra-specific natural variation of metal hypertolerance and hyperaccumulation suggests that various molecular mechanisms might be involved in the evolution of these traits. To date, the potential of wild plant populations as systems to study metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation has not been fully exploited. The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled the study of non-model species, providing an opportunity to study natural populations and new tolerant and/or hyperaccumulating species, and will provide new insights into metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation. In this review we highlight background knowledge about metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation in plants and the current state-of-the-art techniques to study and identify the underlying mechanisms of metal hypertolerance and hyperaccumulation. We also outline for the reader the importance of the multidisciplinarity of this research field and how the integration of multiomic approaches will benefit facing the future scientific challenges.

Catchment drainage area is a basic spatial unit in landscape hydrology within which the authorities estimate a water balance and manage water resources. The catchment drainage area is commonly delineated based on the surface topography, which is determined using a digital elevation model. Therefore, only a flow over the surface is implicitly considered. However, a substantial portion of the rainfall water infiltrates and percolates through the soil profile to the groundwater, where geological structures control the drainage area instead of the topography of the soil surface. The discrepancy between the surface topography-based and bedrock-based drainage area can cause large discrepancies in water balance calculation. It this paper we present an investigation of the subsurface media stratification in a headwater catchment in the central part of the Czech Republic using a geophysical survey method - electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). Results indicate that the complexity of the subsurface geological layers cannot be estimated solely from the land surface topography. Although shallow layers copy the shape of the surface, the deeper layers do not. This finding has a strong implication on the water transport regime since it suggests that the deep drainage may follow different pathways and flow in other directions then the water in shallow soil profile or shallow subsurface structures.

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Fire severity represents fire-induced environmental changes and is an important variable for modeling fire emissions and planning post-fire rehabilitation. Remotely sensed fire severity is traditionally evaluated using the differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR) derived from multispectral imagery. This spectral index is based on bi-temporal differenced reflectance changes caused by fires in the near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral regions. Our study aims to evaluate the spectral sensitivity of the dNBR using hyperspectral imagery by identifying the optimal bi-spectral NIR SWIR combination. This assessment made use of a rare opportunity arising from the pre- and post-fire airborne image acquisitions over the 2013 Rim and 2014 King fires in California with the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) sensor. The 224 contiguous bands of this sensor allow for 5760 unique combinations of the dNBR at a high spatial resolution of approximately 15 m. The performance of the hyperspectral dNBR was assessed by comparison against field data and the spectral optimality statistic. The field data is composed of 83 in situ measurements of fire severity using the Geometrically structured Composite Burn Index (GeoCBI) protocol. The optimality statistic ranges between zero and one, with one denoting an optimal measurement of the fire-induced spectral change. We also combined the field and optimality assessments into a combined score. The hyperspectral dNBR combinations demonstrated strong relationships with GeoCBI field data. The best performance of the dNBR combination was derived from bands 63, centered at 0.962 \u00b5m, and 218, centered at 2.382 \u00b5m. This bi-spectral combination yielded a strong relationship with GeoCBI field data of R2 = 0.70 based on a saturated growth model and a median spectral index optimality statistic of 0.31. Our hyperspectral sensitivity analysis revealed optimal NIR and SWIR bands for the composition of the dNBR that are outside the ranges of the NIR and SWIR bands of the Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 sensors. With the launch of the Precursore Iperspettrale Della Missione Applicativa (PRISMA) in 2019 and several planned spaceborne hyperspectral missions, such as the Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) and Surface Biology and Geology (SBG), our study provides a timely assessment of the potential and sensitivity of hyperspectral data for assessing fire severity.

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In this study, the soil erosion regulation ecosystem services of the CORINE land use/ land cover types along with soil intrinsic features and geomorphological factors were examined by using the soil erosion data of 327 catchments in Poland, with a mean area of 510 \u00b1 330 km2, applying a multivariate regression modeling approach. The results showed that soil erosion is accelerated by the discontinuous urban fabric (r = 0.224, p \u2264 0.01), by construction sites (r = 0.141, p \u2264 0.05), non-irrigated arable land (r = 0.237, p \u2264 0.01), and is mitigated by coniferous forest (r = \u22120.322, p \u2264 0.01), the clay ratio (r = \u22120.652, p \u2264 0.01), and the organic content of the soil (r = \u22120.622, p \u2264 0.01). The models also indicated that there is a strong relationship between soil erosion and the percentage of land use/land cover types (r2 = [0.62, 0.82, 0.83, 0.74]), i.e., mixed forest, non-irrigated arable land, fruit trees and berry plantations, broad-leaf forest, sport and leisure facilities, construction sites, and mineral extraction sites. The findings show that the soil erosion regulation ecosystem service is sensitive to broadleaf forests, rainfed agriculture, soil water content, terrain slope, drainage network density, annual precipitation, the clay ratio, the soil carbon content, and the degree of sensitivity increases from the broadleaf forest to the soil carbon content.

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Microplastics and plant litter are ubiquitous in the soil environment, and both materials can influence soil properties and biota. Plant litter releases secondary metabolites (e.g., phenolic compounds) during the decomposition process, including chemical compounds active in plant defense. Effects of microplastics and plant litter on soil biota have been studied independently but we have limited information about the combined effects of both sources of chemicals. Here, we specifically focused on the interaction between plant litter and microplastics, as well as their potential effects on soil biota (i.e., nematodes). We used soils from a previous experiment that included three different types of microplastic fibers (MFs) and four different types of plant litter, which were incubated in the soil in all combinations of materials. After soil incubation (42 days) in the previous experiment, we here tested for effects on nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans). Plant litter treatments negatively affected the reproduction of nematodes, but these effects were reduced when the soils were incubated along with MFs. We measured the phenolic concentrations in plant litter extracts in a kinetic experiment and found that phenolic concentrations significantly decreased with some of the MF additions. Our results suggest that microplastics can affect the potential effects of natural chemicals such as plant phenolic compounds. We urge future studies to consider this possibility as a key explanatory process underpinning effects of microplastic in the soil environment. of alginate via 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucuronate (DDG) and 3-deoxy-D-glycerol-2,5-hexdiulosonate (DGH) as the intermediates to 2-keto-3-deoxy-gluconate (KDG) was constructed based on the metagenomic and metaproteomic analysis. In summary, this work documented the core enzymes and metabolic pathway for alginate degradation, which provides a good paradigm when analyzing the degrading mechanism of unacquainted substrates. The outcome will further contribute to the application of Bacteroides-dominated ADC on WAS methanogenesis in the future.", "keywords": ["DDG and DGH", "alginate-degrading consortia", "Bacteria", "Sewage", "Alginates", "two chemostats in series", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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However, it remains unknown how long-term river C fluxes change because of climate, land-use, and other environmental changes. Here, we investigated the spatiotemporal variations in global freshwater C cycling in the 20th century using the mechanistic IMAGE-Dynamic Global Nutrient Model extended with the Dynamic In-Stream Chemistry Carbon module (DISC-CARBON) that couples river basin hydrology, environmental conditions, and C delivery with C flows from headwaters to mouths. The results show heterogeneous spatial distribution of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations in global inland waters with the lowest concentrations in the tropics and highest concentrations in the Arctic and semiarid and arid regions. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations are less than 10 mg C/L in most global inland waters and are generally high in high-latitude basins. Increasing global C inputs, burial, and CO2 emissions reported in the literature are confirmed by DISC-CARBON. Global river C export to oceans has been stable around 0.9 Pg yr-1. The long-term changes and spatial patterns of concentrations and fluxes of different C forms in the global river network unfold the combined influence of the lithology, climate, and hydrology of river basins, terrestrial and biological C sources, in-stream C transformations, and human interferences such as damming.", "keywords": ["global budget", "Arctic Regions", "Fresh Water", "General Chemistry", "15. Life on land", "carbon biogeochemistry", "Dissolved Organic Matter", "01 natural sciences", "river fluxes", "6. Clean water", "process-based hydrology-biogeochemistry model", "Rivers", "13. Climate action", "SDG 13 - Climate Action", "Environmental Chemistry", "Humans", "SDG 14 - Life Below Water", "14. 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The inherent biases of different long-term gridded surface soil moisture (SSM) products, unconstrained by the in situ observations, implies different spatio-temporal patterns. In this study, the Random Forest (RF) model was trained to predict SSM from relevant land surface feature variables (i.e., land surface temperature, vegetation indices, soil texture, and geographical information) and precipitation, based on the in situ soil moisture data of the International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN.). The results of the RF model show an RMSE of 0.05 m3 m\u22123 and a correlation coefficient of 0.9. The calculated impurity-based feature importance indicates that the Antecedent Precipitation Index affects most of the predicted soil moisture. The geographical coordinates also significantly influence the prediction (i.e., RMSE was reduced to 0.03 m3 m\u22123 after considering geographical coordinates), followed by land surface temperature, vegetation indices, and soil texture. The spatio-temporal pattern of RF predicted SSM was compared with the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative (ESA-CCI) soil moisture product, using both time-longitude and latitude diagrams. The results indicate that the RF SSM captures the spatial distribution and the daily, seasonal, and annual variabilities globally.

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Abstract. Climate change and agricultural intensification are expected to increase soil erosion and sediment production from arable land in many regions. However, so far, most studies have been based on short-term monitoring and/or modeling, making it difficult to assess their reliability in terms of long-term changes. We present the results from a unique data set consisting of measurements of sediment loads from a 60ha catchment (the HOAL Petzenkirchen in Austria) over a time window spanning 72 years. Specifically, we compare Period I (1946\u20131954) and Period II (2002\u20132017) by fitting sediment rating curves for the growth and dormant seasons for each of the periods. The results suggest a significant increase in sediment yield from Period I to Period II with an average of 11.6\u2009\u00b1\u200910.8\u2009ton\u00b7yr\u22121 to 63.6\u2009\u00b1\u200984.0\u2009ton\u00b7yr\u22121. The sediment flux changed mainly due to a shift of the sediment rating curves (SRC), given that the annual streamflow varied little between the periods (5.6\u2009l\u00b7s\u22121 and 7.6\u2009l\u00b7s\u22121, respectively, on average). The slopes of the log regression lines of the SRC for the growing season and the dormant season of Period I were 16.72 and 4.9, respectively, whilst they were 5.38 and 1.17 for Period II, respectively. Climate change, considered in terms of rainfall erosivity, was not responsible for this shift, given that erosivity decreased by 30.4\u2009% from the dormant season of Period I to that of Period II, and no significant difference was found between the growing seasons of Periods I and II. However, the sediment flux changes can be explained by changes in crop type and parcel structure. During low and median streamflow conditions (i.e. Q\u2009<\u2009Q20\u2009%), land consolidation in Period II (i.e. theparcel effect) did not exert an apparent influence on sediment production. Whilst with increasing stream flow (Q\u2009>\u2009Q20\u2009%), parcel structure played an increasingly role in sediment yield contribution, and leading to a dominant role due to enhanced sediment connectivity in the landscape at extremely high flow conditions (i.e. Q\u2009>\u2009Q2\u2009%). The increase in cropland in Period II at the expense of grassland had an unfavourable effect on sediment flux, independent of streamflow, with declining relevance as flow increased. We conclude that both land cover change and land consolidation should be accounted for simultaneously when assessing sediment flux changes. Especially during extremely high flow conditions, land consolidation substantially alters sediment fluxes, which is most relevant for long-term sediment loads and land degradation. Increased attention to improving parcel structure is therefore needed in climate adaptation and agricultural catchment management.

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second most abundant sugar in nature, however, producing caproate from xylose is never reported. In this study, caproate production from xylose by mesophilic MCF was firstly investigated. The results showed that as pH decreasing to 5.0, the caproate concentration was 2.06 g/L in a batch reactor and was between 0.45 and 1.07 g/L in a continuously stirred reactor. Microbial analysis illustrated that Caproiciproducens and
Clostridium_sensu_stricto_12, as two main identified caproate producers, occupied over 50% and around 10% of mixed culture, respectively. Thus, caproate production from xylose was proposed via the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway, not the well-known reverse \u03b2-oxidation pathway. These unexpected differences from literatures gains more understanding about caproate production from organic substrates via MCF.", "keywords": ["Clostridium", "Glucose", "Xylose", "Fermentation", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Caproate", "02 engineering and technology", "Mixed culture fermentation", "Caproiciproducens", "The fatty acid biosynthesis pathway", "Caproates", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/32278998"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bioresource%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "32278998", "name": "item", "description": "32278998", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/32278998"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "35298579", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-17", "title": "The influence of pH on dissolved organic matter fluorescence in inland waters", "description": "

Fluorescence is an easily available analytical technique used to assess the optical characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM).

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Plastic mulching films are widely used in agricultural practices. However, the increased use of biodegradable plastics has, to some extent, replaced their non-degradable counterparts. The fragmentation of plastics generates microplastics (MPs), posing risk to soil functions and organisms. In this study the effects of low-density polyethylene microplastics (PE-MP) and polybutylene adipate terephthalate biodegradable microplastics (PBAT-BD-MP) originating from mulching films on the earthworm Eisenia andrei were studied. The earthworms were exposed to seven concentrations (0, 0.005, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 5\u00a0% w/w) based on environmentally relevant levels and worst-case scenarios on soil contamination. Survival, growth, reproduction, and biomarkers for oxidative stress [superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione (GSH), and lipid peroxidation (LPO)] were analysed. Additionally, the Integrated Biomarker Response Index (IBR) was calculated to assess the overall oxidative stress status of the earthworms. Results showed that PE-MP exposure slightly decreased the biomass of the earthworms towards higher concentrations, whereas PBAT-BD-MPs induced growth at lower concentrations. MPs did not have a significant effect on Eisenia andrei reproduction; however, a slight negative trend was observed in juvenile production with increasing PE-MP concentrations. Both PE-MP and PBAT-BD-MP affected antioxidant system, PE-MPs with changes in CAT and GR levels and PBAT-BD-MPs inducing effects on SOD and LPO levels. Additionally, both MPs exhibited effects on soil parameters, resulting in increased soil pH and water-holding capacity at 5\u00a0% concentration. Changes in soil parameters can further affect soil organisms such as earthworms. This study provides understanding of the ecotoxicological effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. It also shows that MP particles of both conventional and biodegradable mulching films induce oxidative stress, considered as an early-warning indicator for adverse ecological effects, in environmentally relevant concentrations.", "keywords": ["lierot", "soil ecotoxicology", "LDPE", "Microplastics", "School of Resource Wisdom", "maaper\u00e4biologia", "Biodegradable Plastics", "Resurssiviisausyhteis\u00f6", "maatalous", "Animals", "Soil Pollutants", "PBAT", "Oligochaeta", "oksidatiivinen stressi", "Glutathione Transferase", "mikromuovi", "2. Zero hunger", "maaper\u00e4", "agricultural soil", "Superoxide Dismutase", "Reproduction", "biodegradable plastic", "Catalase", "ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6kuormitus", "biohajoaminen", "environmental stress", "ekotoksikologia", "Oxidative Stress", "maaper\u00e4el\u00e4imist\u00f6", "muovi", "Polyethylene", "13. 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It contains the following tiffs and shapefiles: PO4_35km_Borders.shp PO4_35km_NoBorders.shp PO4_100km_Borders.shp PO4_100km_NoBorders.shp PO4_Max_Borders.shp PO4_Max_NoBorders.shp These shapefiles give an estimation of the change in soil function performance across the EU in agricultural soils after nitrogen surplus redistribution within a 35km, 100km and no limited range, with and without limitation in cross-border transport. The spatial variation is represented in change in z-scores compared to the current SF supply. To develop the scenario, current nutrient applications in areas where concentrations in ground water are above 50 mg nitrates per liter (mg/L), were decreased in order to reach the 50 mg /L level. The excess organic nutrient surplus was then redistributed on other fields within a range of 35km, 100km or no distance limitation, which can receive additional nutrients without exceeding the 50 mg N /L threshold for each location. Excess nutrient surpluses were allowed or not to cross borders and no increases in N application were allowed in Natura 2000 sites. Z-scores are calculated from the spatial SF maps. Environmental zones are derived from the Metzger et al. (2013). The z-scores give the signed fractional number of standard deviations by which SF means for an environmental zone are above or below the mean value and allow us indicate which areas have a higher or lower soil function performance compared to the mean value. Z-scores from the current SF maps and scenario maps were then compared to each other to calculate the change in z-scores. This change in z-scores is given in the shapefiles and describes the relative change in soil function performance. Positive values indicate an improvement in soil functioning compared to the current situation, negative values a decrease. More information regarding calculation and interpretation of both this dataset and the soil function maps used to calculate the z-scores can be found in: Vrebos D., F. Bampa, R. Creamer, A. Jones, E. Lugato, L. O\u2019Sullivan, P. Meire, R.P.O. Schulte, J. Schr\u00f6der and J. Staes (2018). Scenarios maps: visualizing optimized scenarios where supply of soil functions matches demands. LANDMARK Report 4.3. and Jones A. et al. (2019). An options document to propose future policy tools for functional soil management. LANDMARK 5.3. All available from www.landmark2020.eu.", "keywords": ["Water resources", "Soils and soil sciences", "Agricultural Sciences", "Social Sciences", "Hydrology and Hydrogeology", "Rural and Agricultural Sociology", "Farming Systems", "Farming Systems and Practices", "2. Zero hunger", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "Soil Sciences", "13. Climate action", "15. Life on land", "Agriculture", " Forestry", " Horticulture", "Geosciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Vrebos, Dirk, Bampa, Francesca, Schulte, Rogier, Creamer, Rachel, Jones, Arwyn, Staes, Jan, Zwetsloot, Marie, Debernardini, Mariana, O\u2019Sullivan, Lilian,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/389c003f24135035b4136d7c1658b237"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "389c003f24135035b4136d7c1658b237", "name": "item", "description": "389c003f24135035b4136d7c1658b237", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/389c003f24135035b4136d7c1658b237"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "32927315", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:50Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-09-07", "title": "Biosynthesized iron sulfide nanoparticles by mixed consortia for enhanced extracellular electron transfer in a microbial fuel cell", "description": "The bioanode of mixed consortia was for the first time used to in-situ synthesize iron sulfide nanoparticles in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) over a long-term period (46\u00a0days). These poorly crystalline nanoparticles with an average size of 29.97\u00a0\u00b1\u00a07.1\u00a0nm, comprising of FeS and FeS2, significantly promoted extracellular electron transfer and thus the electricity generation of the MFC. A maximum power density of 519.00\u00a0mW/m2 was obtained from the MFC, which was 1.92 times as high as that of the control. The cell viability was promoted by a small amount of iron sulfide nanoparticles but inhibited by the thick nanoparticle 'shell' covered on the bacterial cells. Some electroactive and sulfur reducing bacteria (eg. Enterobacteriaceae, Desulfovibrio, and Geobacter) were specifically enriched on the anode. This study provides a novel insight for improving the performance of bioelectrochemical systems through in-situ sustainable nanomaterials biofabrication by mixed consortia.", "keywords": ["Electron Transport", "Electricity", "Bioelectric Energy Sources", "Nanoparticles", "Electrons", "Ferrous Compounds", "Electrodes", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Cui, Yan, Chen, Xueru, Pan, Zhengyong, Wang, Yuqi, Xu, Qiang, Bai, Jiaying, Jia, Honghua, Zhou, Jun, Yong, Xiaoyu, Wu, Xiayuan,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/32927315"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bioresource%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "32927315", "name": "item", "description": "32927315", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/32927315"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "33160783", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-10-21", "title": "Fate of N-nitrosodimethylamine and its precursors during a wastewater reuse trial in the Llobregat River (Spain)", "description": "In summer 2019, a full-scale trial was carried out to investigate the effects in drinking water quality when tertiary treated wastewater was discharged into the Llobregat River upstream of the intake of one of the major drinking water treatment plants of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. Two scenarios were investigated, i.e. discharging the reclaimed water with and without chemical disinfection with chlorine. This study investigates the concentration of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) as the specific disinfection conditions employed in this trial may favor its formation. To this aim, both NDMA and NDMA formation potential, were measured. The river contained NDMA at very low concentrations, but the concentration of NDMA precursors was already high. The NDMA concentration was reduced from discharge to the river to drinking water intake probably due to a combined effect of dilution and photolysis. The formation potential was also reduced probably due to dilution and biodegradation. The concentration of NDMA in the drinking water was always low (<7.3\u00a0ng/L), although the formation potential was above 10\u00a0ng/L in one sample. Dissolved organic matter characterization by high resolution mass spectrometry revealed differences between the nature of the organic matter in the river before and after reclaimed water discharge.", "keywords": ["[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", "Atmosphere", "[SDU.OCEAN] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", " Atmosphere", "13. Climate action", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "0207 environmental engineering", "02 engineering and technology", "[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", "environment", "300", "[SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", " environment", "6. 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Here, we conducted a pot experiment in a net house under natural condition by adding two types of MPs, low-density polyethylene (LDPE-MPs) and polylactic acid (PLA) mixed with poly-butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT, Bio-MPs), to sandy soil at 5 doses (0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, 2.5% \u03c9/\u03c9 dry soil weight). The effects of LDPE-MPs and Bio-MPs on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) were tested. Compared to control (no MPs addition), LDPE-MPs showed no significant effects on shoot, root and fruit biomass while \u22651.0% LDPE-MPs showed significant higher specific root nodules (n\u00b7g-1 dry root biomass) and only 2.5% LDPE-MPs showed significant higher specific root length (cm\u00b7g-1 dry root biomass). 1.0% LDPE-MPs caused significant higher leaf area and 0.5% LDPE-MPs caused significant lower leaf relative chlorophyll content. For Bio-MPs treatment, compared to control, \u22651.5% Bio-MPs showed significant lower shoot and root biomass. \u22652.0% Bio-MPs showed significant lower leaf area and fruit biomass. All Bio-MPs treatments showed significant higher specific root length and specific root nodules as compared to control. The results of the current research show that both MPs induced the responses of common bean growth, and \u22651.5% Bio-MPs exerted stronger effects. Further studies of their ecological impacts on soil-plant systems are urgently needed.", "keywords": ["Phaseolus", "2. Zero hunger", "Microplastics", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "13. 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Previously, we enriched alginate-degrading consortia (ADC) in batch reactors that can enhance methane production from WAS, but the enzymes and metabolic pathway are not well documented. In this work, two chemostats in series were operated to enrich ADC, in which 10 g/L alginate was wholly consumed. Based on it, the extracellular alginate lyase (\u223c130 kD, EC 4.2.2.3) in the cultures was identified by metaproteomic analysis. This enzyme offers a high specificity to convert alginate to disaccharides over other mentioned hydrolases. Genus Bacteroides (>60%) was revealed as the key bacterium for alginate conversion. A new Entner\u2212Doudoroff pathway
of alginate via 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucuronate (DDG) and 3-deoxy-D-glycerol-2,5-hexdiulosonate (DGH) as the intermediates to 2-keto-3-deoxy-gluconate (KDG) was constructed based on the metagenomic and metaproteomic analysis. In summary, this work documented the core enzymes and metabolic pathway for alginate degradation, which provides a good paradigm when analyzing the degrading mechanism of unacquainted substrates. The outcome will further contribute to the application of Bacteroides-dominated ADC on WAS methanogenesis in the future.", "keywords": ["DDG and DGH", "alginate-degrading consortia", "Bacteria", "Sewage", "Alginates", "two chemostats in series", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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In this paper, we are trying to highlight the potential links between microbial functional gene abundance and soil extracellular enzyme activity. Those links will likely offer a new path for optimizing the model performance of microbial-mediated soil C dynamics from microbial functional gene perspectives.", "keywords": ["Soil", "Nitrogen", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Ecosystem", "Soil Microbiology", "Mycobiome", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/33372345"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "33372345", "name": "item", "description": "33372345", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/33372345"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-01-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "33611067", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-02-21", "title": "Impact of climate change on wetland ecosystems: A critical review of experimental wetlands", "description": "Climate change is identified as a major threat to wetlands. Altered hydrology and rising temperature can change the biogeochemistry and function of a wetland to the degree that some important services might be turned into disservices. This means that they will, for example, no longer provide a water purification service and adversely they may start to decompose and release nutrients to the surface water. Moreover, a higher rate of decomposition than primary production (photosynthesis) may lead to a shift of their function from being a sink of carbon to a source. This review paper assesses the potential response of natural wetlands (peatlands) and constructed wetlands to climate change in terms of gas emission and nutrients release. In addition, the impact of key climatic factors such as temperature and water availability on wetlands has been reviewed. The authors identified the methodological gaps and weaknesses in the literature and then introduced a new framework for conducting a comprehensive mesocosm experiment to address the existing gaps in literature to support future climate change research on wetland ecosystems. In the future, higher temperatures resulting in drought might shift the role of both constructed wetland and peatland from a sink to a source of carbon. However, higher temperatures accompanied by more precipitation can promote photosynthesis to a degree that might exceed the respiration and maintain the carbon sink role of the wetland. There might be a critical water level at which the wetland can preserve most of its services. In order to find that level, a study of the key factors of climate change and their interactions using an appropriate experimental method is necessary. Some contradictory results of past experiments can be associated with different methodologies, designs, time periods, climates, and natural variability. Hence a long-term simulation of climate change for wetlands according to the proposed framework is recommended. This framework provides relatively more accurate and realistic simulations, valid comparative results, comprehensive understanding and supports coordination between researchers. This can help to find a sustainable management strategy for wetlands to be resilient to climate change.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Carbon Sequestration", "13. Climate action", "Climate Change", "Wetlands", "Hydrology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Ecosystem", "6. 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Tree stems and soils can act as sources and sinks for the greenhouse gases (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Since both uptake and emission capacities can be large, especially in tropical rainforests, accurate assessments of the magnitudes and temporal variations of stem and soil GHG fluxes are required.

We designed a new flexible stem chamber system for continuously measuring GHG fluxes in a French Guianese rainforest. Here, we describe this new system, which is connected to an automated soil GHG flux system, and discuss measurement uncertainty and potential error sources.

In line with findings for soil GHG flux estimates, we demonstrated that lengthening the stem chamber closure time was required for accurate estimates of tree stem CH4 and N2O flux but not tree stem CO2 flux. The instrumented stem was a net source of CO2 and CH4 and a weak sink of N2O.

Our experimental setup operated successfully in situ and provided continuous tree and soil GHG measurements at a high temporal resolution over an 11\uffe2\uff80\uff90month period. This automated system is a major step forward in the measurement of GHG fluxes in stems and the atmosphere concurrently with soil GHG fluxes in tropical forest ecosystems.

Stress factors such as climate change and drought may switch the role of temperate peatlands from carbon dioxide (CO2) sinks to sources, leading to positive feedback to global climate change. Water level management has been regarded as an important climate change mitigation strategy as it can sustain the natural net CO2 sink function of a peatland. Little is known about how resilient peatlands are in the face of future climate change scenarios, as well as how effectively water level management can sustain the CO2 sink function to mitigate global warming. The authors assess the effect of climate change on CO2 exchange of south Swedish temperate peatlands, which were either unmanaged or subject to water level regulation. Climate chamber simulations were conducted using experimental peatland mesocosms exposed to current and future representative concentration pathway (RCP) climate scenarios (RCP 2.6, 4.5 and 8.5). The results showed that all managed and unmanaged systems under future climate scenarios could serve as CO2 sinks throughout the experimental period. However, the 2018 extreme drought caused the unmanaged mesocosms under the RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 switch from a net CO2 sink to a source during summer. Surprisingly, the unmanaged mesocosms under RCP 2.6 benefited from the warmer climate, and served as the best sink among the other unmanaged systems. Water level management had the greatest effect on the CO2 sink function under RCP 8.5 and RCP 4.5, which improved their CO2 sink capability up to six and two times, respectively. Under the current climate scenario, water level management had a negative effect on the CO2 sink function, and it had almost no effect under RCP 2.6. Therefore, the researchers conclude that water level management is necessary for RCP 8.5, beneficial for RCP 4.5 and unimportant for RCP 2.6 and the current climate.\u22121 yr\u22121 for the entire Blue Nile, Upper Blue Nile, and Lower Blue Nile Basins, respectively. Our results also indicated that soil protection measures should be implemented in approximately 27% of the Blue Nile Basin, as these areas face a moderate to high risk of erosion (>10 t ha\u22121 yr\u22121 ). In addition, downscaling the Tropical RainfallMeasuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation data from 25 km to 1 km spatial resolution significantly impacts rainfall erosivity and soil loss rate. In terms of soil erosion assessment, the study showed the rapid characterization of soil loss rates that could be used to prioritize erosion mitigation plans to support sustainable land resources and tackle land degradation in the Blue Nile Basin.", "keywords": ["Conservation of Natural Resources", "Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation", "0207 environmental engineering", "TRMM spatial downscaling", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Soil loss severity analysis", "Geographic Information Systems", "Cloud computing", "Google Earth Engine", "Environmental Monitoring", "Soil Erosion"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/34175609"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "34175609", "name": "item", "description": "34175609", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/34175609"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "34403165", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:28:53Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-08-17", "title": "Connectivity and pore accessibility in models of soil carbon cycling", "description": "

This article is a Letter to the Editor on:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.15365. See also Response to this Letter at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.15850.

This is a letter to Waring et al., 27, e15\uffe2\uff80\uff93e16.

In the current paper we present an updated checklist of all the megadrile earthworms (Crassiclitellata: Annelida) in the world, and notes on the distribution of families worldwide. Biogeographic responses to geological phenomena including plate tectonics, as well as to past and present climate and habitat distributions, are the main factors determining the present distribution of earthworm families. A total of ca. 5,738 species/subspecies (5,406 species and 332 unique subspecies; i.e., not counting the nomino-typical subspecies) belonging to 23 families (including one non-crassiclitellate family: Moniligastridae) are currently recognized worldwide, of which three families (Tritogeniidae and Kazimierzidae from Southern Africa and Arecoidae, a new family from Brazil described herein), 35 genera and close to 1200 new taxa (including subspecies) were described in the 21st century. Nonetheless, the large number of still undescribed species will likely increase this value to well over 8,000 species. Ten families are monospecific and/or monogeneric and have a mostly restricted distribution. On the other hand, more than 87 widespread cosmopolitan species have been catalogued, some of them with important invasive potential, belonging mainly to families Lumbricidae, Acanthodrilidae, Benhamiidae, Megascolecidae, Rhinodrilidae and Ocnerodrilidae. Taxonomic housekeeping was performed for the preoccupied Rhinodrilidae genus Tairona Righi \u2013 herein substituted by Taironina nom. nov., and Guarani camaqua Rodr\u00edguez & Lima was reinstated and removed from synonymy with Criodrilus lacuum Hoffmeister, 1845, resulting in a wider definition of the Almidae family. Furthermore, Amynthas maximalis nom. nov. is proposed herein as a substitution name for the preoccupied name Amynthas maximus Qiu & Dong, 2019, and Arecoidae is proposed herein as a new monotypic family for the aquamegadrile species Areco reco Righi, Ayres & Bittencourt, 1978. \u00a0

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Biotic effects and their 'dynamic' influence on such state variables remain largely unknown for larger scales and may result in important, yet poorly quantified environmental feedbacks. Existing representation of hydraulic function is often invariant to environmental change and may be poor in some systems, particularly non-arable soils. Here we assess predictors of total porosity across two comprehensive national topsoil (0-15\u00a0cm) data sets, covering the full range of soil organic matter (SOM) and habitats (n\u00a0=\u00a01385 & n\u00a0=\u00a02570), using generalized additive mixed models and machine learning. Novel aspects of this work include the testing of metrics on aggregate size and livestock density alongside a range of different particle size distribution metrics. We demonstrate that porosity trends in Great Britain are dominated by biotic metrics, soil carbon and land use. Incorporating these variables into porosity prediction improves performance, paving the way for new dynamic calculation of porosity using surrogate measures with remote sensing, which may help improve prediction in data sparse regions of the world. Moreover, dynamic calculation of porosity could support representation of feedbacks in environmental and Earth System Models. Representing the hydrological feedbacks from changes in structural porosity also requires data and models at appropriate spatial scales to capture conditions leading to near-saturated soil conditions. Classification. Environmental Sciences.", "keywords": ["land use change", "soil compaction", "climate change", "earth system model", "13. Climate action", "soil porosity", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "soil carbon", "15. 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This study investigated the effects of two acclimation conditions on chloramphenicol (CAP)-degrading anode biofilm formation in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The one was continuously added the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) extracted from anaerobic sludge and increasing concentrations of CAP after the first start-up phase, while the other was added the EPS-1 (N-acyl-homoserine lactones, namely AHLs were extracted from the EPS) at the same conditions. The results demonstrated that AHLs in the sludge EPS played a crucial role for enhanced CAP-degrading anode biofilm formation in MFCs. The AHL-regulation could not only maintain stable voltage outputs but also significantly accelerate CAP removal in the EPS MFC. The maximum voltage of 653.83\u00a0mV and CAP removal rate of 1.21\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.05\u00a0mg/L\u00b7h were attained from the EPS MFC at 30\u00a0mg/L of CAP, which were 0.84 and 1.57 times higher than those from the EPS-1 MFC, respectively. These improvements were largely caused by the thick and 3D structured biofilm, strong and homogeneous cell viability throughout the biofilm, and high protein/polysaccharide ratio along with more conductive contents in the biofilm EPS. Additionally, AHLs facilitated the formation of a biofilm with rich biodiversity and balanced bacterial proportions, leading to more beneficial mutualism among different functional bacteria. More bi-functional bacteria (for electricity generation and antibiotic resistance/degradation) were specifically enriched by AHLs as well. These findings provide quorum sensing theoretical knowledge and practical instruction for rapid antibiotic-degrading electrode biofilm acclimation in BESs.", "keywords": ["Chloramphenicol", "Sewage", "Bioelectric Energy Sources", "Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix", "Biofilms", "Acyl-Butyrolactones", "Electrodes", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Societal demands on soils and land are increasing, including contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, biodiversity and biomass production for food, feed, fiber and energy. This adverse combination of reducing capacities and increasing demands requires rapid transition towards sustainable soil and land management that mitigates trade-offs and creates synergies. Likewise, a transformation of soil and land research is required to scientifically support the sustainable transformation. Based on a literature analysis combined with engagement of soil and land scientists, we developed a systemic research framework for sustainable soil and land management to support the implementation of the Horizon Europe Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe'. The framework summarizes soil and land related topics into six societal challenges and associates them with eight knowledge types that outline integrated research for development and implementation of sustainable soil and land management. We propose that research should be aligned with living labs and lighthouses to leverage local solutions, innovation, training and education. We outline the role of experimentation, data analysis, assessment, modelling and the importance of research for institutions, governance and policy support. For encouraging a swift transition towards a systems approach for sustainable soil and land management, we concluded that among all knowledge types, those addressing socio-economic interrelations with soil health and related policies currently represent the biggest bottleneck.", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Ecosystem service", "Climate Change", "Holistic", "Sustainable Development", "15. 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Our research shows that current serious game applications have multiple limitations: lack of focus on executing the initial phases of decision-making, limited use of storytelling and adaptive game elements, use of low-quality evaluation design and explicit indicators to measure game outcomes, and lastly, lack of attention to cognitive processes of players playing the game. Addressing these limitations is critical for advancing purposeful game design supporting UWM.", "keywords": ["Serious games", "Design", "Long-term planning", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Water", "700", "02 engineering and technology", "Decision analysis", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Video Games", "Water Supply", "13. Climate action", "11. 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Therefore, the impact of soil water and integrated fertilization after eight years on prokaryotic microbial communities in different compartments of root zone and their association with wheat nitrogen (N) absorption and yield were investigated. The results showed that compared with fertilization treatments (F), water regimes (W) more drastically modulated the prokaryotic microbial community structure and diversity in bulk soil, rhizosphere and endosphere. The increase of irrigation improved the prokaryotic diversity in the rhizosphere and endosphere while decreased the diversity in the bulk soil. Application of organic fertilizers significantly improved soil organic matter (SOM) and nutrient contents, increased rhizosphere and endophytic prokaryotic microbial diversity, and elevated the relative abundance of aerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrification-related functional microorganisms in rhizosphere and endosphere. Increasing irrigation elevated the relative abundance of functional microorganisms related to aerobic ammonia oxidation and nitrification in the rhizosphere and endosphere. Soil water content (SWC) and NH4+-N as well as NO3\u2212-N were key predictors of prokaryotic microbial community composition under W and F treatments, respectively. Appropriate application of irrigation and organic fertilizers increased the relative abundance of some beneficial bacteria such as Flavobacterium. Water and fertilization treatments regulated the prokaryotic microbial communities of bulk soil, rhizosphere and endosphere by altering SWC and SOM, and provided evidence for the modulation of prokaryotic microorganisms to promote nitrogen uptake and wheat yield under long-term irrigation and fertilization. Conclusively, the addition of organic manure (50 %) with inorganic fertilizers (50 %) and reduced amount of irrigation (pre-sowing and jointing-period irrigation) decreased the application amount of chemical fertilizers and water, while increased SOM and nutrient content, improved prokaryotic diversity, and changed prokaryotic microbial community structure in the wheat root zone, resulting in enhanced nutrient uptake and wheat yield.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Yield", "Microorganism", "Microbial population biology", "Nitrogen", "Soil Science", "Organic chemistry", "Plant Science", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental science", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Soil", "Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes", "Soil water", "Genetics", "Fertilizers", "Biology", "Irrigation", "Soil Microbiology", "Triticum", "2. 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Agricultural soils exposed to different managements are important sites of storage and dispersal of microplastics. This study aimed to identify the abundance, distribution, and type of microplastics present in agricultural soils, water, airborne dust, and ditch sediments. Soil health was also assessed using soil macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity. Sixteen fields were evaluated, 6 of which had been exposed to more than 5 years of compost application, 5 were exposed to at least 5 years of plastic mulch use, and 5 were not exposed to any specific management (controls) within the last 5 years. We also evaluated the spread of microplastics from the farms into nearby water bodies and airborne dust. We found 11 types of microplastics in soil, among which Light Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Light Density Polyethylene covered with pro-oxidant additives (PAC) were the most abundant. The highest concentrations of plastics were found in soils exposed to plastic mulch management (128.7\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0320\u00a0MPs.g-1 soil and 224.84\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0488\u00a0MPs.g-1 soil, respectively) and the particles measured from 50 to 150\u00a0\u03bcm. Nine types of microplastics were found in water, with the highest concentrations observed in systems exposed to compost. Farms applying compost had higher LDPE and PAC concentrations in ditch sediments as compared to control and mulch systems; a significant correlation between soil polypropylene (PP) microplastics with ditch sediment microplastics (r2 0.7 p\u00a0<\u00a00.05) was found. LDPE, PAC, PE (Polyethylene), and PP were the most abundant microplastics in airborne dust. Soil invertebrates were scarce in the systems using plastic mulch. 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Residual concentrations of glyphosate and its main transformation product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) are often observed in soils. The factors controlling their biodegradation are currently not well understood. We analyzed sorption\uffe2\uff80\uff90limited biodegradation of glyphosate and AMPA in soil with a set of microcosm experiments. A mechanistic model that accounts for equilibrium and kinetic sorption facilitated interpretation of the experimental results. Both compounds showed a biphasic dissipation with an initial fast (up to Days 7\uffe2\uff80\uff9310) and subsequent slower transformation rate, pointing to sorption\uffe2\uff80\uff90limited degradation. Glyphosate transformation was well described by considering only equilibrium sorption. Model simulations suggested that only 0.02\uffe2\uff80\uff930.13% of total glyphosate was present in the soil solution and thus bioavailable. Glyphosate transformation was rapid in solution (time required for 50 % dissipation of the total initially added chemical [DT50]\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa03.9\uffc2\uffa0min), and, despite strong equilibrium sorption, total glyphosate in soil dissipated quickly (DT50\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa02.4\uffc2\uffa0d). Aminomethylphosphonic acid dissipation kinetics could only be described when considering both equilibrium and kinetic sorption. In comparison to glyphosate, the model simulations showed that a higher proportion of total AMPA was dissolved and directly bioavailable (0.27\uffe2\uff80\uff933.32%), but biodegradation of dissolved AMPA was slower (DT50\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa01.9\uffc2\uffa0h). The model\uffe2\uff80\uff90based data interpretation suggests that kinetic sorption strongly reduces AMPA bioavailability, leading to increased AMPA persistence in soil (DT50\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa012\uffc2\uffa0d). Thus, strong sorption combined with rapid degradation points to low risks of glyphosate leaching by vertical transport through soil in the absence of preferential flow. Ecotoxicological effects on soil microorganisms might be reduced. In contrast, AMPA persists, rendering these risks more likely.Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is a promising climate change mitigation option. In this context, the formation of the relatively long\uffe2\uff80\uff90lived mineral\uffe2\uff80\uff90associated organic carbon (MAOC) is key. To date, soils are considered to be limited in their ability to accumulate MAOC, mainly by the amount of clay and silt particles present. Using the comprehensive German Agricultural Soil Inventory, we selected 189 samples with a wide range of SOC (5\uffe2\uff80\uff93118\uffe2\uff80\uff89g\uffe2\uff80\uff89kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921) and clay contents (30\uffe2\uff80\uff93770\uffe2\uff80\uff89g\uffe2\uff80\uff89kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921) to test whether there is a detectable upper limit of MAOC content. We found that the proportion of MAOC was surprisingly stable for soils under cropland and grassland use across the whole range of bulk SOC contents. Soil texture influenced the slope of the relationship between bulk SOC and MAOC, but no upper limit was observed in any texture class. Also, C content in the fine fraction (g\uffe2\uff80\uff89C\uffe2\uff80\uff89kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 fraction) was negatively correlated to fine fraction content (g\uffe2\uff80\uff89kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 bulk soil). Both findings challenge the notion that MAOC accumulation is limited by soil fine fraction content per se.

A large fraction of plant litter comprises recalcitrant aromatic compounds (lignin and other phenolics). Quantifying the fate of aromatic compounds is difficult, because oxidative degradation of aromatic carbon (C) is a costly but necessary endeavor for microorganisms, and we do not know when gains from the decomposition of aromatic C outweigh energetic costs.

To evaluate these tradeoffs, we developed a litter decomposition model in which the aromatic C decomposition rate is optimized dynamically to maximize microbial growth for the given costs of maintaining ligninolytic activity. We tested model performance against >\uffe2\uff80\uff89200 litter decomposition datasets collected from published literature and assessed the effects of climate and litter chemistry on litter decomposition.

The model predicted a time\uffe2\uff80\uff90varying ligninolytic oxidation rate, which was used to calculate the lag time before the decomposition of aromatic C is initiated. Warmer conditions increased decomposition rates, shortened the lag time of aromatic C oxidation, and improved microbial C\uffe2\uff80\uff90use efficiency by decreasing the costs of oxidation. Moreover, a higher initial content of aromatic C promoted an earlier start of aromatic C decomposition under any climate.

With this contribution, we highlight the application of eco\uffe2\uff80\uff90evolutionary approaches based on optimized microbial life strategies as an alternative parametrization scheme for litter decomposition models.