{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.012", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-12-29", "title": "Effects Of Ditch-Buried Straw Return On Soil Organic Carbon And Rice Yields In A Rice-Wheat Rotation System", "description": "Abstract   A novel straw return method (ditch-buried straw return, DB-SR) with a four-year field experiment was implemented to investigate the carbon sequestration effect under various burial depths and with different amounts in a rice\u2013wheat rotation system. The DB-SR significantly increased the soil total organic carbon (TOC) and labile organic carbon (LOC) contents. In the two soil layers 10\u00a0cm above and below the straw layer, the TOC and LOC levels increased. The DB-SR treatment using the total amount of straw showed higher TOC, LOC and carbon pool management index (CPMI) values than when half and twice the amount of straw were used. The rice yield was significantly higher when the total amount was used with the DB-SR to depth of 20\u00a0cm than at other soil depth treatments. However, the DB-SR with twice the amount showed a negative, but not significant, effect on rice yields. These results suggest that DB-SR might be a better straw return method to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and improve soil quality, particularly when returning the total amount of straw to a soil depth of 20\u00a0cm.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Jie Wu, Junsong Wu, Xinmin Bian, Weiping Chen, Liqun Zhu, Jian Liu, Haishui Yang, Xiaohua Wang,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.012"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.012", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.012", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.012"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.04.016", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-05-16", "title": "Variability In The Composition Of Charred Litter Generated By Wildfire In Different Ecosystems", "description": "In most forest ecosystems the burnt material remaining on the soil after wildfire mainly comprises non-woody char derived from the litter layer. Despite the importance of the role of this material in the carbon balance, soil conservation and ecological processes, few studies have examined the properties of this type of charred biomass, which may vary widely in different forest ecosystems and also within burnt areas. In this study, we considered three forest stands (Pinus nigra, Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus) and two shrubland systems (Erica arborea and Ulex europaeus), in which some of the properties of the litter differed (amount of fuel, composition and flammability). Changes in the composition of the litter and in chemical and thermal stability indices were studied after wildfires and were related to two visually different levels of soil burn severity (SBS). The methods used included elemental analysis, solid-state 13C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopy, FTIR and DSC-TG.In all five types of litter, the degree of aromatization increased gradually with increasing SBS, although it was lower than usually found for woody char. The thermal analysis also revealed that the heat released by combustion up to 375. \u00b0C decreased with increasing SBS, whereas T50 (the temperature at which 50% of the energy stored in organic matter is released) presents the opposite behaviour. However, the different types of litter were very variable in terms of the amount (E. arborea>. E. globulus>. P. nigra>. P. pinaster\u2265. U. europaeus) and degree of aromatization of the charred material (E. globulus>. E. arborea= U. europaeus>. P. pinaster>. P. nigra). The differences in composition of the charred litter may be partly due to differences in the heating conditions (determined by the fire regime, initial amount and flammability of the litter). The differences may also be due to differences in chemical degradation of lignin of each plant species during burning. The relationships between thermal properties, elemental composition and chemical-shift regions in the NMR indicate that thermal analysis may be a useful tool for characterizing organic matter properties.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "4. Education", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Soils contain many different C and N fractions that have diverse physical and chemical compositions, and these fractions can be used as early and sensitive indicators of C and N cycling. In this study, we investigated the composition of different C and N fractions and their sensitivities in the upper 200\u00a0cm of soils planted with winter wheat in areas that had received different N fertilization rates since 2004. Our results indicate that N enrichment may affect C and N cycling by changing certain fractions of soil organic matter. Light fraction of carbon (LFOC), light fraction of nitrogen (LFON), heavy fraction of carbon (HFOC), and heavy fraction of nitrogen (HFON) were constant among the different N rates. In contrast, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) decreased in the 180, 270 and 360\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u2212\u00a01 treatments in the 20\u2013200\u00a0cm soil layer, and easily oxidizable organic C (EOC) was the highest in the 90\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u2212\u00a01 treatment and decreased in the high-N treatments in the 0\u201320\u00a0cm soil layer. Both dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and inorganic N (NO3\u2212 and NH4+) increased as N input increase. Nitrate (NO3\u2212) is the fraction most sensitive to N fertilization. The LFOC, LFON and EOC are more sensitive than other fractions in the surface soil layer, but dissolved organic C and N may be better indicators in the subsurface layers. Our results demonstrate how the C and N fractions respond to different N fertilization rates in the top 200\u00a0cm of the soil profile and further our understanding of the physical protection mechanisms of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN), which will aid in the adoption of appropriate management practices for C and N accumulation and stabilization in the field.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.06.018"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.06.018", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.06.018", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.06.018"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2014.07.019", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-08-28", "title": "In Memoriam: Dan Hardy Yaalon 1924\u20132014", "keywords": ["0207 environmental engineering", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2014.07.019"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2014.07.019", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2014.07.019", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2014.07.019"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-02-18", "title": "Effects Of No-Tillage Systems On Soil Physical Properties And Carbon Sequestration Under Long-Term Wheat\u2013Maize Double Cropping System", "description": "A thorough assessment of changes in soil quality associated with soil management practices is vital for the selection and establishment of sustainable agricultural management The winter wheat (Triticurn aestivum L)-maize (Zea mays L) double cropping system was used to study the integrated effects of a 9-year-old tillage coupled with fertilization on soil carbon sequestration and other physical properties in the Yellow River Delta (YRD). Three tillage systems were selected: no-tillage with. straw cover plus recommended urea nitrogen rate (NTS), no-tillage with straw removed and manure applied plus recommended urea nitrogen rate (NTM), and conventional tillage with straw removed plus conventional urea nitrogen application rate (CT). There were three replicates of each treatment organized in a randomized block design. NTS and NTM treatments were found to result in a slightly decrease in the soil bulk density (BD), and significantly increased the proportion of water stable aggregates (WSA) (>2 mm), as well as the water infiltration capacity. The proportion of water stable macroaggregates (>0.25 mm), the mean weight diameter (MWD) and the geometric mean diameter (GMD) of aggregates in the 0-20 cm layer were unchanged by NTS and NTM. The total soil organic carbon (SOC) stock at a depth of 0-60 cm was not significantly different among the treatments. Both aggregate-associated SOC concentration and stocks (0-5 cm) were significantly greater for NTS and NTM compared with CT, while CT led to a greater OC accumulation in the 20-60 cm soil layer compared with NTS and in the 10-20 cm compared with NTM. The mesoaggregate fraction (2-0.25 mm) and its associated OC pool accounted for the highest percentages in the whole soil profile under the CT treatment The NT system was found to have a positive effect on the investigated soil physical properties and increase soil carbon content in the soil surface layer. The CT system in conjunction with the wheat-maize double cropping system, however, improved soil aggregation in the soil profile (0-60 cm) and also maintained a higher fraction of SOC in the subsoil compared with the NT systems. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.025", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-04-10", "title": "Short-Term Effects Of Cover Cropping On The Quality Of A Typic Argiaquolls In Central Ohio", "description": "Abstract   Quality of agricultural soils is influenced by different management practices. The purpose of conducting on-farm field research is to come up with fact-based answers to farming's challenging questions and this type of research targets \u201creal world\u201d data that are typically more variable than smaller fields used for small-plot/small-scale research. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the immediate (one year) impacts of pea (Pisum sativum) and turnip (Brassica rapa rapa) as cover crops on properties of a Kokomo silty clay loam soil (Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiaquolls) in Central Ohio under on-farm conditions. A range of soil parameters were tested for soil sampled from four depths (0\u201310, 10\u201320, 20\u201340 and 40\u201360\u00a0cm) after the first season of cover cropping and before seeding of soybean (Glycine max) in 2013. Data indicate that only few soil parameters were significantly affected by the cover crop treatment. For 0\u201310\u00a0cm depth, cover crops significantly decreased pH from 6.7 to 5.7 and increased soil organic C (SOC) concentrations from 2.3 to 2.5% (g\u00a0100\u00a0g\u2212\u00a01). Although cover crops did not have any significant effects on other soil properties, however, there were trends of lower field dry bulk density (BD) and water stable aggregates (WSA) in 0\u201310\u00a0cm depth under the cover cropping system (BD: 1.3\u00a0Mg\u00a0m\u2212\u00a03, WSA: 72%) than those of control (BD: 1.5\u00a0Mg\u00a0m\u2212\u00a03, WSA: 80% in 0\u201310\u00a0cm), and similar observations were found for deeper soil layers. The lack of significant effects on other soil properties may be due to high field variability and short duration under cover cropping. Similarly, soybean grain yield was not significantly impacted by the treatment but yield was slightly higher under cover crop (4.6\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u2212\u00a01) than under control (4.3\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u2212\u00a01). These data suggest that some improvements in soil characteristics are likely even over a short period under an appropriate cover crop, however, longer-term data are needed to see whether or not these trends are transient.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "A. Mukherjee, Rattan Lal,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.025"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.025", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.025", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.025"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.04.019", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-05-16", "title": "Vegetation And Soil Property Response Of Short-Time Fencing In Temperate Desert Of The Hexi Corridor, Northwestern China", "description": "Abstract   Overgrazing has caused serious soil degradation, vegetation destruction, and wind erosion in temperate desert areas of northwestern China. To address this, the Livestock Enclosure Scheme was implemented in 2004 to allow for self-recovery of the overgrazed desert. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of livestock enclosure on the restoration process by examining changes in the ecological environment of a temperate desert recovering from overgrazing. Vegetation parameters and soil properties under grazing site, 5-year fenced site, and 9-year fenced site were examined in the degraded desert in the Hexi Corridor of China. The results showed that vegetation coverage, height, plant density, richness, diversity, and litter biomass all improved after 5\u00a0years of fencing, demonstrating that short-time fencing had a positive effect on vegetation restoration in the temperate desert. Furthermore, 9\u00a0years of fencing significantly increased soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN), and total P (TP) in the 0\u201320\u00a0cm soil profile, while available N (AN) and available P (AP) showed the reverse trend. The values of soil C and N storage after 9\u00a0years of fencing were almost 5.55\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha \u2212\u00a01  and 0.69\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha \u2212\u00a01 , respectively. Enhanced vegetation caused reductions in soil water near the soil surface (0\u201330\u00a0cm) where vegetation uptake mainly occurred. These findings could offer insight into the development of effective strategies for protecting and enhancing the resilience of a livestock-disturbed temperate desert.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.04.019"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.04.019", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.04.019", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.04.019"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.07.025", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-08-14", "title": "Effects Of Soil Managements On Surface Runoff And Soil Water Content In Jujube Orchard Under Simulated Rainfalls", "description": "Abstract   Inappropriate soil management on the Chinese Loess plateau has induced significant soil erosion, and improvements were obtained with cover crops, whereas few studies were reported about orchard soil management. This study investigated effects of five soil management (SM) practices on surface runoff and soil water content, which were (i) full ground mulching with jujube branches (BM), (ii) strip tillage only (ST), (iii) jujube branch mulch\u00a0+\u00a0strip tillage (BMT), (iv) jujube branch mulch\u00a0+\u00a0strip white clover (Trifolium repens L.) cover (BMWC), and (v) no cover (NC) as a control. Six microplots (with a length of 200\u00a0cm, width of 80\u00a0cm and depth of 80\u00a0cm) were subjected to artificial rain during the growing seasons from 2011 to 2013. The variables about runoff and sediment evolution as well as soil water content were studied. Results showed that: (i) the time to runoff initiation was significantly shorter under NC than in other treatments, and the runoff plateau, total runoff volume and sediment yield were highest under NC. Compared with NC, there was over 60% reduction in runoff and 80% reduction in sediment load under other treatments, (ii) runoff and sediment discharge increased linearly under NC before reaching the peak value, while it increased step-wise in the other treatments, (iii) soil water content (\u03b8) and soil water storage increase (SWI) were significantly greater under BM than others; The 2-year (growing season of 2011 and 2012) mean \u03b8 and SWI were the lowest under NC, (iv) overall, BM increased soil water content, and decreased runoff and sediment yield, and thus could potentially solve water shortage and soil erosion problems in rainfed jujube orchards on Chinese Loess Plateau.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.07.025"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.07.025", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.07.025", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.07.025"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-10-22", "title": "Multi-Scale Variability Of Soil Carbon And Nitrogen In The Middle Reaches Of The Heihe River Basin, Northwestern China", "description": "Abstract   Insight into the variability of soil carbon and nitrogen at multiple scales is essential for accurately recognizing their distribution and stocks in arid inland river basins where landscape patterns are complex. For this objective, soil sampling and vegetation survey were conducted in 2012 to estimate the regional distribution and analyze the differences of soil organic carbon (SOC), total carbon (TC, the summation of organic and inorganic carbon) and total nitrogen (TN) among landscapes (cropland, desert, woodland and grassland) and sub-regions in the middle reaches of the Heihe River basin, northwestern China. The effects of soil properties, vegetation conditions and management practices on soil C and TN were determined. The results showed that the average regional densities of SOC, TC and TN were 68.2, 216.9 and 6.90\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha \u2212\u00a01  in the 0\u201380\u00a0cm soil profile, respectively, and approximately 16% and 31% were stored in the 0\u201310 and 0\u201320\u00a0cm layers, respectively. Cropland stored the highest SOC and TN, whereas grassland stored the highest TC and woodland had the lowest SOC and TC. Variability in soil texture, frequency and amount of irrigation, fertilizer type and fertilization rate contributed to the differences in SOC and TN densities among croplands in the three sub-regions. Cropland and woodland far from the river bank (approximately 16\u201318\u00a0km away) accumulated more SOC, TC and TN than those near the river bank (approximately 4\u00a0km away). Soil texture was the predominant factor influencing SOC and TN in the surface soil of woodland. Aboveground biomass of shrubs and herbs, especially fresh weight, was regarded as a dominant factor affecting TC in desert soil and SOC, TC and TN in grassland soil. The results of this study are essential for accurately recognizing the status and variability of soil C and TN in complex landscape patterns in arid regions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Bojie Fu, Guangyao Gao, Danfeng Li, Yihe L\u00fc,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.013"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.013", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.013", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.013"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.019", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-10-27", "title": "Soil Quality Assessment Based On Carbon Stratification Index In Different Olive Grove Management Practices In Mediterranean Areas", "description": "In Mediterranean areas, conventional tillage increases soil organic matter losses, reduces soil quality, and contributes to climate change due to increased CO2 emissions. CO2 sequestration rates in soil may be enhanced by appropriate agricultural soil management and increasing soil organic matter content. This study analyzes the stratification ratio (SR) index of soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen (N) and C:N ratio under different management practices in an olive grove (OG) in Mediterranean areas (Andalusia, southern Spain). Management practices considered in this study are conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT). In the first case, CT treatments included addition of alperujo (A) and olive leaves (L). A control plot with no addition of olive mill waste was considered (CP). In the second case, NT treatments included addition of chipped pruned branches (NT1) and chipped pruned branches and weeds (NT2). The SRs of SOC increased with depth for all treatments. The SR of SOC was always higher in NT compared to CT treatments, with the highest SR of SOC observed under NT2. The SR of N increased with depth in all cases, ranging between 0.89 (L-SR1) and 39.11 (L-SR3 and L-SR4).The SR of C:N ratio was characterized by low values, ranging from 0.08 (L-SR3) to 1.58 (NT1-SR2) and generally showing higher values in SR1 and SR2 compared to those obtained in SR3 and SR4. This study has evaluated several limitations to the SR index such as the fact that it is descriptive but does not analyze the behavior of the variable over time. In addition, basing the assessment of soil quality on a single variable could lead to an oversimplification of the assessment. Some of these limitations were experienced in the assessment of L, where SR1 of SOC was the lowest of the studied soils. In this case, the higher content in the second depth interval compared to the first was caused by the intrinsic characteristics of this soil's formation process rather than by degradation. Despite the limitations obtained SRs demonstrate that NT with the addition of organic material improves soil quality.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.019"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.019", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.019", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.019"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-02-27", "title": "Land Use Affects Soil Biochemical Properties In Mt. Kilimanjaro Region", "description": "\u00a9 2016 Elsevier B.V.Microbial parameters have been used to monitor changes in soil quality. Soils from four land use systems common in East Africa and present in the Mt. Kilimanjaro region: (1) montane forest, (2) savannah (3) maize fields and (4) Chagga homegardens were used in laboratory incubations to assess the effects of landuse changes on soil quality. Soil organic matter mineralization and the following microbial parameters: microbial biomass C, mineralization quotient, metabolic quotient and activities of four enzymes: \u03b2-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase, phosphatase and chitinase were determined. Microbial biomass C content, \u03b2-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase and chitinase activities were higher in natural systems compared to agricultural soils. High phosphatase activity observed in all land use types reflected strong phosphorus limitation in andic soils of the Mt. Kilimanjaro region. Chitinase activity in montane forest soils was 3 times higher than in Chagga homegardens. Mineralization quotient and cellobiohydrolase activity best exhibited the effect of land-use changes on soil quality in the Mt. Kilimanjaro region. Cellobiohydrolase activity was up to 3 times higher under natural ecosystems compared to agroecosystems. A high percentage of microbial biomass C content in total organic C and low metabolic quotient were observed in Chagga homegarden soils. Soil enzymes (especially cellobiohydrolase) best distinguished between natural and agricultural ecosystems, and are therefore useful for monitoring changes in soil quality. In conclusion, the measured microbial parameters clearly show that the microbial organisms in traditional Chagga homegardens system have high substrate use efficiency. This demonstrates that traditional agroforestry systems promotes soil fertility and are more suitable for agricultural production in the tropics compared to monocropping systems like maize plantations.", "keywords": ["Mineralization quotient", "2. Zero hunger", "Metabolic quotient", "Microbial biomass content", "13. Climate action", "Enzyme activity", "Agroforestry", "Chagga homegardens", "15. Life on land", "630"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.013"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.013", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.013", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.013"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.05.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-05-17", "title": "Effects Of Tree Species On Topsoil Properties And Nitrogen Cycling In Natural Forest And Tree Plantations Of Northern Iran", "description": "Abstract   After 15\u00a0years, the effects of  Alnus subcordata  (AS),   Populus deltoides   (PD),   Taxodium distichum   (TD) plantations and a mixed natural forest dominated by  Quercus castaneifolia ,   Carpinus betulus   and   Parrotia persica   (QC-CB-PP) on litter quality and soil fertility were assessed in northern Iran. Sixteen samples per stand were taken from the forest floor and top 10\u00a0cm of soil. Litter quality differed among the tree species, showing the highest N concentration (1.85%) and lowest C (39.43%) in the AS stand. Sand, clay and water content did not differ for the tree species, but soil bulk density were highest in AS (1.59\u00a0g\u00a0cm \u2212\u00a03 )\u00a0\u2248\u00a0PD (1.56\u00a0g\u00a0cm \u2212\u00a03 ) and silt content peaked in QC-CB-PP (47%). Soil pH (7.16), EC (0.29\u00a0dS\u00a0m \u2212\u00a01 ), total N (0.34%), available P (24.6\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 ), available K (337.4\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 ), available Ca (256.3\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 ), available Mg (57.4\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 ), earthworm density (3.5 individuals m \u2212\u00a02 ), earthworm biomass (42\u00a0mg\u00a0m \u2212\u00a02 ) and microbial respiration (0.48\u00a0mg CO 2 -C g soil \u2212\u00a01 \u00a0day \u2212\u00a01 ) were significantly higher in the AS stand. In contrast, higher contents of soil organic C (2.58%) and C/N ratio (28.70) were found in the TD stand. The fine root biomass varied among the study sites in the ranked order of QC-CB-PP (94.2\u00a0g\u00a0m \u2212\u00a02 )\u00a0>\u00a0PD (65.1\u00a0g\u00a0m \u2212\u00a02 )\u00a0\u2248\u00a0AS (64.6\u00a0g\u00a0m \u2212\u00a02 )\u00a0>\u00a0TD (36.9\u00a0g\u00a0m \u2212\u00a02 ). Negative nitrification rates were observed in all forest types. Net soil ammonification and N mineralization rates were significantly higher in the AS (0.46 and 0.31\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 \u00a0d \u2212\u00a01 , respectively) than in the PD (0.22 and 0.08\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 \u00a0d \u2212\u00a01 , respectively), QC-CB-PP (\u2212\u00a00.07 and \u2212\u00a00.24\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 \u00a0d \u2212\u00a01 , respectively), and the TD (\u2212\u00a00.07 and \u2212\u00a00.26\u00a0mg\u00a0kg \u2212\u00a01 \u00a0d \u2212\u00a01 , respectively) sites. Our study reveals the differential impacts of tree species on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the topsoil. In particular, planting N 2 -fixing  Alnus subcordata  can help increase soil fertility in northern Iran.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "3. Good health"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Fatemeh Rostayee, Seyed Mohsen Hosseini, Yahya Kooch,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.05.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.05.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.05.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.05.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.10.007", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-10-13", "title": "Response Of Soil Physical, Chemical And Microbial Biomass Properties To Land Use Changes In Fixed Desertified Land", "description": "Abstract   Fixed dunes are indicators of successful recovery of desertified land after several years of vegetation restoration. Land use profoundly influences soil properties; however, the effects of changes in land use, after the dunes are fixed, on soil physical, chemical and microbial biomass properties are still unclear. This study investigates the soil physical and chemical properties and soil microbial biomass in a desertified land located in the Xiaojihan desertification control station in northern Shaanxi province, where land use changed from shrub land to arboreal land, arable land and nursery garden. No significant changes in soil properties were found when shrubland was changed to arboreal land. However, changing the fixed desertified land from shrub land to arable land and nursery garden decreased soil porosity, but significantly increased soil bulk density (BD), soil organic matter (SOM), cation exchange capacity (CEC), total nitrogen (TN) and available nutrients (N, P, K). Soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC), nitrogen (MBN) and phosphorus (MBP), as well as microbial quotient (MBC/SOC, MBN/TN, MBP/TP), decreased significantly. No significant changes were detected in soil texture, total phosphorus (TP) and total potassium (TK). Results of this study indicated that agricultural land use can improve the fertility of fixed desertified land; however, soil microbial biomass could decrease. Therefore, conversion of fixed dunes to agricultural usage is full of risks.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.10.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.10.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.10.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2017.10.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.009", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-07-26", "title": "Impacts Of Afforestation On Plant Diversity, Soil Properties, And Soil Organic Carbon Storage In A Semi-Arid Grassland Of Northwestern China", "description": "Abstract   Grassland afforestation, occurring in many parts of the world, can modify the nature and transformations of soil organic carbon and associated soil properties, which in turn can affect plant diversity and ecosystem function. Afforestation area has grown rapidly over the last few decades in the semi-arid grasslands of the Qilian Mountains in northwestern China in an effort to restore mountain vegetation. However, ecological consequences of this land use change are poorly known. We investigated the effects of grassland afforestation on plant diversity, soil properties, and soil organic carbon and nitrogen storage at the soil depth of 0\u201370\u00a0cm. Our results showed that afforestation decreased percent cover and aboveground biomass, and increased plant diversity of herbaceous community. Afforestation also decreased soil bulk density and pH, and increased soil water content. Generally, afforestation favored an increase in soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, and organic carbon storage, and resulted in a significant increase in total phosphorus in the surface soil (0\u20135\u00a0cm), although a slight decrease ( P  >  0.05 ) was observed in the subsoil. In addition, afforestation significantly increased soil C:N ratio in the upper soil. Results of this study demonstrate the potential for afforestation to increase soil organic carbon and nitrogen storage in semi-arid grasslands of Qilian Mountains. This has important implications for C sequestration in this area.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Junjun Yang, Zhibin He, Longfei Chen, Jun Du, Jing Li, Xi Zhu,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.009"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.009", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.009", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.009"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.018", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-10-26", "title": "Grazing Exclusion Significantly Improves Grassland Ecosystem C And N Pools In A Desert Steppe Of Northwest China", "description": "Abstract   Grazing exclusion is often implemented as an effective management practice to increase the sustainability of grassland ecosystems. However, it remains unclear if grazing exclusion can improve ecosystem services related to carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sequestration in grassland ecosystems. We investigated the effects of 11\u00a0years of grazing exclusion on plant biomass and diversity, soil properties (pH, soil water content (SWC), bulk density (BD), soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and C/N ratio), and the C and N stocks of plants and soils in a desert grassland of Northwest China. Grazing exclusion improved plant aboveground biomass and diversity, as well as SWC, SOC, and TN contents, but lowered the belowground biomass, root/shoot ratio, pH, and BD. Moreover, grazing exclusion strongly influenced the C and N stocks of the ecosystem, and the annual mean ecosystem C and N sequestration rates were 0.47 and 0.09\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha \u2212\u00a01 \u00a0yr \u2212\u00a01 , respectively, over 11\u00a0years of grazing exclusion. Soil C stocks were most dynamic in the top 30\u00a0cm of the soil, and N stocks mainly changed in the top 20\u00a0cm after grazing exclusion. Our results indicated that grazing exclusion is an effective measurement on improving the ecosystem C and N pools in desert steppe of Northwest China.", "keywords": ["SOIL ORGANIC C", "0106 biological sciences", "Carbon Sequestration", "550", "MICROBIAL-COMMUNITY", "SPATIAL VARIABILITY", "PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES", "Soil Science", "01 natural sciences", "Soil Prosperities", "CENTRAL ARGENTINA", "CARBON STORAGE", "PLANT-COMMUNITIES", "Vegetation Characteristics", "580", "2. Zero hunger", "Science & Technology", "Multidisciplinary", "PRODUCTIVITY", "Nitrogen Sequestration", "Geology", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "INNER-MONGOLIA", "Grazing", "13. Climate action", "Physical Sciences", "Water Resources", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Fencing", "LOESS PLATEAU CHINA", "Life Sciences & Biomedicine", "Geosciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.018"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.018", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.018", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.018"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.11.008", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-11-22", "title": "The Impact Of Manure, Straw And Biochar Amendments On Aggregation And Erosion In A Hillslope Ultisol", "description": "Soil erosion is a serious problem in subtropical China where hillslope red soils (Ultisols in US soil taxonomy) are intensively cultivated. Manure and amendments have been reported to improve crop growth and soil structural stability in long-term experiments so the objective of this study was to determine the effect of different organic amendments on soil aggregate stability, agronomic performance, runoff, and erosion. Four treatments consisted of inorganic NPK fertilizer (NPK), NPK fertilizer plus rice straw mulch (NPK + Str), NPK fertilizer plus rice straw-derived biochar (NPK + BC), and NPK fertilizer plus swine manure (NPK + OM) located on land with a 9\u201314% slope planted with peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). During the peanut season, soil erosion ranged from around 2600 ton km\u2212 2 with just inorganic NPK fertilizer down to 627 ton km\u2212 2 with fertilizer plus swine manure, while addition of swine manure also increased the above-ground biomass and SOC (P   0.05) except the SOC, because biochar was susceptible to erosion (2115 ton km\u2212 2). The least erosion was observed in the straw mulch treatment (225 ton km\u2212 2), while it improved the above-ground biomass (P < 0.05) but not the C stock. The results indicated that the application of organic manure was a more appropriate practice for hillslope Ultisols management than using biochar.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "soil erosion", "[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes", "[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "630", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "[SDE.MCG] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes", "[SDU.STU] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "biochar", "soil structure", "organic amendment", "aggregate stability"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Peng, Xinhua, Zhu, Q. H., Xie, Zubin, Darboux, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, Holden, Nick M.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.11.008"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.11.008", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2015.11.008", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2015.11.008"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-03-16", "title": "No Synergistic Effects Of Water And Nitrogen Addition On Soil Microbial Communities And Soil Respiration In A Temperate Desert", "description": "Abstract   Soil microbial communities play an important role in regulating land\u2013atmosphere CO2 exchange in terrestrial ecosystems. However, their responses to climate change are unclear. We explored the effects of water and nitrogen addition and their interaction on soil microbes and the resulting impacts on soil carbon emissions in the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. A manipulative 30% increase in precipitation and 5\u00a0gN\u00a0m\u2212\u00a02\u00a0year\u22121 deposition alone and in combination was applied across three years from 2011 to 2013. Water addition significantly increased microbial biomass and respiration, metabolic quotient, and the utilization of carbohydrates, carboxylic acids and amino acids. Water addition did not change the microbial community composition. Nitrogen addition only significantly increased soil bacterial PLFAs, while exerting no significant impacts on soil fungal PLFAs, microbial respiration and soil respiration. Moreover, nitrogen addition had no significant impacts on microbial community composition. Water and nitrogen addition in combination did not generate synergistic effects on microbial communities and soil respiration. Across treatments in three years, soil respiration and microbial respiration were positively correlated with microbial total PLFAs, microbial carbon utilization profiles, while being independent of microbial community structure. This study suggests water addition can increase soil carbon emission through increasing microbial utilization of labile carbon, and water plus nitrogen addition had no synergistic effects on soil microbial communities and soil respiration, demonstrating nitrogen is not a limiting factor for soil microbial communities in the scenario of increasing precipitation in this desert ecosystem.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.034", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-07-01", "title": "Are Rubber-Based Agroforestry Systems Effective In Controlling Rain Splash Erosion?", "description": "Abstract   In order to evaluate the influence of different types of rubber-based agroforestry systems on soil erosion processes, rainfall and throughfall erosivity (splash erosion potential) were measured in an open field environment and under different vegetation types using sand-filled Tubingen splash cups. Our results indicate that the splash erosion potential under rubber monoculture was, on average, 3.12 times greater than those in the open environment. Splash erosion potential under agroforestry systems was higher than that of an open environment (ranging from 1.22 to 2.18 times greater), except for the rubber and tea system (0.87 times the open environment). However, in all but one system (the rubber and orange system), there was a significant reduction in splash erosion beneath multiple canopies compared to monoculture, especially for the rubber and tea system (0.27 times the monoculture) where it had high sub-canopy closure and low sub-canopy height. The erosion potential under the forest is closely related to the forest structure, especially height and canopy cover. These results indicate that low canopy height with high sub-canopy coverage is the major control on the amount of splash erosion, regardless of how the splash potential is increased by the canopy above. These results highlight the importance of selecting low near-surface intercrops for constructing rubber-based agroforestry systems. This also accentuates the importance of an intact litter layer in rubber plantations to protect the soil against splash erosion. Disturbance of these forests by latex tapping activities, herbicide application and removal of the litter layer during fertilization, for example, will also lead to higher actual splash erosion rates inside the forests in comparison with the open environment.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0207 environmental engineering", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Junen Wu, Junen Wu, Chunfeng Chen, Chunfeng Chen, Chunjing Zhu, Chunjing Zhu, Wenjie Liu,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.034"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.034", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.034", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.034"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.037", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-07-26", "title": "Effect Of Biochar Amendment On Morphology, Productivity And Water Relations Of Sunflower Plants Under Non-Irrigation Conditions", "description": "Open Accessp\u00e1ginas.-- 6 figuras.-- 2 tablas.-- 56 referencias.-- Supplementary data to this article can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.037.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Biochar", "Water availability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Organic amendment", "Soil properties", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Mediterranean climate", "15. Life on land", "Physiological parameters", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.037"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.037", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.037", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.037"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-12-29", "title": "Manure Fertilization Increases Soil Respiration And Creates A Negative Carbon Budget In A Mediterranean Maize (Zea Mays L.)-Based Cropping System", "description": "Abstract   Agronomic research is important to identify suitable options for improving soil carbon (C) sequestration and reducing soil CO2 emissions. Therefore, the objectives of this study were i) to analyse the on-farm effects of different nitrogen fertilization sources on soil respiration, ii) to explore the effect of fertilization on soil respiration sensitivity to soil temperature (T) and iii) to assess the effect of the different fertilization regimes on the soil C balance. We hypothesized that i) the soil CO2 emission dynamics in Mediterranean irrigated cropping systems were mainly affected by fertilization management and T and ii) fertilization affected the soil C budget via different C inputs and CO2 efflux. Four fertilization systems (farmyard manure, cattle slurry, cattle slurry\u00a0+\u00a0mineral, and mineral) were compared in a double-crop rotation based on silage maize (Zea mays L.) and a mixture of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and oats (Avena sativa L.). The research was performed in the dairy district of Arborea, in the coastal zone of Sardinia (Italy), from May 2011 to May 2012. The soil was a Psammentic Palexeralfs with a sandy texture (940\u00a0g\u00a0sand\u00a0kg\u2212\u00a01). The soil total respiration (SR), heterotrophic respiration (Rh), T and soil water content (SWC) were simultaneously measured in situ. The soil C balance was computed considering the Rh C losses and the soil C inputs from fertilizer and crop residues. The results showed that the maximum soil CO2 emission rates soon after the application of organic fertilizer reached values up to 12\u00a0\u03bcmol\u00a0m\u2212\u00a02\u00a0s\u2212\u00a01. On average, the manure fertilizer showed significantly higher CO2 emissions, which resulted in a negative annual C balance (\u2212\u00a02.9\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u2212\u00a01). T also affected the soil respiration temporal dynamics during the summer, consistently with results obtained in other temperate climatic regions that are characterized by wet summers and contrary to results from rainfed Mediterranean systems where the summer SR and Rh are constrained by the low SWC. The sensitivity of soil respiration to temperature significantly increased with C input from fertilizer. In conclusion, this research supported the hypotheses tested. Furthermore, the results indicated that i) soil CO2 efflux was significantly affected by fertilization management and T, and ii) fertilization with manure increased the soil respiration and resulted in a significantly negative soil C budget. This latter finding could be primarily explained by a reduction in productivity and, consequently, in crop residue with organic fertilization alone as compared to mineral, by the favourable SWC and T for mineralization, and by the sandy soil texture, which hindered the formation of macroaggregates and hence soil C stabilization, making fertilizer organic inputs highly susceptible to mineralization.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "Biomass C turnover GHG emission Microbial activity Soil moisture", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.013"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.013", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.013", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.013"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.020", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-07-01", "title": "Grazing Management Affects Plant Diversity And Soil Properties In A Temperate Steppe In Northern China", "description": "Abstract   In recent decades, temperate steppe have become seriously degraded, and rest grazing or moderate grazing approaches have been widely adopted since 1998 to restore degraded grasslands in northern China. The importance of choosing an appropriate grazing management regime for optimizing carbon sequestration in light of climate change or promoting other multiple ecological benefits of grassland ecosystems to humankind have long been recognized. In particular, the various uncertainties in plant and soil properties affected by grazing management require clarification. In this study, we selected fifteen blocks within three kinds of grazing management practices, including free grazing, warm-season grazing, and rest grazing, to test the responses of plant and soil properties to grazing management. The results showed that the species richness, the Shannon-Wiener index, and the proportion of forb functional group were higher for the warm-season grazing sites than for the free grazing sites. Soil bulk density, pH, the Pielou evenness index and the proportion of legume functional groups showed no difference among the three kinds of grazing managements. However, aboveground biomass, root biomass, canopy cover, and height of the vegetation community were larger in the rest grazing sites than in the free grazing sites. Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents decreased as management intensity increased, with the lowest and highest values occurring in the free grazing and rest grazing sites, respectively. Furthermore, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents were correlated positively with root biomass. Rest grazing was a suitable management strategy for carbon and nitrogen sequestrations, while moderate grazing was a suitable management strategy for diversity conservation in the temperate steppe, in northern China.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.020"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.020", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.020", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.020"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.09.013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-11-09", "title": "The Effect Of Litter Layer On Controlling Surface Runoff And Erosion In Rubber Plantations On Tropical Mountain Slopes, Sw China", "description": "Abstract   In order to investigate the influence of the litter layer and undergrowth intercrops on surface runoff and soil erosion, experimental field plots were monitored over one rainy season in a rubber monoculture and a rubber/tea agroforestry system. Results indicated that the cumulative runoff from plots with bare soil was 1.7 and 2.3 times higher than plots with a litter layer, and with a litter layer plus undergrowth, respectively. Overall, soil erosion from plots with bare soil, plots with a litter layer, and plots with a litter layer plus undergrowth was 4.73, 1.92 and 0.91\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u2212\u00a01, respectively. This suggests that rubber/tea agroforestry was more effective in runoff and erosion control than rubber monoculture. In contrast to runoff, soil erosion was found to be highly correlated with rainfall intensity, but weakly correlated with rainfall volumes. In the early rainy season when litterfall was considerably abundant (litter coverage >\u00a070%), runoff and soil erosion in both the litter plots and litter plus undergrowth plots were significantly lower compared to the bare soil plots, or plots with only undergrowth. In the late rainy season when litter coverage", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0207 environmental engineering", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Junen Wu, Junen Wu, Wenping Duan, Hongjian Lu, Hongjian Lu, Qinpu Luo, Qinpu Luo, Wenjie Liu,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.09.013"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.09.013", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.09.013", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.09.013"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.022", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-01-06", "title": "Impact Of Land Use Change On Profile Distributions Of Organic Carbon Fractions In Peat And Mineral Soils In Northeast China", "description": "Abstract   The impact of land use on the content of labile soil organic carbon (SOC) has been studied well. However, limited information is known about its effect on the recalcitrant SOC pool, which is a key proxy for long-term carbon sequestration. We investigated the impact of land use change on the distribution of labile and recalcitrant SOC fractions in soil profiles (0\u201330\u00a0cm) in the Jinchuan peatland, Northeast China, where native peatland (with peat soil) and forest (with mineral soil) are converted to paddy and cropland, respectively. Peat and mineral soil profile samples were collected from 10 sites in native and cultivated land. Total organic carbon (TOC) and KMnO 4 -oxidizable carbon (KOC) defined as the labile SOC fraction were measured in both peat and mineral soils. Fibre and lignin were also determined in peat samples. The mineral-associated organic carbon (MOC) and black carbon were examined as two recalcitrant SOC fractions. In peat soil profiles, the TOC and KOC contents increased with the increasing depth across all land uses. The conversion of peatland to paddy field can affect TOC content at each peat soil depth. The KOC content was lower in cultivated soils, indicating that cultivation decreased KOC. The KOC decrease was smaller than the TOC decrease, indicating that some recalcitrant SOC fractions were decomposed because of land use change. Unlike peat soil profiles, the TOC and KOC contents decreased with depth in mineral soil profiles across all land uses. The TOC and KOC contents in surface soil decreased remarkably after cultivation to cropland but were not affected in deep soil. Interestingly, recalcitrant SOC fractions, such as MOC, increased in mineral soil profile after cultivation but showed no change in peat soil profile. This study suggests that conversion of peatland to paddy can release the recalcitrant SOC fraction. In addition, conversion of cultivated forest to cropland decreased the TOC content but prolonged the long-term storage of some recalcitrant SOC fractions, such as MOC.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.022"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.022", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.022", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2016.12.022"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.08.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-08-11", "title": "Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes In Tropical Mangrove Forests And In Land Uses On Deforested Mangrove Lands", "description": "Mangrove forests are important carbon sinks in the tropics, yet tropical mangrove deforestation and land use conversion still persists. Reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural and anthropogenic sources in wetlands are important in regional and national emissions inventories. However, very few studies have been conducted to measure on the GHG fluxes in coastal wetlands, particularly in mangrove forest and non-forest land uses in deforested mangroves. We investigated the soil fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O in mangrove forest and non-forest land uses on deforested mangrove areas (i.e. abandoned aquaculture ponds, coconut plantations, abandoned salt ponds, and cleared mangroves) in the coasts of Honda Bay, Philippines. Results showed that the emissions of CO2 and CH4 were higher by 2.6 and 6.6 times in mangrove forests (110 and 0.6 kg CO2e ha \u2212 1 day \u2212 1, respectively) while N2O emissions were lower by 34 times compared to the average of non-forest land uses (1.3 kg CO2e ha \u2212 1 day \u2212 1). CH4 and N2O emissions accounted for 0.59% and 0.04% of the total emissions in mangrove forest as compared to 0.23% and 3.07% for non-forest land uses, respectively. Site-scale soil GHG flux distribution could be mapped with 75% to 83% accuracy using Ordinary Kriging. Unlike mangroves that can offset all GHG emissions through CO2 uptake from photosynthesis, the non-forest land uses cannot offset their emissions on-site as they are usually devoid of vegetation. Our results could be utilised in higher tier national GHG inventories, to refine regional and global estimates of GHG emissions in mangrove wetlands, and improve policy on coastal wetlands conservation.", "keywords": ["coastal wetlands", "580", "soil greenhouse gas fluxes", "570", "Philippines", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "13. Climate action", "non-forest land uses in deforested mangrove lands", "11. Sustainability", "geostatistics", "14. Life underwater", "mangrove forest", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.08.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.08.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2017.08.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2017.08.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.036", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-07-05", "title": "A synthetic analysis of livestock manure substitution effects on organic carbon changes in China's arable topsoil", "description": "Abstract   Application of livestock manure has been recognized as an important strategy for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. However, the magnitude of manure application impacts on SOC changes as compared with conventional mineral fertilizers still needs to be better assessed. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to address the effects of various fertilization practices on SOC changes in China's arable topsoil. The analysis was based on 148 peer reviewed articles reporting 69 sites and 729 observations with an average experimental duration of 18\u202fyears across China. We compared the response of SOC content to application of manure alone (M) or manure plus mineral fertilizers (NPKM) with the SOC response to NPK or no fertilizers (Control). We systematically analyzed how SOC responses were influenced by different environmental and management factors (land use, climate and soil properties, etc.). First, the retention coefficient of manure was used to present the percentage of C input from manure \u201cconverted\u201d to SOC. Compared to Control, on average, manure had C-retention coefficients of 31%\u202f\u00b1\u202f12% (95% Confidence Interval, CI) and 18%\u202f\u00b1\u202f2% for the experimental duration of \u226410\u202fyears and >10\u202fyears, respectively. When compared to NPK, manure had C-retention coefficients of 29%\u202f\u00b1\u202f13% and 9%\u202f\u00b1\u202f3% for the experimental duration of \u226410\u202fyears and >10\u202fyears, respectively. In addition, compared to Control and NPK, application of manure increased SOC content by 0.23\u20130.26 and 0.18\u20130.19\u202fg\u202fkg\u22121\u202fyr\u22121, respectively. The results also indicated that the mean differences of SOC change between the treatments with or without manure application were mainly controlled by soil properties (28\u201343%) and anthropogenic farming practices (21\u201327%). Our results highlight the significance of improving or maintaining SOC stocks by manure applications, and provide insights for making manure application recommendations or guidelines to improve SOC stocks of China's cropland based on soil properties, climatic conditions and management practices.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.036"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.036", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.036", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.036"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2020.104511", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-02-18", "title": "The influence of tree and soil management on soil organic carbon stock and pools in dehesa systems", "description": "Open AccessThis work was supported by P12-AGR-0931 (Andalusian Government), RTA2014-00063-C04-03 (Spanish Government), SHui (European Commission Grant Agreement number: 773903) and EU\u2014FEDER funds, whose support is gratefully acknowledged.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Fractions agroforestry", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "630", "Grazing", "Shift from cultivation to grazing", "Crop rotation", "Tree plantation", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Organic carbon fractions", "Agroforestry", "Organic carbon", "Holm oak"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Lizardo Reyna-Bowen, Lizardo Reyna-Bowen, Jes\u00fas Fern\u00e1ndez-Habas, Pilar Fern\u00e1ndez-Rebollo, Jos\u00e9 A. G\u00f3mez,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104511"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2020.104511", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2020.104511", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104511"}, {"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": "10.1016/j.catena.2021.105818", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-13", "title": "An optimized method for extracting slope length in RUSLE from raster digital elevation", "description": "Abstract   The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) have been widely used for predicting average soil loss. Slope length is an important topographical parameter of the L factor in USLE/RUSLE. Among the widely studied GIS procedures for extracting slope length, the distributed watershed erosion slope length (DWESL) based on the unit contributing area estimation method, which considers two-dimensional runoff process and cutoff factors, is a relatively complete model for calculating slope length. Slope length in the DWESL model is primarily calculated using conventional flow direction algorithms such as D8, Dinf, MS and MFD-md. However, DWESL outputs require further improvement due to the errors in the usual estimates of the uphill contributing area and the effective contour length of discrete elements. Combined with a theoretical differential equation of specific catchment area on hillsides, the calculation of the DWESL model was optimized without estimating the uphill contributing area or the effective contour length for each cell. The proposed integration method based on the topographical features slope line, contour curvature and cutoff factors (ITF method) was used to extract slope length from the raster digital elevation. Slope length extracted using the ITF method had the smallest error in verification of mathematical surfaces (average RRMSE \u00a0=\u00a00.0573), and its spatial distribution was more consistent with the structure of the terrain surface for all test data, relative to the conventional flow direction algorithms in the original DWESL model. The proposed ITF method could provide a reference for predicting soil erosion using the USLE/RUSLE model.", "keywords": ["Slope Length", "Soil erosion", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "RUSLE", "Terrain analysis", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "GIS"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105818"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2021.105818", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2021.105818", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105818"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2022.106655", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-02-17", "title": "Unravelling the Role of Soil Microflora from Micro and Macro Aggregates in Plant Growth During Primary and Secondary Successions", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106655"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/SSRN%20Electronic%20Journal", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2022.106655", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2022.106655", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106655"}, {"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": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.047", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-01-25", "title": "Methane Emission Characteristics And Its Relations With Plant And Soil Parameters Under Irrigated Rice Ecosystem Of Northeast India", "description": "Methane flux from rice varieties grown under two identical soils of Assam were monitored. In the first experiment, variety Jaya and GRT was grown in sandy loam soil of Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam and the second experiment was conducted with variety Jyotiprasad and Bishnuprasad in sandy to sandy loam soils of Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zones of Assam. Methane flux recorded from variety Jyotiprasad and GRT was higher compared to variety Bishnuprasad and Jaya. The seasonal integrated flux recorded was 10.76 gm(-2), 9.98 gm(-2), 9.74 gm(-2) and 11.31 gm(-2) for variety GRT, Jaya, Bishnuprasad and Jyotiprasad, respectively. All the varieties exhibited two methane peaks one at maximum tillering stage and other at panicle initiation stage of the crop. Crop growth parameters such as leaf number, number of tillers and leaf area index (LAI) showed strong positive relationship with total methane flux. In both the experiments it was calculated that CH4 emission was substantially influenced by crop phenology and growth. This study emphasise the relationship of different growth parameters with methane emission.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "Air Pollutants", "Time Factors", "India", "Oryza", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Soil", "Water Supply", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Seasons", "Methane", "Ecosystem"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Boby Gogoi, Kushal Kumar Baruah, Prabhat K. 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Three steppes, i.e. the ungrazed Leymus chinensis (LC), the moderately grazed Leymus chinensis (LC) and the ungrazed Stipa grandis (SG), were investigated, at a measurement frequency of once per week in the growing seasons and once per month in the non-growing seasons of the LC steppes. In addition, four diurnal-cycles of the growing seasons of the LC steppes, each in an individual stage of grass growth, were measured. The investigated steppes play a role of source for the atmospheric N2O and sink for the atmospheric CH4, with a N2O emission flux of 0.06-0.21 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) and a CH4 uptake flux of 1.8-2.3 kg C ha(-1) yr(-1). Soil moisture primarily and positively regulates the spatial and seasonal variability of N2O emission. The usual difference in soil moisture among various semi-arid steppes does not lead to significantly different CH4 uptake intensities. Soil moisture, however, negatively regulates the seasonal variability in CH4 uptake. Soil temperature of the most top layer might be the primary driving factor for CH4 uptake when soil moisture is relatively low. The annual net emission of N2O and CH4 from the ungrazed LC steppe, the moderately grazed LC steppe and the ungrazed SG steppe is at a CO2 equivalent rate of 7.7, 0.8 and -7.5 kg CO2-C ha(-1) yr(-1), respectively, which is at an ignorable level. This implies that the role of the semi-arid grasslands in the atmospheric greenhouse effect in terms of net emission of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O) may exclusively depend upon the net exchange of net ecosystem CO2 exchange.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "China", "Time Factors", "Atmosphere", "Nitrous Oxide", "Temperature", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "01 natural sciences", "Soil", "13. 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Experiments were conducted during the wet seasons of 1997, 1998 and 1999 on rice grown under submerged condition, at the Agriculture Experimental Farm, Calcutta University at Baruipur, West Bengal, India. The treatments consisted of control, no input; MSWC, at 60 kgNha(-1); well decomposed cow manure (DCM), at 60 kgNha(-1); MSWC (30 kgNha(-1)) +Urea (30 kgNha(-1)); DCM (30 kgNha(-1)) +U (30 kgNha(-1)) and Fertilizer, (at 60:30:30 NPK kgha(-1) through urea, single superphosphate and muriate of potash respectively). Soil microbial biomass-C (MBC), MBC as percentage of organic-C (ratio index value, RIV), urease and acid phosphatase activities were higher in DCM than MSWC-treated soils, due to higher amount of biogenic organic materials like water soluble organic carbon, carbohydrate and mineralizable nitrogen in the former. The studied parameters were higher when urea was integrated with DCM or MSWC, compared to their single applications. Soil MBC, urease and acid phosphatase activities periodically declined up to 60 day after transplanting (DAT) and then increased after crop harvest. The heavy metals in MSWC did not detrimentally influence MBC, urease and acid phosphatase activities of soil. In the event of long term MSWC application, changes in soil quality parameters should be monitored regularly, since heavy metals once entering into soil persist over a long period.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Oryza", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Enzymes", "Refuse Disposal", "12. Responsible consumption", "Manure", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Cattle", "Biomass", "Fertilizers", "Soil Microbiology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, Kalyan Chakrabarti, Pradip Bhattacharyya,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.097"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.097", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.097", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.097"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.038", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-05-09", "title": "Decomposition Of Heavy Metal Contaminated Nettles (Urtica Dioica L.) In Soils Subjected To Heavy Metal Pollution By River Sediments", "description": "Two incubation experiments were conducted to evaluate differences in the microbial use of non-contaminated and heavy metal contaminated nettle (Urtica dioica L.) shoot residues in three soils subjected to heavy metal pollution (Zn, Pb, Cu, and Cd) by river sediments. The microbial use of shoot residues was monitored by changes in microbial biomass C, biomass N, biomass P, ergosterol, N mineralisation, CO(2) production and O(2) consumption rates. Microbial biomass C, N, and P were estimated by fumigation extraction. In the non-amended soils, the mean microbial biomass C to soil organic C ratio decreased from 2.3% in the low metal soil to 1.1% in the high metal soils. In the 42-d incubation experiment, the addition of 2% nettle residues resulted in markedly increased contents of microbial biomass P (+240%), biomass C (+270%), biomass N (+310%), and ergosterol (+360%). The relative increase in the four microbial properties was similar for the three soils and did not show any clear heavy metal effect. The contents of microbial biomass C, N and P and ergosterol contents declined approximately by 30% during the incubation as in the non-amended soils. The ratios microbial biomass C to N, microbial biomass C to P, and ergosterol to microbial biomass C remained constant at 5.2, 26, and 0.5%, respectively. In the 6-d incubation experiment, the respiratory quotient CO(2)/O(2) increased from 0.74 in the low metal soil to 1.58 in the high metal soil in the non-amended soils. In the treatments amended with 4% nettle residues, the respiratory quotient was constant at 1.13, without any effects of the three soils or the two nettle treatments. Contaminated nettle residues led generally to significantly lower N mineralisation, CO(2) production and O(2) consumption rates than non-contaminated nettle residues. However, the absolute differences were small.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Geologic Sediments", "Minerals", "Time Factors", "Nitrogen", "Urtica dioica", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Oxygen", "Rivers", "13. Climate action", "Ergosterol", "Metals", " Heavy", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Biomass", "Soil Microbiology", "Environmental Monitoring", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Rainer Georg Joergensen, Khalid Saifullah Khan,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.038"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.038", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.038", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.038"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.056", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-10-01", "title": "Integration Of Toxicological And Chemical Tools To Assess The Bioavailability Of Metals And Energetic Compounds In Contaminated Soils", "description": "Bioavailability is critical for understanding effects that might result from exposure of biota to contaminated soils. Soils from military range and training areas (RTAs) are contaminated principally by energetic materials (EM) and metals. Their chemical characteristics are relatively well known and toxicity assessment of soils from RTAs are in some cases available. However, bioavailability on these sites needs to be comprehensively characterized. A holistic approach to bioavailability, incorporating both chemical and earthworm toxicological indicators, was applied to soils from an anti-tank firing range at a Canadian Forces Base. Results showed that HMX and the metals Zn, Pb, Bi and Cd, though not consistently the prevailing toxicants, were the most accessible to earthworms. Some metals (notably Cu, Zn, Cr and Bi) were also accumulated in earthworm tissue but those were not necessarily expected given their bioaccessibility (i.e., the chemical availability of contaminants in the environment for the organisms) at the beginning of the exposure. The tested soils impaired earthworm reproduction and reduced adult growth. Measurement of selected sublethal parameters indicated that lysosomal integrity (determined as the neutral red retention time--NRRT) was decreased, while elevated superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity suggested that earthworms experienced oxidative stress. The correspondence between the NRRT and metal contamination pattern suggested that metals may be the main cause of lysosomal disruption in EM-contaminated soils. The approach to bioavailability appraisal adopted in this case appears to be a promising practice for site-specific assessment of contaminated land.", "keywords": ["zinc/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/toxicity", "assessment", "metals", "Biological Availability", "lead/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/toxicity", "01 natural sciences", "biological availability", "soil pollutants/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/toxicity", "Animals", "Soil Pollutants", "bismuth/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/toxicity", "Oligochaeta", "oligochaeta/rug effects/growth & development/metabolism", "soils", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "metals/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/ toxicity", "explosives", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "bioaccessibility", "6. Clean water", "Zinc", "Lead", "Metals", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "cadmium/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/toxicity", "bioavailability", "Bismuth", "Cadmium"], "contacts": [{"organization": "\u00c9meline Valton, Bertin Trottier, Aurelie Auroy, Aurelie Auroy, Yann Berthelot, Pierre Yves Robidoux, Pierre Yves Robidoux,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.056"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.056", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.056", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.056"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.032", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-02-08", "title": "A Microcosm Approach To Assessing The Effects Of Earthworm Inoculation And Oat Cover Cropping On Co2 Fluxes And Biological Properties In An Amended Semiarid Soil", "description": "We designed a microcosm experiment to assess the influence of inoculation with Eisenia foetida earthworms and the establishment of an Avena sativa cover crop on biological (enzyme activities and labile carbon fractions) soil quality indicators in a soil treated with a composted organic residue, and to determine the contribution of these treatments to carbon dioxide emissions from the soil to the atmosphere of the microcosm. The microcosms were incubated for 53 days under 28 degrees C/18 degrees C day/night temperatures. The addition of earthworms and the planting of A. sativa increased dehydrogenase activity of compost amended soil by about 44% after 23 days of incubation. The metabolic potential, calculated as the ratio dehydrogenase activity/water soluble C, was higher in the compost amended soil planted with A. sativa. The highest total amount of CO2-C evolved occurred in the soil treated with composted residue and earthworms (about 40% of the total amount of CO2 evolved came from earthworm activity). The planting of A. sativa increased the decomposition rate constant of organic matter in the amended soil but decreased the potentially mineralizable C pool. In conclusion, the establishment of an A. sativa cover crop and the addition of E. foetida to a degraded agricultural soil treated with composted residue were effective treatments for improving the biological and biochemical quality and the metabolic potential of the soil.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Water soluble carbon", "Time Factors", "Avena", "Atmosphere", "Temperature", "Soil respiration", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Soil", "Eisenia foetida", "Dehydrogenase activity", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Oligochaeta", "Organic Chemicals", "Oxidoreductases", "Mineralization potential", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.032"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.032", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.032", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.032"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.006", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-10-26", "title": "Tillage Management To Mitigate Herbicide Loss In Runoff Under Simulated Rainfall Conditions", "description": "Conservation tillage mitigates soil loss in cropland because plant residues help protect the soil, but effects on pesticide movement in surface runoff are not as straightforward. Effects of soil disturbance on surface runoff loss of chlorimuron and alachlor were evaluated utilizing runoff trays. Soil in the trays was either disturbed (tilled) and kept bare or was not tilled, and existing decomposed plant residue was left on the surface. Rainfall (25mm, 20min) was simulated 1d after alachlor (2.8kg ha(-1)) or chlorimuron (54g ha(-1)) application, and runoff was collected. Runoff fractions were analyzed for herbicide and sediment. Total alachlor loss from bare plots was greater than that in no-tillage plots (4.5% vs. 2.3%, respectively). More than one-third of total alachlor lost from bare plots occurred in the first l of runoff, while no-tillage plots had less runoff volume with a more even distribution of alachlor concentration in the runoff during the rainfall simulation and subsequent runoff period. In contrast, more chlorimuron was lost from no-tillage plots than bare plots (12% vs. 1.5%) even though total runoff volume was lower in the no-tillage plots (10.6mm vs. 13.6mm). This was attributed to dense coverage with partially decomposed plant residue in no-tillage plots (1652kg ha(-1)) that intercepted chlorimuron. It was likely that chlorimuron, a polar compound, was more easily washed off surface plant residues and transported in runoff.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Herbicides", "Rain", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Models", " Theoretical", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "Acetamides", "Water Movements", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Environmental Monitoring", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.006"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.006", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.006", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.006"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.042", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-02-16", "title": "Effects Of Earthworms On Metal Uptake Of Heavy Metals From Polluted Mine Soils By Different Crop Plants", "description": "A pot experiment was conducted in order to assess the effect of the earthworm Eisenia fetida on the uptake of Pb, Zn, Cd and Cu from soils polluted by mining activities using maize (Zea mays) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). Results from single and sequential extractions showed that the soil chemical partitioning of heavy metals was significantly changed by E. fetida, leading to a higher concentration of metals in the non-residual fractions of the soil. Earthworm activities significantly increased shoot biomass (65% for maize and 73% for barley) and root metal concentration for all the metals under study in both maize and barley. The total accumulation rate values for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were significantly higher in the presence of E. fetida for both crop plants. Those latter effects led to an increase in Zn extraction yields of up to 3.7-fold and 2.3-fold for barley and maize, respectively.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Hordeum", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Chemical Fractionation", "Plant Roots", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "Mining", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "13. 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However, the impacts of pyrolysis biochar on the soil system need to be assessed before initiating large scale biochar applications to agricultural fields. We compared CO(2) respiration, nitrous oxide (N(2)O) production, methane (CH(4)) oxidation and herbicide retention and transformation through laboratory incubations at field capacity in a Minnesota soil (Waukegan silt loam) with and without added biochar. CO(2) originating from the biochar needs to be subtracted from the soil-biochar combination in order to elucidate the impact of biochar on soil respiration. After this correction, biochar amendments reduced CO(2) production for all amendment levels tested (2, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 60% w/w; corresponding to 24-720 tha(-1) field application rates). In addition, biochar additions suppressed N(2)O production at all levels. However, these reductions were only significant at biochar amendment levels >20% w/w. Biochar additions also significantly suppressed ambient CH(4) oxidation at all levels compared to unamended soil. The addition of biochar (5% w/w) to soil increased the sorption of atrazine and acetochlor compared to non-amended soils, resulting in decreased dissipation rates of these herbicides. The recalcitrance of the biochar suggests that it could be a viable carbon sequestration strategy, and might provide substantial net greenhouse gas benefits if the reductions in N(2)O production are lasting.", "keywords": ["Greenhouse Effect", "2. Zero hunger", "Toluidines", "Herbicides", "Minnesota", "Nitrous Oxide", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Soil", "13. 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The biochars prepared from the pyrolysis of Eucalyptus spp. wood chips at 450 and 850 degrees C (BC850) were thoroughly mixed into the soil to achieve 0%, 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% by soil weight. A spring onion crop was grown for 5 wk in the biochar-amended soils spiked with 50 mgkg(-1) of each pesticide. The loss of both pesticides due to degradation and or sequestration in soils decreased significantly with increasing amounts of biochars in soil. Over 35 d, 86-88% of the pesticides were lost from the control soil, whereas it was only 51% of carbofuran and 44% of chlorpyrifos from the soil amended with 1.0% BC850. Despite greater persistence of the pesticide residues in biochar-amended soils, the plant uptake of pesticides decreased markedly with increasing biochar content of the soil. With 1% of BC850 soil amendment, the total plant residues for chlorpyrifos and carbofuran decreased to 10% and 25% of that in the control treatment, respectively. The BC850 was particularly effective in reducing phytoavailability of both pesticides from soil, due to its high affinity for and ability to sequester pesticide residues.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Insecticides", "Pesticide Residues", "Biological Availability", "Water", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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The soil was amended in the laboratory with DTPOMW at the rates of 5% and 10% (w/w), and in the field with 27 and 54 Mg ha(-1) of DTPOMW for 7 years. Cumulative and residual effects were evaluated in the last year and 2 years after the last DTPOMW field application (2005 and 2007, respectively). The results showed that the adsorption of diuron to the soil significantly increased in the presence of DTPOMW in the laboratory and field-amended soils, and that humic acid content was mainly responsible for this increase. The DTPOMW soil application only significantly increased the half-life of diuron in the laboratory-amended soils, ranging from 8.6d for the original soil to 51 d at the greater application rate. The DTPOMW amendments significantly reduced the downward mobility of diuron, and reduced the amount of herbicide leached in the laboratory and field-amended soils, and no residues of diuron were detected in the leacheate of the residual-amended columns. In the field study, DTPOMW addition increased the persistence of diuron in the upper 10 and 5 cm of the soils in the cumulative and residual years, respectively, decreasing the herbicide's vertical movement through the amended soils with increasing DTPOMW rate. This study has shown that in olive grove soils DTPOMW amendment may be an effective management practice for controlling ground water contamination by diuron.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Lixiviaci\u00f3n", "3103", "Herbicides", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Waste Disposal", " Fluid", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "Diuron", "Residuos de almazara bif\u00e1sicos desaceitados", "Plant Oils", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Adsorption", "De-oiled two-phase olive mill waste", "Olive Oil", "Humic Substances", "Water Pollutants", " Chemical", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.070"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.070", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.070", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.070"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.08.026", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-09-13", "title": "Optimization Of Pig Slurry Application To Heavy Metal Polluted Soils Monitoring Nitrification Processes", "description": "Nitrification is often negatively affected by heavy metal pollution in soils, this limiting land revegetation. Thus, the potential use of pig slurry as a nitrogen-rich organic amendment in different heavy metal contaminated soils has been evaluated; this also being a way of recycling this waste. In order to identify the factors affecting nitrification processes in heavy metal polluted soils (soil pH, heavy metal solubility and the N source), incubation experiments were run using two polluted soils with different pH values (5.0 and 7.1) and a non-contaminated soil (pH 8.2). Ammonium was added as pig slurry or as ammonium sulphate for comparison (both added at 150 mg NH(4)(+)-N kg(-1) of soil). Pig slurry provoked higher nitrification rates and N-immobilisation than ammonium sulphate, especially in the neutral-polluted soil, reflecting an improvement of the microbial activity in the soil. The microbial immobilisation of N led to an inverse relationship between the amount of N added and nitrate conversion in the neutral-polluted soil and in the non-contaminated soil amended with different pig slurry dosages (75, 150 and 225mg NH(4)(+)-N kg(-1) of soil). Low rates of nitrification and N-immobilisation were found in the acidic soil. Pig slurry addition to metal polluted soils enhanced soil nitrification, especially when metals were in low-solubility forms.", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "PIG SLURRY RECYCLING", "SOIL RECLAMATION", "Nitrogen", "Swine", "METAL SOLUBILITY", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Hydrogen-Ion Concentration", "15. Life on land", "NITRIFICATION", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Manure", "Quaternary Ammonium Compounds", "MICROBIAL IMMOBILISATION", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "13. 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Among organic manures, press mud and poultry manures proved 4-5 times more effective in reducing Se accumulation by different crops than farmyard manure. Efficiency of organic manures increased with increase in application rates. Application of both press mud and poultry manures reduced Se accumulation by 44-97% in wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rapeseed (Brassica napus) shoots in the greenhouse; 85-92% in wheat straw, 45-74% in wheat grains, 45-74% in rapeseed straw and 76-92% in rapeseed grains under field conditions. Both the manures remained highly effective in reducing Se accumulation by the crops following wheat and rapeseed and the extent of reduction varied from 50% to 87% in maize (Zea mays) and cowpeas (Vigna sinensis) in the greenhouse and 40-89% in maize and rice (Oryza sativa) crops under field situation. Rate of Se volatilization by wheat and rapeseed crops increased by 1.8-4.0 times; the greatest increase was observed with press mud followed by poultry manure, arhar (Cajanus cajan) leaves and farmyard manure. After 134d of incubation of 500g soil amended with 2% of plant tissues, the maximum amount of Se was volatilized with cowpea leaves (385ng) followed by wheat grains, leaves of maize, sugarcane (Saccharum officcinarum), arhar, poplar (Populus deltoides) and the control (91ng). The results of this study convincingly prove the usefulness of applying press mud and poultry manure in enhancing volatilization and retarding the transfer of Se from soil to plant in seleniferous soils.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Manure", "Plant Leaves", "Selenium", "Seeds", "Animals", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Volatilization", "Plant Shoots", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.11.015"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.11.015", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.11.015", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.11.015"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.047", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-07-06", "title": "Trace Element Availability In A Sewage Sludge-Amended Cotton Grown Mediterranean Soil", "description": "Long-term field investigations on the use of biosolids are scarce in the Mediterranean region, especially on non-food high-profit crops. Thus we studied the effects of repeated sludge application for 4 yr on trace element (both essential and non-essential) availability to cotton, by applying sludge at four increasing rates up to 50 Mg ha(-1). Although sludge had low metal concentrations, sludge-added trace element availability (assessed with soil-to-plant transfer coefficient) was higher in the first year compared to those in the subsequent years of experiment, but it decreased with time to the value of the unamended control. This shows that trace element mobility can be reduced within a time-scale of a few years, provided soils have a relatively sufficient retention capacity (high CEC, clay, and non-acidic pH) and applied sludge has low heavy metal content. We also found that sludge-borne organic matter greatly affected metal availability, since metal transfer coefficients decreased with elevated organic matter content.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Gossypium", "Manganese", "Greece", "Sewage", "Climate", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Trace Elements", "12. 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However, its use is associated with emissions of ammonia (NH(3)), nitrous oxide (N(2)O) and nitric oxide (NO), which have both economic and environmental impact. Urease activity inhibitors have been proposed as a means to reduce NH(3) emissions, although limited information exists about their effect on N(2)O and NO emissions. In this context, a field experiment was carried out with a barley crop (Hordeum vulgare L.) under Mediterranean conditions to test the effectiveness of the urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) on reducing these gaseous N losses from surface applied urea. Crop yield, soil mineral N concentrations, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), denitrification potential, NH(3), N(2)O and NO fluxes were measured during the growing season. The inclusion of the inhibitor reduced NH(3) emissions in the 30 d following urea application by 58% and net N(2)O and NO emissions in the 95 d following urea application by 86% and 88%, respectively. NBPT addition also increased grain yield by 5% and N uptake by 6%, although neither increase was statistically significant. Under the experimental conditions presented here, these results demonstrate the potential of the urease inhibitor NBPT in abating NH(3), N(2)O and NO emissions from arable soils fertilized with urea, slowing urea hydrolysis and releasing lower concentrations of NH(4)(+) to the upper soil layer.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Nitrous Oxide", "Hordeum", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Nitric Oxide", "Urease", "6. 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However, the effect of such approach on soil greenhouse gas fluxes is highly uncertain and few data from field experiments are available. In a field trial, cultivated with wheat, biochar was added to the soil (3 or 6 kg m(-2)) in two growing seasons (2008/2009 and 2009/2010) so to monitor the effect of treatments on microbial parameters 3 months and 14 months after char addition. N(2)O, CH(4) and CO(2) fluxes were measured in the field during the first year after char addition. Biochar incorporation into the soil increased soil pH (from 5.2 to 6.7) and the rates of net N mineralization, soil microbial respiration and denitrification activity in the first 3 months, but after 14 months treated and control plots did not differ significantly. No changes in total microbial biomass and net nitrification rate were observed. In char treated plots, soil N(2)O fluxes were from 26% to 79% lower than N(2)O fluxes in control plots, excluding four sampling dates after the last fertilization with urea, when N(2)O emissions were higher in char treated plots. However, due to the high spatial variability, the observed differences were rarely significant. No significant differences of CH(4) fluxes and field soil respiration were observed among different treatments, with just few exceptions. Overall the char treatments showed a minimal impact on microbial parameters and GHG fluxes over the first 14 months after biochar incorporation.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "Greenhouse Effect", "Nitrous Oxide", "Biochar; CH; 4; CO; 2; Denitrification; N; 2; O; Nitrification;", "630", "12. Responsible consumption", "Fertilizers", "Soil Microbiology", "Triticum", "2. Zero hunger", "CH4", "Bacteria", "N2O", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Nitrification", "6. 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The aim of this work is to evaluate the effects of biochar from sewage sludge pyrolysis on soil properties; heavy metals solubility and bioavailability in a Mediterranean agricultural soil and compared with those of raw sewage sludge. Biochar (B) was prepared by pyrolysis of selected sewage sludge (SL) at 500\u00b0C. The pyrolysis process decreased the plant-available of Cu, Ni, Zn and Pb, the mobile forms of Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd and Pb and also the risk of leaching of Cu, Ni, Zn and Cd. A selected Mediterranean soil was amended with SL and B at two different rates in mass: 4% and 8%. The incubation experiment (200 d) was conducted in order to study carbon mineralization and trace metal solubility and bioavailability of these treatments. Both types of amendments increased soil respiration with respect to the control soil. The increase was lower in the case of B than when SL was directly added. Metals mobility was studied in soil after the incubation and it can be established that the risk of leaching of Cu, Ni and Zn were lower in the soil treated with biochar that in sewage sludge treatment. Biochar amended samples also reduced plant availability of Ni, Zn, Cd and Pb when compared to sewage sludge amended samples.", "keywords": ["Sewage", "Mediterranean Region", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Plants", "Risk Assessment", "Waste Disposal", " Fluid", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Soil", "Metals", "Charcoal", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.092"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.092", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.092", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.092"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.12.024", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-01-04", "title": "Carbon Mineralization In Two Ultisols Amended With Different Sources And Particle Sizes Of Pyrolyzed Biochar", "description": "Biochar produced during pyrolysis has the potential to enhance soil fertility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The influence of biochar properties (e.g., particle size) on both short- and long-term carbon (C) mineralization of biochar remains unclear. There is minimal information on the potential effects of biochar particle sizes on their breakdowns by soil microorganism, so it is unknown if the particle size of biochar influences C mineralization rate and/or stability in soils. In order to evaluate the effect of different sources (BS) and particle sizes (BF) of biochar on C loss and/or stability in soils, an incubation study on C mineralization of different biochar sources and particle sizes was established using two soils (ST): Norfolk soil (fine loamy, kaolinitic, thermic, typic Kandiudults) and Coxville soil (fine loamy kaolinitic, thermic, Paleaquults). In separate incubation vessels, these soils were amended with one of two manure-based biochars (poultry litters, PL; swine solids, SS) or one of two lignocellulosic-based biochars (switchgrass, SG; pine chips, PC) which were processed into two particle sizes (dust, <0.42 mm; pellet, >2 mm). The amount of CO2 evolved varied significantly between soils (p\u22640.0001); particle sizes (p\u22640.0001) and the interactions of biochar source (p\u22640.001) and forms of biochars (p\u22640.0001) with soil types. Averaged across soils and sources of biochar, CO2-C evolved from dust-sized biochar (281 mg kg(-1)) was significantly higher than pellet-sized biochar (226 mg kg(-1)). Coxville soils with SS biochar produced the greatest average CO2-C of 428 mg kg(-1) and Norfolk soils with PC had the lowest CO2-C production (93 mg kg(-1)). Measured rates of carbon mineralization also varied with soils and sources of biochar (Norfolk: PL>SS>SG\u2265PC; Coxville: PC>SG>SS>PL). The average net CO2-C evolved from the Coxville soils (385 mg kg(-1)) was about threefold more than the CO2-C evolved from the Norfolk soils (123 mg kg(-1)). Our results suggest different particle sizes and sources of biochar as well as soil type influence biochar stability.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Minerals", "Hot Temperature", "Swine", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Poultry", "6. Clean water", "Manure", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Charcoal", "11. 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This contrasts with organic amendments such as manure, which can be abundant and inexpensive if locally available, and thus can be applied to fields at greater rates than biochar. In a field study comparing biochar and manure, a fast pyrolysis hardwood biochar (22.4 Mg ha(-1)), dairy manure (42 Mg ha(-1) dry wt), a combination of biochar and manure at the aforementioned rates, or no amendment (control) was applied to an Aridisol (n=3) in fall 2008. Plots were annually cropped to corn (Zea maize L.). Surface soils (0-30 cm) were sampled directly under corn plants in late June 2009 and early August 2012, and assayed for microbial community fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles and six extracellular enzyme activities involved in soil C, N, and P cycling. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal colonization was assayed in corn roots in 2012. Biochar had no effect on microbial biomass, community structure, extracellular enzyme activities, or AM fungi root colonization of corn. In the short-term, manure amendment increased microbial biomass, altered microbial community structure, and significantly reduced the relative concentration of the AM fungal biomass in soil. Manure also reduced the percent root colonization of corn by AM fungi in the longer-term. Thus, biochar and manure had contrasting short-term effects on soil microbial communities, perhaps because of the relatively low application rate of biochar.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Zea mays", "6. Clean water", "Enzymes", "Manure", "Chemistry", "Soil", "Fertility", "Charcoal", "Mycorrhizae", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Biomass", "Extracellular Space", "Soil Microbiology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.044"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.044", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.044", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.044"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.08.042", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-09-16", "title": "Role Of Edta In Arsenic Mobilization And Its Uptake By Maize Grown On An As-Polluted Soil", "description": "EDTA amendments are widely used for micronutrient fertilization in arid soils, besides their effectiveness in the remediation process of heavy metal from contaminated soils. However, the persistence of EDTA in arsenic contaminated soil may have further negative effects on the grown plants. To investigate the influences of EDTA on soil As, a pot experiment was conducted using a sandy clay loam As-polluted soil treated with gradual rates of EDTA (0, 1.0, 2.5 and 5 mmol kg(-1)) and planted with maize for two months. The key findings reveal that EDTA applications increased AB-DTPA extractable and water soluble As significantly. Such increases seemed to be the main reasons behind the increase in As uptake by maize plants as the addition of EDTA at the rates of 1.0, 2.5 and 5.0 mmol kg(-1) increased significantly As uptake by shoots 1.5, 2.4 and 3.0 folds, respectively compared to the untreated soil. On the other hand, As uptake by roots did not increase significantly except with the highest application rates of 2.5 and 5.0 mmol kg(-1). The results also show that arsenic translocation factor (TF) values were too low to attain successful phytoextraction. In conclusion, the bioavailable fraction of As is important to investigate the phytoextraction and phytotoxicity of As.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Arsenic", "Soil", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "13. Climate action", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Edetic Acid", "Environmental Restoration and Remediation", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.08.042"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Chemosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.08.042", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.08.042", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.08.042"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.024", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-07-08", "title": "Combining Phytoextraction And Biochar Addition Improves Soil Biochemical Properties In A Soil Contaminated With Cd", "description": "The main goal of phytoremediation is to improve ecosystem functioning. Soil biochemical properties are considered as effective indicators of soil quality and are sensitive to various environmental stresses, including heavy metal contamination. The biochemical response in a soil contaminated with cadmium was tested after several treatments aimed to reduce heavy metal availability including liming, biochar addition and phytoextraction using Amaranthus tricolor L. Two biochars were added to the soil: eucalyptus pyrolysed at 600 \u00b0C (EB) and poultry litter at 400 \u00b0C (PLB). Two liming treatments were chosen with the aim of bringing soil pH to the same values as in the treatments EB and PLB. The properties studied included soil microbial biomass C, soil respiration and the activities of invertase, \u03b2-glucosidase, \u03b2-glucosaminidase, urease and phosphomonoesterase. Both phytoremediation and biochar addition improved soil biochemical properties, although results were enzyme specific. For biochar addition these changes were partly, but not exclusively, mediated by alterations in soil pH. A careful choice of biochar must be undertaken to optimize the remediation process from the point of view of metal phytoextraction and soil biological activity.", "keywords": ["China", "Eucalyptus", "Amaranthus", "Oxides", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Calcium Compounds", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry", "Mass Spectrometry", "6. Clean water", "3. 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Its production is also increasing in China in terms of both planting area and yield. However, maize productivity in rainfed croplands is constrained by low soil fertility and moisture insufficiency. To increase the maize yield, local farmers use NPK fertilizer. However, the fertilization regime (CF) they practice is unbalanced with too much nitrogen in proportion to both phosphorus and potassium, which has led to low fertilizer use efficiency and excessive greenhouse gases emissions. A two-year field experiment was conducted to assess whether a high yielding but low greenhouse gases emission system could be developed by the combination of balanced fertilization (BF) and biochar amendment in a rainfed farmland located in the Northern region of China. Biochar was applied at rates of 0, 20, and 40 t/ha. Results show that BF and biochar increased maize yield and partial nutrient productivity and decreased nitrous oxide (N2O) emission. Under BF the maize yield was 23.7% greater than under CF. N2O emissions under BF were less than half that under CF due to a reduced N fertilizer application rate. Biochar amendment decreased N2O by more than 31% under CF, while it had no effect on N2O emissions under BF. Thus BF was effective at maintaining a high maize yield and reducing greenhouse gases emissions. If combined with biochar amendment, BF would be a good way of sustaining low carbon agriculture in rainfed areas.", "keywords": ["Greenhouse Effect", "330", "Rain", "Balanced fertilization", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "630", "12. Responsible consumption", "Soil", "11. Sustainability", "Crop yield", "Fertilizers", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Biochar", "Greenhouse gases", "Fertility", "13. 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