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NPP facilitates the assessment and interpretation of yield performance in LTEs under future climatic conditions. Our study estimated the changes in NPP for 271 LTE sites in Germany, comparing a baseline (2000\u20132020) with two scenarios (2081\u20132100) that were based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) (SSP245) and SSP585) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). We used the NASA-CASA biogeochemical model to calculate NPP in baseline and IPCC scenarios using Germany as a test case. LTEs were grouped by land use (crop types) and soil information (soil type, texture), drawing on the geodata infrastructure \u201cBonaRes Repository\u201d. The total annual terrestrial NPP for the baseline was calculated as 202.4 Mt C (sum of forests, grasslands, and arable lands) in Germany, while total NPP was up to 56.0 Mt C for different land use types. For both scenarios, NPP was projected to increase in LTEs located in southern Germany, indicating increased crop productivity, while a decrease was projected for the central Germany. The decrease in NPP of numerous LTEs in central Germany was estimated to extend to the LTEs in the eastern part corresponding to the worst-case scenario SSP585. Explicitly, the use of the multi-model ensemble mean as the climate driver in modelling may overestimate projected NPP by reducing inter-annual variability, highlighting the importance of methodological choices for accurate future projections. Besides, the results indicated that poor soils are projected to experience a further decline in productivity, primarily attributed to escalating water scarcity. Conversely, soils with high quality are likely to witness enhanced productivity, largely driven by the extension of the growing seasons. The outcomes of this study provide a basis for considering the future conditions of German LTEs and facilitate distinguishing between the effects of climate change and the impact of agricultural management on productivity at the regional level. These outputs enable planning and developing research strategies for selecting future LTE sites and redesigning existing or newly planned experiments. Moreover, the integrated modelling framework presented here highlights the potential of LTE data for large-scale modelling studies of ecosystem functions.", "keywords": ["Net Primary Productivity ; Climate change ; Soil quality ; Shared Socioeconomic Pathways ; Agricultural Long-Term Field Experiments"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127121"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.eja.2024.127121", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.eja.2024.127121", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127121"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100882", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-07-30", "title": "Surface water and groundwater interaction at long-term exploited riverbank filtration site based on groundwater flow modelling (Mosina-Krajkowo, Poland)", "description": "Study region: Poland, Warta River catchment. Study focus: The study aimed to explain the reasons for spatial variability in chloride concentrations at the Mosina-Krajkowo riverbank filtration (RBF) site located along the river. This variability is attributed to RBF\u2019s different intensity along the river sections, related, among others, to clogging development. The RBF effectiveness was studied using groundwater flow modelling by: examining the water balance in zones established on hydrogeological setting and chloride concentrations; travel time of the bankfiltrate investigation; RBF parametrisation (i.e. infiltration per unit area and specific infiltration per unit of riverbank). New Hydrological Insights for the Region: The study identifies zones of the most favourable RBF conditions and establishes the variability causes. The overall share bankfiltrate was found at 75.8 %. Its spatial variation ranged widely from 41.1\u201389.3%, confirming the usefulness of the RBF performance sectional analysis in managing this type of site. The highest proportion of surface water (>80 %) occurred along the straight river section, where the riverbed was built by fine and medium sands (preventing penetration of organic suspension into the aquifer). In contrast, the lowest values (<42 %) occurred in the meander zone (with the most favourable RBF conditions at the beginning of site operation), where deep erosion reached coarse-grained sediments in the river bottom, followed by the development of clogging processes and a decrease in the RBF efficiency with time.", "keywords": ["Physical geography", "QE1-996.5", "Riverbed clogging", "Numerical modelling", "0208 environmental biotechnology", "0207 environmental engineering", "Geology", "Modflow", "02 engineering and technology", "Riverbank filtration", "6. 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A total of 660, 522, and 4940 soil samples belonging to GRIZZLY, HYPRES, and EU-HYDI databases, respectively, were used for parametric evaluation. Study focus: The soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity functions are crucial input information for land surface models. Determining these functions by using direct methods is hampered by excessive time and unaffordable costs required for field activities and laboratory analyses. Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are widely-used indirect techniques enabling soil hydraulic properties to be predicted by using easily-retrievable soil information. In a parametric evaluation, the predictive capability of PTFs is examined by comparing measured and estimated soil water retention parameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity. Yet information about the performance of PTFs for specific modeling applications is mandatory to evaluate PTF effectiveness in greater depth. This approach is commonly defined as functional evaluation. New hydrological insights for the region: The best performing four PTFs selected in the parametric evaluations are tested under two functional evaluations. The first encompasses a spatial interpolation with a geostatistical technique, whereas the second employs Hydrus-1D to simulate the water balance components along an experimental transect. Our results reinforce and integrate the insights of previous studies about the use of a PTF, and highlight the ability, or inability, of this technique to adequately reproduce the observed spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties and simulated water fluxes.", "keywords": ["S1 Agriculture (General) / mez\u0151gazdas\u00e1g \u00e1ltal\u00e1ban", "Physical geography", "QE1-996.5", "Water retention function", "Hydrus-1D", "saturated hydraulic conductivity", "0208 environmental biotechnology", "0207 environmental engineering", "Geology", "02 engineering and technology", "15. 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In a pot experiment using spring barley and sugar beet, we investigated the response of C mic , hot water extractable C and N fractions (C hwe , N hwe ), and enzyme activities involved in C, N and P cycling in a loess-derived Chernozem from Bad Lauchstadt (Central Germany). The study site has been receiving the same fertilisation treatments for 100\u00a0years. The soil originated from plots fertilised with 15\u00a0t\u00a0ha \u22121  farmyard manure (FYM) year \u22121 \u00a0+\u00a0mineral fertiliser (NPK), or 15\u00a0t\u00a0ha \u22121  FYM year \u22121 , or NPK or from an unfertilised control. Pots were sampled monthly, and alkaline phosphatase- (AP), \u03b2-glucosidase- and protease-activities were analysed. At the beginning and the end of study, levels of C mic , C hwe  and N hwe  were also measured. All three enzyme activities and C mic  were significantly and positively correlated with C org  and C hwe . Results suggest that the enzyme activities measured originated mostly from microorganisms and that C hwe  is an important C source for soil microorganisms. \u03b2-Glucosidase and AP activities were higher in summer months than at other times. In contrast, protease activity changed only slightly during the growing period.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. 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The study was carried out at the Irrigation District of Piaui\u00b4, Brazil. Five different plots planted with ''acerola'' orchard (Mal- pighia glaba) and established at the following management were evaluated: (1) under 12 months of soil conventional management (CNV); (2) under six months of soil organic man- agement (ORG6); (3) under 12 months of soil organic management (ORG12); (4) under 18 months of soil organic management (ORG18); and (5) under 24 months of soil organic man- agement (ORG24). Soil microbial biomass C (Cmic), basal respiration, organic carbon (Corg), Cmic-to-Corg ratio and metabolic quotient (qCO2) were evaluated in soil samples collected at 0-10 cm depth. The highest Corg and Cmic levels occurred in organic system plots ORG18 and ORG24 compared to the conventional system. Soil respiration and Cmic-to- Corg ratio were significantly enhanced by the organic system plots. The qCO2 was greater in conventional than in organic system. These results indicate that the organic practices", "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.ejsobi.2007.06.001"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.06.001", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.06.001", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.06.001"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.017", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-09-25", "title": "Use Of Stable Isotopes (C-13) For Studying The Mobilisation Of Old Soil Organic Carbon By Endogeic Earthworms (Lumbricidae)", "description": "Abstract   Endogeic earthworms ingest large amounts of organic matter enclosed in mineral soil. Part of the soil organic matter is mobilised during the gut passage, but the overall effect of earthworms on the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) is poorly understood because the origin and age of the mobilised SOC pool are unknown. To determine whether endogeic earthworms mobilise old SOC pools, we studied the effect of  Octolasion tyrtaeum  (Savigny) on  13 C signatures of CO 2  evolved from soil of a maize field incubated in microcosms with and without earthworms for 150\u00a0days. Cultivation on this field had changed from wheat (C 3  plant) to maize (C 4  plant) 23\u00a0years ago.  Earthworms generally decreased in body mass during the experiment but increased CO 2  production. Compared to the initial signature (\u221222.8\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.1\u2030 PDB ), \u03b4 13 C signatures of  O. tyrtaeum  were more depleted in the wheat (\u221223.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.3\u2030 PDB ) and more enriched in the maize soil (\u221221.0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.4\u2030 PDB ) at the end of the experiment. The \u03b4 13 CO 2 -C signatures in the wheat soil were not affected by earthworms, but earthworms decreased \u03b4 13 CO 2 -C values in the maize soil during the second half of the incubation period. This indicates enhanced mineralization of old wheat-derived carbon. The results suggest that lumbricid endogeic earthworms contribute to the mobilisation of old carbon pools in soils.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.017"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.017", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.017", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.017"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.02.003", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-04-13", "title": "Dynamics Of Soil Microbial Biomass C, N And P In Disturbed And Undisturbed Stands Of A Tropical Wet-Evergreen Forest", "description": "To understand the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil microbial biomass and its role in soil organic matter and nutrientflux in disturbed tropical wet-evergreen forests, we determined soil microbial biomass C, N and P at two soil depths (0\u201015 and 15\u201030 cm), along a disturbance gradient inArunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Disturbance resulted in considerable increase in air temperature and light intensity in the forest and decline in the soil nutrients concentration, which affected the growth of microbial populations and soil microbial biomass. There were significant correlations between bacterial and fungal populations and microbial biomass C, N and P. Soil microbial population was higher in the undisturbed (UD) forest stand than the disturbed forest stands during post-monsoon and less during rainy season due to heavy rainfall. Greater demand for nutrients by plants during rainy season limited the availability of nutrients to soil microbes and therefore, low microbial biomass C, N and P. Microbial biomass was negatively correlated with soil temperature and pH in all the forest stands. However, there were significant positive relationships among microbial biomass C, N and P. Percentage contribution of microbial C to soil organic C was higher in UD forest, whereas percentage contribution of microbial biomass N and P to total N and total P was higher in the moderately disturbed site than in the highly disturbed (HD) site. These results reveal that the nutrient retention by soil microbial biomass was greater in the selective logged stand and would help in the regeneration of the forest upon protection. On the other hand, the cultivated site (HD) that had the lowest labile fractions of soil organic matter may recover at a slower phase. Further, minimum and maximum microbial biomass C, N and P during rainy and winter seasons suggest the synchronization between nutrient demand for plant growth and nutrient retention in microbial biomass that would help in ecosystem recovery following disturbance.", "keywords": ["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.ejsobi.2005.02.003"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.02.003", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.02.003", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.02.003"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2004-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.03.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-08-31", "title": "Influence Of The El Nino And La Nina Climate Events And Litter Removal On Inorganic Nitrogen Dynamics In Pine Forest Soils On Central Java, Indonesia", "description": "Abstract   To determine to what extent environmental factors and anthropogenic disturbances dictate N dynamics in tropical forest soils, changes of concentrations of inorganic N in soil were investigated during a period of extreme climatic conditions caused by  El Nino  and  La Nina . This allowed the determination of factors driving the N-dynamics in tropical soils more clearly than during normal seasonal cycles. Three N-limited pine forests in Central Java, Indonesia, were studied monthly for over a year. N-NH 4  +  and N-NO 3  \u2212  were abundant in the organic layers, and decreased with increasing depth. Regular litter removal from the forest floor and branch-cutting at two pine forest sites significantly reduced the N-NH 4  +  concentration in the organic and mineral layers, but had only a\u00a0minor influence on N-NO 3  \u2212  concentration. The N-NH 4  +  and N-NO 3  \u2212  concentrations and pH showed a distinct seasonal variation with extremely large amplitude in all studied soil layers, this corresponded to variation in soil moisture content. Concentrations were low during the extreme dry period of  El Nino  of 1997, and significantly increased during the subsequent long wet period of  La Nina . The largest changes occurred in the organic top layers and changes were more pronounced than during normal seasonal cycles. It is concluded that N-dynamics in litter and fragmentation layers were most influenced by seasonal precipitation and to a lesser degree by litter removal.", "keywords": ["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.ejsobi.2006.03.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.03.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.03.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.03.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.008", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-10-02", "title": "Land Use Change Affects Earthworm Communities In Eastern Maryland, Usa", "description": "Abstract   We assessed earthworm species composition and abundance during secondary succession at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Maryland, USA. Land use history is well known at this site. Adjacent forest stands of different ages and other vegetation patches were sampled in 1998\u201399 and in 2006. Out of the 12 species three ( Eisenoides loennbergi ,  Bimastos palustris ,  Diplocardia caroliniana ) were native, the rest were European peregrine earthworms. Native species were mainly found in mature forests, otherwise the species composition of mature and successional stands was similar. Earthworm density and biomass was significantly higher in the successional forests, than in the mature forests, and this pattern appears to be stable at a decadal time scale. Two smaller stands that have never been clearcut did not harbor any earthworms. The forest floor on these sites had a thick organic layer, moder humus and low pH. Bulk density was highest in the youngest (50\u201370\u00a0years) forests. It appears that as the forests enter to a late successional stage (150\u00a0years), they no longer can support high abundance of litter feeding earthworms.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "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.ejsobi.2007.08.008"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.008", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.008", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.008"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.09.007", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-01-07", "title": "Carbon Mineralization And Properties Of Water-Extractable Organic Carbon In Soils Of The South Loess Plateau In China", "description": "Abstract   Addition of organic manure over thousands of years has resulted in the development of very fertile soils in parts of the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. This region also suffers from serious soil erosion. For that reason, afforestation of arable soils has taken place. The dynamics of soil organic matter in these soils affected by a very specific management and by land use changes is largely unknown. Therefore, we measured C mineralization in a 35-days incubation experiment and analyzed amounts and properties of water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC) in 12 topsoils of this region. The soils differed in land use (arable vs. forest) and in amounts of added organic manure. Afforestation of arable soils resulted in a distinct stabilization of organic C as indicated by the smallest C mineralization (0.48\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0g\u22121\u00a0C\u00a0d\u22121) and the highest C content (2.3%) of the studied soils. In the soils exposed to intensive crop production without regular addition of organic manure we found the largest C mineralization (0.85\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0g\u22121\u00a0C\u00a0d\u22121) and the lowest contents of organic C (0.9%). Addition of organic manure over a time scale of millennia resulted in high organic C contents (1.8%) and small C mineralization (0.55\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0g\u22121\u00a0C\u00a0d\u22121). The content of WEOC reflected differences in C mineralization between the soils quite well and the two variables correlated significantly. Water-extractable organic C decreased during C mineralization from the soil illustrating its mainly labile character. Carbon mineralization from soils was particularly large in soils with small specific UV absorbance of WEOC. We conclude that amounts and properties of WEOC reflected differences in the stability of soil organic C. Both afforestation of arable land and the long-term addition of organic manure may contribute to C accumulation and stabilization in these soils.", "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.ejsobi.2007.09.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.09.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.09.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.09.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-01-02", "title": "Indication Of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution With Earthworms And Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon In The Vicinity Of An Abandoned Copper Mine In Eastern Nanjing, China", "description": "Abstract   Mining activities can cause severe soil pollution in mining area and its surroundings. Nevertheless, very little is known about the local environmental risk after the mining activities are ended in China. Earthworms and soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC), which are often used as bioindicators of soil pollution, were studied in order to support chemical analyses in assessing the status of soil heavy metal pollution around an abandoned copper mine in eastern Nanjing, China. Seven earthworm species belonging to three families (Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, and Lumbricidae) were present. Correlations between earthworm densities or biomass and a range of soil physical and chemical parameters were generally poor; however, several linear regression models based on the soil physicochemical characteristics and metal concentrations in earthworm bodies were established for each metal (Cu, Cd, and Zn) and each earthworm family. Therefore, metal bioaccumulation by soil-dwelling earthworms can be used as an ecological indicator of metal availability for this area. The SMBC, which varied from 83.9 to 499\u00a0g\u00a0kg \u22121 , did not correlate with the soil heavy metal concentrations, and SMBC is not proposed as a sensitive indicator for evaluating the environmental effects of soil heavy metal pollution in this area.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "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", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-02-26", "title": "Impact Of Five Different Tillage Systems On Soil Organic Carbon Content And The Density, Biomass, And Community Composition Of Earthworms After A Ten Year Period", "description": "To assess the impact of different types of soil tillage on the density, biomass, and community composition of earthworms, a long-term field study was performed in which soils were tilled in different ways for ten years. This study included five different types of tillage: (i) plough, (ii) grubber, (iii) disc harrow, (iv) mulch sowing, and (v) direct sowing. At the end of the experiment the earthworm density, biomass, and community composition, and the SOC (soil organic carbon) content were determined. The results show that density, biomass, and community composition of earthworm populations varied in relation to the type of soil tillage used. The density of anecic earthworm species decreased when soils were managed by conventional ploughing, relative to reduced tillage practices, whereas conversely the density of endogeic species increased. Additionally, the varying types of soil tillage influenced the abundance and biomass of different earthworm species in different ways. The density of Aporrectodea caliginosa was positively influenced by ploughing, whereas Aporrectodea longa, Lumbricus castaneus, and Satchellius mammalis showed a positive relationship to the grubber and Allolobophora chlorotica to direct sowing. We attribute these changes to modifications in the vertical distribution of SOC and varying potentials for mechanical damage of earthworms by tillage. A decrease in tillage intensity modified the vertical SOC distribution in the topsoil and consequently revealed positive effects on earthworm biodiversity, thus sustaining soil functioning.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Gregor Ernst, Christoph Emmerling,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.004", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-12-05", "title": "Alteration Of Soil Labile Organic Carbon By Invasive Earthworms (Pontoscolex Corethrurus) In Tropical Rubber Plantations", "description": "Abstract   The invasive earthworm (Pontoscolex corethrurus) is commonly found in rubber plantations of Xishuangbanna, southwestern China. To understand the long-term impact of this invasive earthworm on soil labile organic carbon (LOC), we examined changes in LOC that was protected and unprotected by soil aggregates during a worm-exclusion experiment in rubber plantations of Xishuangbanna. We found that the presence of this invasive earthworm for 20 months increased LOC (up to 35%) protected by aggregates in surface soil layer (0\u20135\u00a0cm). In contrast, the presence of this earthworm increased LOC unprotected by the aggregates and the turnover rate of LOC protected by the aggregates in subsurface soil layer (5\u201315\u00a0cm). Soil total LOC did not differ between the control and worm-exclusion treatments. These findings suggest that the invasion of P. corethrurus can redistribute LOC along soil vertical profiles with accumulation of protected LOC on surface soil layer and unprotected LOC on subsurface soil layer. Earthworms' redistribution of LOC between the protected and unprotected forms and along soil profile may affect long-term soil carbon cycling.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.004"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.004", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.004", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.004"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.003", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-04-26", "title": "Seasonal Dynamics Of The Physicochemical And Biological Properties Of Soils In Naturally Regenerating, Unmanaged And Clear-Cut Beech Stands In Northern Spain", "description": "The physicochemical and biological properties of soils within an unmanaged beech stand and two stands clear-cut in 2001 or 1996 were studied and compared across the year 2008. The clear-cut stands were left to naturally regenerate and exhibited very different levels of tree density. Soil from the stand clear-cut in 2001 had the lowest contents of organic matter and nitrogen, showed high resistance to penetration and the pH varied throughout the seasons. Basal respiration achieved minimum values in summer in both the unmanaged stand and the stand clear-cut in 1996. However, basal respiration slightly fluctuated from spring to autumn in the stand clear-cut in 2001. The seasonal dynamics of protease and phosphatase activities were similar within the three stands: the maximum protease activity was detected in spring and the highest phophatase activity in winter. \u03b2-Glucosidase activity in autumn and dehydrogenase in winter were greater in the unmanaged than in the clear-cut stands. Moreover, dehydrogenase activity was extremely low in the stand clear-cut in 1996. Microclimatic parameters within the stands were significantly correlated with several biological properties of soils, with microclimate being strongly determined by the density of trees. Results also suggested that ectomycorrhizal fungi would be key components of the soil microflora in the beech forests.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Clear-cutting", "Beech forests", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Ectomycorrhizas", "Soil basal respiration", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Soil enzymatic activities", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Soil physicochemical properties"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.003"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.003", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.003", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.003"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.10.001", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-10-22", "title": "Understanding Earthworm - Collembola Interactions And Their Importance For Ecosystem Processes Needs Consideration Of Species Identity", "description": "Abstract   Soil animals and their interactions exert strong effects on ecosystem processes, such as leaf litter decomposition and nitrogen (N) cycling, thereby contributing to ecosystem functioning and stability. The understanding of how and why certain species interact is important to predict the effect of soil animal communities on ecosystem processes. Species interactions are discussed as being facilitative, antagonistic or neutral. We investigated interactions between two earthworm ( Lumbricus terrestris ,  Aporrectodea caliginosa ) and two Collembola species ( Heteromurus nitidus  and  Protaphorura armata ), representing major soil decomposer taxa. The two earthworm species are representatives of the soil macrofauna, with  L.\u00a0terrestris  living in permanent vertical burrows and feeding on leaf litter, and  A.\u00a0caliginosa  living in non-permanent horizontal burrows and feeding predominantly on resources in organo-mineral soil. The Collembola species are representatives of the soil mesofauna, with  H.\u00a0nitidus  predominantly colonizing the soil litter interface and feeding on litter associated resources, whereas  P.\u00a0armata  colonizes deeper soil layers and mainly feeds on resources in organo-mineral soil. Therefore, the species were assumed to differ in two major traits, i.e. body size (macrofauna vs. mesofauna) and food microhabitat association (\u201clitter-associated\u201d vs. \u201csoil-associated\u201d). Mesocosms with natural forest floor containing one beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) sapling were set up and incubated in the laboratory for three months.  15 N labeled beech litter was added to follow the effect of detritivore animals on N cycling and N uptake by beech saplings. We hypothesized antagonistic interactions to dominate in species with similar body size or food microhabitat association via hampering the performance (biomass, abundance) of each other thereby reducing effects on leaf litter decomposition and N cycling. On the contrary, we expected species of different body size or food microhabitat association to facilitate each other's effects on ecosystem processes. In contrast to our expectation there was no clear relationship between similarity of body size or food microhabitat association and soil fauna effects on each other. Interactions between detritivores were not consensual with  L.\u00a0terrestris  facilitating biomass gain of  A.\u00a0caliginosa , while its own biomass was reduced in presence of  A.\u00a0caliginosa . Additionally,  15 N incorporation into  A.\u00a0caliginosa  and the two Collembola species decreased in presence of  L.\u00a0terrestris,  irrespective of similarity of body size or food microhabitat association. Leaf litter decomposition was increased by  L.\u00a0terrestris , while none of the other species affected litter decomposition. Generally,  15 N incorporation into beech saplings was significantly increased in presence of  L.\u00a0terrestris  or  H.\u00a0nitidus , but reduced in two species treatments due to antagonistic interactions. Interestingly, it was increased if  L.\u00a0terrestris ,  A.\u00a0caliginosa  and  P.\u00a0armata  were present together, indicating facilitative interactions between these species. The results suggest that soil fauna interactions mainly vary with the identity of species and community composition rather than with similarity of traits. This highlights the complexity of soil fauna interactions and the difficulty to predict their effects on ecosystem processes, such as litter decomposition and N cycling, in species rich communities.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "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.ejsobi.2016.10.001"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.10.001", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.10.001", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.10.001"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-01-22", "title": "The Collembola Community Of A Central European Forest: Influence Of Tree Species Composition", "description": "The present study investigates the response of the Collembola community to replacement of beech by spruce or by mixed stands of beech and spruce in the Solling mountains (Germany). The study was carried out in three beech (Fagus sylvatica), spruce (Picea abies) and mixed stands of beech and spruce arranged in three blocks. The density, diversity and community structure of Collembola as well as microbial and abiotic parameters in the organic layers and mineral soil of the three spruce, three beech and three mixed stands were investigated. Major results are: (i) Collembola communities did not differ strongly between stand types and were dominated by Folsomia quadrioculata and Mesaphorura species, (ii) neither total abundance of Collembola nor densities of the hemiedaphic species F. quadrioculata, Parisotoma notabilis and Isotomiella minor significantly responded to stand type, (iii) in the mixed stands the fungal biomass was increased leading to high densities of fungal feeding Collembola (e.g. Mesaphorura sp.) and high species numbers of Collembola, (iv) the density of the epedaphic and partly herbivorous group Entomobryidae/Tomoceridae in the spruce stands exceeded that in the mixed and beech stands; presumably this was due to the higher diversity of the ground vegetation in the spruce stands. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) of the collembolan communities of L/F and H/Ah horizons also indicated that most of the epedaphic species were associated with the spruce stands. Moreover, results of the CCA indicated that soil pH is an important structuring force for collembolan communities. Overall, results suggest that stand type impact collembolan communities, presumably via changes in the amount and quality of food resources, such as fungal biomass and living plant material. However, differences in collembolan community structure between the investigated stand types were moderate supporting earlier findings that Collembola generally respond little to changes in the vegetation structure.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Salamon, J\u00f6rg-Alfred, Alphei, J\u00f6rn,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.12.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-03-11", "title": "Soil Microbial Biomass, Crop Yields, And Bacterial Community Structure As Affected By Long-Term Fertilizer Treatments Under Wheat-Rice Cropping", "description": "Abstract   Soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC) and nitrogen (SMBN), soil microbial community structure, and crop yields were studied in a long-term (1982\u20132004) fertilization experiment carried out in Suining, Sichuan province of PR China. Eight treatments included three chemical fertilizer (CF) treatments (N, NP, NPK), three CF\u00a0+\u00a0farmyard manure (M) treatments (NM, NPM, NPKM), M alone and no fertilizer (CK) as control. The results showed that the soil microbial biomass was higher in soil treated with CFM than in soil treated with CF alone, and that NPKM gave the highest rice and wheat yields. The SMBC and SMBN were higher after rice than those after wheat cropping. SMBC correlated closely with soil organic matter. Average yields of wheat and rice for 22 years were higher and more stable in the fertilized plots than in control plots. Bacterial community structure was analyzed by PCR-DGGE targeting eubacterial 16S rRNA genes. A higher diversity of the soil bacterial community was found in soil amended with CFM than in other fertilizer treatments. Some specific band emerged in the soil amended with M. The highest diversity of bacterial communities was found in the NPKM treated soil. The bacterial community structures differed in rice and wheat plots. Sequencing of PCR products separated in DGGE showed that some of the common and dominant bands were closely related to  Aquicella lusitana  and to  Acidobacteria . This study demonstrated that mixed application of N, P, and K with additional M amendment increased soil microbial biomass, diversified the bacterial communities and maintained the crop production in the Calcareous Purplish Paddy soil.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Shihua Tu, Xiaoping Zhang, Yunfu Gu, Kristina Lindstr\u00f6m,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.02.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.12.004", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-12-19", "title": "Effects Of Tillage On Microbial Populations Associated To Soil Aggregation In Dryland Spring Wheat System", "description": "Abstract   Tillage may influence the microbial populations involved in soil aggregation. We evaluated the effects of no till (NT) and conventional tillage (CT, tillage depth about 7\u00a0cm) continuous spring wheat system on culturable heterotrophic bacterial communities predominant in microaggregates (0.25\u20130.05\u00a0mm) and on soil-aggregating basidiomycete fungi in aggregate-size classes (4.75\u20132.00, 2.00\u20130.25, and 0.25\u20130.05\u00a0mm) at 0\u201320\u00a0cm depth of a Williams loam (fine-loamy, mixed, Typic Argiustolls) in dryland Montana, USA. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay used to quantify antigenic response to basidiomycete cell walls, was higher in NT than in CT in 4.75\u20132.00\u00a0mm size class in 2007 and higher in all classes and years at 0\u20135\u00a0cm depth, but was not different between tillage, years, and classes at 5\u201320\u00a0cm. The culturable bacteria from microaggregates were subjected to a soil sedimentation assay to determine their soil binding capability. The proportion of isolates which can function as soil aggregators was higher in NT than in CT at 0\u20135\u00a0cm but was not different at 5\u201320\u00a0cm. Our results provide a first insight into the beneficial effects of dryland NT compared to CT in reducing soil disturbance and residue incorporation and enriching the proportion of microorganisms responsible for aggregation, especially at the soil surface.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Upendra M. Sainju, John F. Gaskin, Andrew W. Lenssen, A. J. Caesar, Thecan Caesar-TonThat,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.12.004"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.12.004", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.12.004", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.12.004"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.006", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-05-06", "title": "Responses Of Soil Chemical And Microbial Indicators To Conservational Tillage Versus Traditional Tillage In The North China Plain", "description": "Abstract   This study compared the responses of soil chemical and microbial indicators to the conservational tillage (CT) versus traditional tillage (TT) in a Haplic Cambisol in the North China Plain (NCP). These indicators included soil organic C (SOC), soil total N (STN), soil available P (SAP), cation exchange capacity (CEC), exchangeable Ca 2+  and Mg 2+ , microbial biomass C (MBC), microbial biomass N (MBN), alkaline phosphomonoesterase (AP), \u03b2-glucosidase,  N -acetyl-\u03b2-glucosaminidase (NAG), nitrate reductase (NR), protease, urease and the geometric mean of the assayed enzymes (GMea). Our results showed that almost all investigated parameters, except the contents of CEC, Ca 2+ , Mg 2+  and the ratios of GMea/MBN and C/N, were significantly higher under the CT (no-till, NT and reduced-till, RT) than those under the TT, whilst the crop yield was not significantly affected by tillage treatments. Principle component analysis (PCA) showed that the first and second component explained 67.2% and 16.6% of the total variation, respectively. The first component was significantly correlated with GMea, MBC, MBN and \u03b2-glucosidase, and effectively discriminated soils under the NT or RT from those under the TT. Our results indicated that the 6-year CT improved the quality of the Haplic Cambisol by enhancing its chemical and microbial properties, whilst GMea, MBC, MBN and \u03b2-glucosidase were among the most effective indicators for monitoring these improvements.", "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.ejsobi.2010.04.006"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.006", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.006", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.04.006"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.10.006", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-11-09", "title": "Heavy Metal Tolerance Of Culturable Bacteria And Fungi In A Long-Term Cultivated Tropical Ultisol", "description": "Abstract   A study was conducted to assess the variability in metal tolerant bacteria and fungi in a vegetable cropping system having comparatively low metal concentrations. Soil samples were collected from fields representing different lengths of cultivation, 0 (virgin soil), 4, 8, 12, 15, 18 and 22 years and analyzed for HCl and DTPA extractable Cu, Zn and Cd. Metal tolerant bacteria and fungi were enumerated using agar media amended with CuSO4, ZnSO4 and CdSO4 varying from 0 to 7\u00a0mM and 20% and 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC20 and IC50) were calculated. Concentrations of Cu, Zn and Cd in different extractants varied from 0\u201357, 11\u2013118 and 0\u20132.12\u00a0mg\u00a0kg\u22121 soil and higher values were observed for the virgin, 4-, 12- and 22-year cultivated soils. The log metal concentrations of IC50 for Cu, Zn and Cd ranged between \u22123.31 and \u22124.29, \u22123.21 to \u22123.89 and \u22124.03 to \u22126.37, respectively. Irrespective of having comparable metal concentrations, IC50 values of virgin and 4-year cultivated soils remained significantly lower than the 12- and 22- year cultivated soils. The IC50 values of bacteria correlated significantly with extractable metal fractions (r\u00a0>\u00a00.45) suggesting that in situ metal concentrations had induced metal tolerance in the bacterial community. The IC20 values for fungi were several folds higher than bacteria and did not correlate with extractable metal fractions. Principal component analysis indicated that metal concentrations and length of cultivation explained about 75% of the variability in the metal tolerant bacteria whereas 45% of the variability in the metal tolerant fungal population was explained by the in situ metal concentrations.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "R.M.C.P. Rajapaksha", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.10.006"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.10.006", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.10.006", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.10.006"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.09.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-10-20", "title": "Effects Of Polyacrylamide, Biopolymer, And Biochar On Decomposition Of Soil Organic Matter And Plant Residues As Determined By 14c And Enzyme Activities", "description": "Application of polymers for the improvement of aggregate structure and reduction of soil erosion may alter the availability and decomposition of plant residues. In this study, we assessed the effects of anionic polyacrylamide (PAM), synthesized biopolymer (BP), and biochar (BC) on the decomposition of 14 C-labeled maize residue in sandy and sandy loam soils. Specifically, PAM and BP with or without 14 C-labeled plant residue were applied at 400 kg ha \ufffd 1 , whereas BC was applied at 5000 kg ha \ufffd 1 , after", "keywords": ["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.ejsobi.2011.09.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.09.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.09.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.09.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.009", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-01-10", "title": "Soil Co2 Emissions From A Cultivated Mollisol: Effects Of Organic Amendments, Soil Temperature, And Moisture", "description": "Abstract   A field experiment was conducted to examine the influences of long-term applications of maize straw and organic manure on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a cultivated Mollisol in northeast China and to evaluate the responses of soil CO2 fluxes to temperature and moisture. Soil CO2 flux was measured using closed chamber and gas chromatograph techniques. Our results indicated that the application of organic amendments combined with fertilizer nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) accelerated soil CO2 emissions during the maize growing season, whereas NPK fertilization alone did not impact cumulative CO2 emissions. Cumulative CO2 emissions were higher from soils amended with pig manure relative to those with maize residue. Cumulative CO2 emissions during the growing season were 988 and 1130\u00a0g\u00a0CO2\u00a0m\u22122 under applications of 7500 and 22,500\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121 pig manure combined with NPK, respectively, which were 42 and 63% higher than the emissions from the control (694\u00a0g\u00a0CO2\u00a0m\u22122). The applications of 2250 and 4500\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121 maize straw combined with NPK marginally increased soil CO2 emissions by 23 and 28% compared with the control, respectively. A log-transformed multiple regression model including both soil temperature and moisture explained 50\u201388% of the seasonal variation in soil CO2 fluxes. Cumulative soil CO2 emissions were affected more by applied treatments than by soil temperature and moisture. Our results suggest that the magnitude of the impact of soil amendments on CO2 emissions from Mollisols primarily depends on the type of organic amendments applied, whereas the application rate has limited impacts.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "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.ejsobi.2012.12.009"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.009", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.009", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.009"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.03.001", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-03-29", "title": "Responses Of Ecosystem Respiration And Its Components To Fertilization In An Alpine Meadow On The Tibetan Plateau", "description": "Nitrogen (N) deposition alters composition and productivity of plant community, plant litter quality and quantity, composition and activity of soil microbial community. All these changes would influence ecosystem and soil CO2 emissions. We established a fertilization experiment in an alpine meadow in hinterland of the Tibetan Plateau to detect the responses of ecosystem and soil respiration to fertilization and further explore forces driving changes of CO2 fluxes. The fertilization experiment was conducted in 2008, in which five treatments were manipulated, i.e. three N levels of 0, 5, 10 g N m(-2) yr(-1) (coded as Control, LN and HN, respectively), and two N levels combined with constant level of 5 g phosphorus (P) m(-2) yr(-1), respectively (coded as LN + P and HN + P. respectively). Ecosystem respiration (Rec), above-ground plant respiration (Ra), and soil respiration (Rs) were measured in growing season of 2010 the third year of the experiment. N addition alone did not affect Rec, Ra or Rs. However, combination of N and P increased Rec, Ra and Rs mainly in later period of the growing season. Similarly, N addition did not affect aboveground biomass, but combination of N and P increased aboveground biomass. Rec, Ra and Rs were positively correlated with aboveground biomass, but were not correlated with belowground biomass, indicates enhancement of aboveground biomass by nutrient enrichment could contribute a large part of variation of ecosystem and soil respiration, especially at the end of the growing season. It is suggested that apparent negative effect of soil temperature on ecosystem and soil respiration could be confounded by the effect of aboveground biomass, especially under nutrient enrichment. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.", "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.ejsobi.2013.03.001"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.03.001", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.03.001", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.03.001"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.05.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-05-20", "title": "The Effects Of Biochar, Wood Vinegar And Plants On Glyphosate Leaching And Degradation", "description": "Abstract   Although glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide, its impacts on ecosystems are not well understood. A\u00a0pot experiment, was established to explore the potential impacts of biochar, wood vinegar, and plants on the environmental fate of glyphosate. In the presence of plants (Lolium perenne), and irrespective of the presence of biochar or wood vinegar, leaching of glyphosate through the soil was multiple compared to the plant free systems. However, the addition of biochar to the soil decreased the leaching of glyphosate irrespective of plants. Soils treated with biochar\u2013wood vinegar mixture showed the lowest glyphosate leaching, both with and without plants. Biochar, wood vinegar or plants, alone, had no effect on the degradation of glyphosate in soil. When the plants were present the degradation of glyphosate was highest in soils treated with biochar\u2013wood vinegar mixture. Our results imply that biochar in particular can be applied as a soil improving agent to reduce the potential environmental risks to aquatic environments caused by glyphosate", "keywords": ["maanparannus", "herbisidit", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "nitrogen", "6. Clean water", "Kasvinsuojelu", "leaching", "typpi", "herbicides", "glyphosate", "glyfosaatti", "wood vinegar", "AMPA", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "biochar", "valunta", "soil amendments", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.05.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.05.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.05.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.05.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.11.007", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-12-08", "title": "Geographical Structure Of Soil Microbial Communities In Northern Japan: Effects Of Distance, Land Use Type And Soil Properties", "description": "Abstract   Geographical assemblages of biological community are explained by natural selection and/or by stochastic processes of death and recruitment of individuals. We evaluated geographical pattern of the structure of soil bacterial and fungal communities at 32 sites distributed over 8000\u00a0km 2  in northern Japan, to examine (1) relative contribution of environmental factors and geographical distance (2) roles of land use types and soil properties, and (3) differences in spatial pattern between bacterial and fungal communities. The abundance and composition of soil bacterial and fungal communities were evaluated by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiling and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) method with 16S rDNA and 18S rDNA. PLFA profiling and DNA fingerprinting revealed that geographical distance did not significantly affect geographical patterns of microbial communities, while land use and soil chemical properties had large significant effects. The four land use types (bare ground, agricultural land, grassland, and forest) explained about 30.0% of the total variation in bacterial PLFA abundance, mostly because of their differing soil properties. Correlations with soil properties suggest that litter input from aboveground vegetation determines the bacterial abundance in bare ground and agricultural land, whereas soil pH regulates the bacterial abundance in grassland and forests. DGGE results suggest that fungal community structure is sensitive to human disturbance because agricultural land showed significantly different fungal community structure from other types.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Zabed Hossain, Shu-ichi Sugiyama,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.11.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.11.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.11.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2010.11.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.003", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-03-27", "title": "Interactions Of Vegetation Succession, Soil Bio-Chemical Properties And Microbial Communities In A Karst Ecosystem", "description": "Abstract   Interactions among vegetation, soil physical and chemical conditions, and soil microbial communities determine the functions, resilience and stability of ecosystems. However, these interactions are largely unclear in the fragile Karst ecosystems. This study therefore investigated the bulk soils from five vegetation stages representing the dominant vegetation succession of subtropical Karst ecosystems. The results of this study indicated that, along the vegetation succession steps from arable farming, tussock, shrub, to secondary and primary forest, the contents of organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN), cation exchange capacity (CEC), water stability index (WSI), the amounts of microbial biomass carbon (Cmb) and biomass nitrogen (Nmb), Nmb:TN ratio, and Shannon indexes of fungal phylogenetic diversity (H\u2032pf) and bacterial phylogenetic and catabolic diversities (referred as H\u2032pb and H\u2032cb, respectively) increased significantly (p", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Kelin Wang, Yirong Su, Hanhua Zhu, Xunyang He, Jinshui Wu,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.003"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.003", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.003", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.003"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-01-17", "title": "Effects Of Land Use On Soil Organic Carbon And Microbial Processes Associated With Soil Health In Southern Brazil", "description": "Abstract   Carbon plays a key role in determining soil health, which is defined as the soil's capacity to maintain environmental functions and biological productivity. In this study, C cycling was evaluated in soils along a gradient of land use, from native forest (NF), reforested sites (secondary forest \u2013 SF,  Araucaria angustifolia  \u2013 AR,  Pinus elliottii  \u2013 PI), clear-cut  P.\u00a0elliottii  stands (CT) to farmland (AG). NF, AR, and SF sites had lower litter C:N ratios than PI, CT, and AG sites. Soils under forests had more organic C than CT and AG soils, whereas soils with native species had more microbial biomass C than PI, CT and AG soils. Both metabolic quotient ( q CO 2 ) and dehydrogenase activity increased with land use. Multivariate analysis revealed that soils of AR and SF were similar to NF and differed from CT and AG, which had higher  q CO 2  and dehydrogenase activity, suggesting microbial stress. Litter C:N ratios and soil microbial biomass C, moisture, CO 2  evolution, and cellulase activity discriminated most effectively between land uses. Reforestation with native species restored soil properties to levels similar to those in NF, being more sustainable, whereas reforestation with the exotic  P.\u00a0elliottii  made soils more similar to AG soils.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.04.003", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-05-07", "title": "The Influence Of A Shrub-Based Intercropping System On The Soil Nematofauna When Growing Millet In Senegal", "description": "Abstract   Woody shrubs commonly co-exist with annual food crops in farmers' fields throughout the Sahel. Management strategies that deliberately include the native shrub  Piliostigma reticulatum  in Senegalese cropping systems result in soil functioning enhancement that benefits to the associated cereal. The objective of this work was to evaluate shrub effect on soil nematode communities. Soil samples were collected from an experimental design where pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) was cultivated alone or with  P. reticulatum  stands and mulch. Soil nematofauna characteristics were determined and compared with results from soil under pure shrub stands and from bare soil. The analysis of soil nematofauna, characterized by the abundance of different trophic groups and related indices (MI, maturity index; EI and SI, enrichment and structure indices), allowed discrimination between treatments with or without shrub presence. The soil nematode community in millet cultivation was dominated by plant feeding nematodes, mainly from the Hoplolaimidae family, but their abundance decreased when  P. reticulatum  was associated to the cereal. The shrub also impacted other nematode trophic groups. The abundance of opportunistic bacterial feeders (mainly Cephalobidae) was increased in shrub treatments. Further research should explore consequences on cereal nutrition and nematicidal properties of  P. reticulatum .", "keywords": ["580", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Ecological indices", "Soil nematodes", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Piliostigma reticulatum", "01 natural sciences", "630", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Sahelian shrub", "Pennisetum glaucum", "Trophic groups"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.04.003"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.04.003", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.04.003", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.04.003"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.07.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-08-14", "title": "Microbial Biomass, Activity, And Community Structure In Horticultural Soils Under Conventional And Organic Management Strategies", "description": "Abstract   Maintaining a diverse functional and taxonomic microbial community in central to preserving soil quality and for ensuring food security. Growing evidence suggests that organic farming systems possess higher quality soils with robust microbial activity in comparison to conventionally managed systems. Although plastic tunnel greenhouses are widely used, their effects on microbial communities are largely unknown. We examined how four treatments impacted soils and their microbial communities: (1) organic management in greenhouses (Or-Gr) and (2) open fields (Or-Op), and (3) conventional management in greenhouses (Co-Gr) and (4) open fields (Co-Op). We measured physicochemical and microbiological parameters, community-level physiological profiles, and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFAs) contents of soils (0\u201320\u00a0cm depth). Both organic and greenhouse management significantly increased total organic C (SOC), total N, microbial biomass C (MBC) and N (MBN), and basal- and substrate-induced respiration ( P  P  \u00a0Or-Op\u00a0>\u00a0Co-Gr\u00a0>\u00a0Co-Op. MBC, MBN, and PLFA concentrations were positively correlated ( r \u00a0>\u00a00.90,  P", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. 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This study tested the effects of soil amendment with two loads of wood-derived biochar (30 and 60 t ha(-1)) in a wheat crop in Tuscany (Italy). Soil samples were collected 3 and 14 months after treatments over two successive growing seasons, and analysed for pH, total organic C (C-org), extractable C (C-ext), microbial biomass-C (C-mic), 25 specific microbial activities, mean substrate-induced respiration (mSIR) for 25 substrates, functional microbial diversity and bacterial genetic diversity. No significant effect of biochar treatment was observed on C-org, C-ext, C-mic, microbial quotient (C-mic % C-org) or genetic diversity. An increase in mSIR, some specific microbial activities and soil pH, and a significant change in functional diversity were observed 3 months after treatment. In contrast, no effect of biochar was detected 14 months after treatment for the parameters considered, except for a small but significant increase in pH. Our data suggest that biochar addition stimulated soil microbial activity without causing any apparent disturbance, but this positive effect was very short-lived. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil management", "Wood-derived biochar", "Soil bacterial diversity; Soil management; Soil microbial activity; Soil microbial functional diversity; Wheat crop; Wood-derived biochar;", "Soil microbial functional diversity", "Wheat crop", "Soil microbial activity", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Soil bacterial diversity", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.12.007", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-01-07", "title": "Effect Of Vegetation Types On Chemical And Biological Properties Of Soils Of Karst Ecosystems", "description": "Inappropriate human activities have caused widespread reductions of forests and have produced degradation in karst regions of China. In the past two decades, numerous attempts have been made to promote recovery of the degraded soil using afforestation and natural regeneration approaches. A better understanding of the effects of vegetation types on the chemical and biological properties of the soil is very important for both reforestation approaches. Five vegetation types, namely, natural old-growth forest (>80 years old), grassland (15\u201325 years old), natural regeneration (20\u201325 years old), bamboo plantation (23 years old) and pine plantation (22 years old), were investigated in the Maolan karst area of Guizhou Province. The soil quality index (SQI) was evaluated with a cluster analysis and a principal components analysis to compare soil quality classes among the vegetation types. The results indicated that soil organic matter, the MBC/TOC ratio and soil basal respiration were the most important factors reflecting the general chemical and biological properties of the soil. Based on the SQI values, the soil quality under the selected vegetation types could be divided into three groups: low soil quality (pine plantation with SQI\u00a0=\u00a00.26 and grassland with SQI\u00a0=\u00a00.29), intermediate soil quality (bamboo plantation with SQI\u00a0=\u00a00.41 and natural regeneration forest with SQI\u00a0=\u00a00.46) and high soil quality (natural old\u2013growth forest with SQI\u00a0=\u00a00.63). The results of this study suggested that the pure plantation of Pinus massoniana had a negative impact on soil quality and that natural restoration may represent a more effective approach to the improvement of soil quality in degraded karst areas. These results also showed a strong interaction between soil quality, nutrient dynamics and vegetation types.", "keywords": ["11. Sustainability", "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.ejsobi.2013.12.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.12.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.12.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.12.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.03.001", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-04-16", "title": "Soil Microbiological Properties Affected By Land Use, Management, And Time Since Deforestations And Crop Establishment", "description": "Abstract   Deforestation is a common practice worldwide in order to gain agricultural land. In Filyria, Kilkis, Greece, three major deforestations took place in 1933, 1971 and 1980. Cultivation effects, referring to soil microbial properties are studied, in deforested fields, using the adjacent remaining oak forest as reference. The soils are cultivated with cotton (conventional tillage and irrigation, alternation with wheat every two years) or wheat (reduced tillage and no irrigation). The estimation and interpretation of the microbial properties were based on the analyses of soil organic carbon (SOC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), the MBC/SOC ratio, potential soil respiration (SR), and the metabolic quotient (qCO 2 ). The forest ecosystem appears to provide better conditions for microbial growth and activity, having significantly greater SOC (31.8\u00a0g\u00a0C\u00a0kg \u22121  soil in forest versus 9.6\u00a0g\u00a0C\u00a0kg \u22121  soil in crop plots), MBC (1080\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0kg \u22121  soil in forest versus 492\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0kg \u22121  soil in crop plots) and SR (4.78\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0CO 2 \u00a0kg \u22121 \u00a0soil\u00a0d \u22121  in forest versus 2.99\u00a0mg\u00a0C\u00a0CO 2 \u00a0kg \u22121 \u00a0soil\u00a0d \u22121  in crop plots), and significantly lower qCO 2  rates than the crop plots although its organic matter quality results to a lower MBC/SOC ratio. The number of years since deforestation played a major role for most of the parameters analyzed, although after many years the equilibrium reached by the ecosystem appeared to moderate the differences. Disturbance through cultivation decreases soil quality. Reduced tillage without irrigation of the wheat crops leads to more suitable conditions for the microbial populations (as expressed by the microbiological properties) than conventional tillage with irrigation of the cotton crops.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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The effects of organic and mineral fertilization on soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN) and enzyme activities in bulk soil and particle-size fractions were investigated under a winter wheat/maize cropping system in the North China Plain. The experiment established in 1993 includes three treatments: (1) unfertilized control (CK); (2) mineral fertilizers (MF); and (3) farmyard manure (FYM). Application of FYM significantly increased SOC and TN contents and activities of six enzymes: invertase, \u03b2-glucosidase, urease, acid and alkaline phosphatases and dehydrogenase in bulk soil and in all particle-size fractions as compared to those in MF and CK. Highest contents of SOC and TN were found in coarse sand and lowest in the silt fraction. The C/N ratios decreased with decreasing particle-size fractions. \u03b2-Glucosidase and acid phosphatase activities predominated in coarse sand fraction, reflecting high substrate availability. The urease activity was highest in clay-size fractions, depending on mineral sorption processes. The SOM and enzyme activities in the coarse sand were the most sensitive to fertilization. The smallest response of SOM in the clay fraction to fertilization confirmed that SOM on clay is the most stable C pool. The 15-year fertilization experiment clearly showed that FYM represented the best management practice for improving soil quality and microbial activity.", "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.ejsobi.2013.11.009"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.009", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.009", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.009"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.02.015", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-03-19", "title": "Glucose Decomposition And Its Incorporation Into Soil Microbial Biomass Depending On Land Use In Mt. Kilimanjaro Ecosystems", "description": "Land use change can affect terrestrial C stocks, resulting in increased CO2 flux from soil to the atmosphere. In Africa, conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural lands is the most common land use change. This study investigated the effects of six land use types occurring in Mt. Kilimanjaro ecosystems i.e. (1) lower montane forest (2) grassland and (3) savannah (natural ecosystems) (4) Chagga homegardens (semi-natural ecosystem) and (5) maize fields and (6) coffee plantation (agroecosystems) on microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and dynamics of 14 C labelled glucose added into soil. Decomposition of 14 C labelled glucose and its incorporation into microbial biomass in surface soils (0e10 and 10e20 cm) were determined. MBC decreased significantly with increased intensity of land use. Mineralization of the 14 C labelled glucose occurred in two phases with contrasting rates: 0e10 days (6e18% of 14 Cd \ufffd 1 ) and 15 e65 days (<0.1% of 14 Cd \ufffd 1 ). Land use intensification in agroecosystems led to an average increase of glucose decomposition of 14%. The decay rates of the labile C pool in intensively used agricultural lands were up to three times higher compared to natural ecosystems. The incorporation of 14 C glucose into microorganisms ranged between 1 and 7% of 14 C input in all soils, and was highest in savannah. Agricultural intensification decreased C content in soil through increased mineralization of organic substances and negatively impacted the upper soil layer more compared to the lower one. Based on these results we conclude that semi-natural ecosystems (e.g. Chagga homegardens) are more sustainable in Mt. Kilimanjaro ecosystems compared to intensive agroecosystems.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. 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This study aimed to quantify the rate of spread of Aporrectodea longa, and their influence on the amount of C stored, in two contrasting soils where this earthworm was introduced in the 1980s. The rate of spread of A.\u00a0longa at both sites (5.3\u201312.5\u00a0m/y) is similar to endogeic species. Over several decades there was a decrease in soil C in the presence of A.\u00a0longa in the Pallic soil (78\u00a0912 vs. 85\u00a0796\u00a0kg C/ha for 0\u2013300\u00a0mm) while soil C tended to increase in the Allophanic soil (141\u00a0845 vs. 111\u00a0076\u00a0kg\u00a0C/ha at 0\u2013300\u00a0mm). In the Pallic soil, bulk density tended to be lower in the presence of anecic earthworms at 150\u2013300\u00a0mm depths and may have encouraged the decomposition of more stable C. Further, the interaction with higher abundances of endogeic earthworms and lower organic matter inputs in the Pallic soil than the Allophanic soil may help explain the lower soil C in the Pallic soil. The conflicting results in the two soils highlight the influence of the earthworm community and soil properties on C dynamics.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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The results showed that with secondary forest succession organic carbon (Corg), total nitrogen (TN), microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and N (MBN) in soil increased quickly, and tended to be the highest contents under SF17 (17-year secondary forest), after that they decreased and gradually remained at quite a constant level, suggesting that accumulations of organic C, total N, MBC and MBN in soil occurred mainly at the early succession stages (before SF17). Soil microbial biomass was markedly correlated with the organic carbon and total nitrogen content of soil ( p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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The purpose was to find a promising farming practice for improving the soil fertility and microbial communities of the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of central China. Surface soils were sampled from a long-term field experimental site. The soil organic carbon (SOC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), total nitrogen (TN), and bacterial and fungal abundance and diversity were analyzed by chemical and molecular methods. No-tillage treatment had positive effects on MBC, MBC/SOC, bacterial abundance and soil bacterial and fungal diversity and inhibited the pathogens such as  Cochliobolus lunatus  as compared with the conventional tillage. 100% residue incorporation had positive effects on SOC, C/N ratio, pH, bacterial abundance and soil bacterial and fungal diversity, and benefited  Filobasidium floriforme . The interaction of no tillage and 100% residue incorporation could increase bacterial abundance and diversity and fungal diversity. The treatment of no tillage with 100% residue incorporation may be a promising farming practice for improving the soil fertility and microbial communities of the fluvo-aquic soil in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of central China.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "3. Good health"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.10.003"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.10.003", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.10.003", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.10.003"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.008", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-03-27", "title": "Effects Of Monoculture And Mixed Culture Of Grass And Legume Forage Species On Soil Microbial Community Structure Under Different Levels Of Nitrogen Fertilization", "description": "Abstract   We used PLFA analysis to monitor the soil microbial community structure in a gramineous\u2013legume forage field under different inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilization regimes in Southwest China. The gramineous\u2013legume forage system included one grass ( Paspalum wetsfeteini ) and one legume ( Medicago sativa ) in three planting systems:  P.\u00a0wetsfeteini  monoculture,  M.\u00a0sativa  monoculture, and  P.\u00a0wetsfeteini  and  M.\u00a0sativa  mixed culture. The fertilization treatments included three N levels: 338 (low), 450 (moderate), and 675 (high) kg\u00a0N\u00a0ha \u22121 \u00a0yr \u22121 . The results showed that biomasses of total microbes, bacteria, fungi, and green alga were significantly greater and protozoan biomass tended to be greater under legume monoculture than that under grass monoculture; and fungal biomass was significantly greater under grass-legume mixed culture than under grass monoculture in wet season. However, principal component analysis (PCA) only revealed a tendency that the microbial PLFA composition under legume monoculture differed from that under grass monoculture in the wet season. In addition, the soil microbial community structures were not significantly different among the three planting systems in the dry season. The PCA results showed that the microbial PLFA composition under low N fertilization was apparently different from that under moderate and high N fertilization in the wet season. Particularly, the biomasses of total microbes, bacteria, and green algae were significantly greater under moderate N fertilization than under low N fertilization and the green algal biomass was significantly greater under high N fertilization than under low N fertilization in the wet season. Additionally, PCA also revealed that the microbial PLFA compositions were different under the low and moderate N fertilizations in the dry season. However, the biomass and diversity of microbial community had no significant difference among the three levels of N fertilization. The results suggest that legume cultivation increased the biomasses of soil microbial community.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.008"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.008", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.008", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.008"}, {"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.ejsobi.2015.06.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-06-26", "title": "Responses Of Microbial Community Structure To Land-Use Conversion And Fertilization In Southern China", "description": "A short-term experiment was carried out in southern China to investigate the effects of land-use conversion from rice paddies to vegetable fields and fertilization on soil microbial community structure by analyzing soil phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles. A split-plot design with four replicates was adopted, in which land use (paddy and vegetable field) was the first-level treatment and fertilization (conventional fertilization and no fertilization) was nested as the second level. Our results showed that both land-use conversion and fertilization had significant effects on microbial community structure. After 2 years of land-use conversion, the total amount of PLFAs were 3.54 and 2.97 nmol g(-1) for fertilized (V-F) and unfertilized (V-NF) vegetable fields, respectively, and 3.19 and 2.32 nmol g(-1) for fertilized (R -F) and unfertilized (R-NF) rice paddies, respectively. Soil fungal PLFAs were 1.04 and 0.87 nmol g(-1) for V-F and V-NF, respectively, which were significantly increased by 13.9 and 11.4 times compared with those of R F and R-NF, respectively. The ratio of fungal to bacterial PLFAs significantly increased in vegetable fields compared with rice paddies. No significant differences were found in the total, bacterial, and actinomycetic PLFAs between vegetable fields and rice paddies. The application of fertilizer significantly increased the amount of total PLFAs and bacterial PLFAs. With land-use conversion and fertilization, soil physicochemical properties also changed, and microbial community structure showed a significant relationship with soil water content, NH4+-N, and pH, which explained the land-use conversion and fertilization effects on soil microbial community composition. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-07-06", "title": "Effect Of Soil Characteristics On Cd Uptake By The Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi Caerulescens", "description": "The influence of soil characteristics on the phytoremediation potential of Thlaspi caerulescens is not well understood. We investigated the effect of soil pH and Cd concentration on plant Cd uptake on one soil type, and the variation in Cd uptake using a range of field contaminated soils. On soils with total Cd concentrations of 0.6-3.7 mg kg(-1), T. caerulescens (the Ganges ecotype) produced greater biomass in the pH range 5.1-7.6 than at pH 4.4. The highest plant Cd concentration (236 mg kg(-1)) and Cd uptake (228 microg pot(-1)) were observed at pH 5.1. On soils with total Cd concentrations of 2.6-314.8 mg kg(-1), shoot Cd concentrations were 10.9-1,196 mg kg(-1). Multiple regression analysis indicated that higher Cd in soil, low pH (within the range of >5) and coarser texture were associated with higher Cd concentration and Cd uptake by T. caerulescens.", "keywords": ["04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Hydrogen-Ion Concentration", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "6. Clean water", "Thlaspi", "Soil", "Zinc", "Clay", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Aluminum Silicates", "Biomass", "Plant Shoots", "Cadmium", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.013"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Pollution", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.013", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.013", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.013"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-07-02", "title": "Effects Of Living Mulches On The Soil Nutrient Contents, Enzyme Activities, And Bacterial Community Diversities Of Apple Orchard Soils", "description": "Abstract   Living mulches are used widely for soil management in apple orchards on the Loess Plateau of China. However, little information is available on the impact of living mulches on the soil enzyme activities and the soil micro-ecological environment. We compared three commonly used living mulch treatments: living mulch with white clover ( Trifolium repens L. ), living mulch with crown vetch ( Coronilla varia L. ), living mulch with perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L. ) and a no mulch treatment, and analyzed their effects on the soil nutrient contents, enzyme activities, and bacterial community function, structure and diversity. Total organic carbon (TOC) in the soil under the living mulch treatments was 16\u201344% greater than with no mulch, while total nitrogen (TN) under white clover and crown vetch was 50% greater than with no mulch. TN under perennial ryegrass was not significantly different from the no mulch treatment. The white clover and crown vetch significantly improved the soil invertase, urease, and alkaline phosphatase activity levels, whereas the perennial ryegrass only improved the soil alkaline phosphatase activity. All living mulches significantly increased the soil bacterial carbon metabolic activity and the bacterial community diversity. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the Biolog and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) showed that living mulch significantly altered the soil bacterial community structure and function, and different types of living mulch have various impacts on that. Our results indicate that the living mulch application benefits the development of soil micro-ecology and soil quality, and the long-term influences of living mulch on soil biological status should be considered when selecting the types of living mulch to be used. According to this study, living mulch with crown vetch is recommended in apple orchards on the 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.ejsobi.2015.06.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.12.006", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-12-20", "title": "Long-Term Fertilization Of P Coupled With N Greatly Improved Microbial Activities In A Paddy Soil Ecosystem Derived From Infertile Land", "description": "Abstract   Microcalorimetry was used to study the effects of long-term (20 years) fertilization regimes on microbial activities in a paddy soil in southern China derived from infertile land. Managements of phosphorus fertilizer coupled with nitrogen fertilizer significantly promoted the contents of total and available P, mineral N and microbial biomass C (MBC) ( P  Q  T /MBC) showed that fertilization of P coupled with N, P-deficient fertilization and non-fertilized control significantly separated from each other. Redundancy analysis plot showed that rate of heat output ( Q  T /t), peak power ( P  max ) and constant of growth rate ( k ) were significantly correlated with soil total and available P, total and mineral N, which were greatly increased by the P fertilizer coupled with N fertilizer. In contrast,  Q  T /MBC and peak time ( t  max ) were greatly increased by the P-deficient treatments. In addition,  Q  T /t as a new introduced parameter was negatively correlated well with  Q  T /MBC (R 2 \u00a0=\u00a00.93,  P  Q  T /MBC,  Q  T /t and  t  max  are useful to assess soil microbial activity. The higher  Q  T /t, lower  Q  T /MBC and  t  max  indicate higher microbial activity and soil quality. In conclusion, long-term fertilization of P coupled with N, especially combined organic fertilizer greatly improved soil fertility and microbial activity; in contrast, deficiency of soil P had lower microbial activity in the paddy soil derived from infertile land.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Shixue Zheng, Haichuan Cao, Xiangui Lin, Zhongpei Li, Ming Liu, Qiaoyun Huang,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.12.006"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.12.006", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.12.006", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.12.006"}, {"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.ejsobi.2015.03.010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-04-02", "title": "Responses Of Soil Acid Phosphatase And Beta-Glucosidase To Nitrogen And Phosphorus Addition In Two Subtropical Forests In Southern China", "description": "Abstract   Elevated nitrogen (N) deposition has dramatically altered soil phosphorus (P) and carbon (C) cycles in forests and altered extracellular enzyme activity. However, the effects of N addition and the interactive effects of combined N and P additions on soil enzyme (e.g. phosphatase and glucosidase) activity in different types of forests (young vs. old-growth) remain unclear. To better understand this, a long-term N\u2013P fertilization experiment was initiated in January 2007 in two subtropical forests (an old-growth monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest (MEBF) and a young Masson pine forest (MPF)) in southern China. Four treatments were established, including control (no nutrient addition), N addition (150\u00a0kg\u00a0N\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121), P addition (150\u00a0kg\u00a0P\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121) and NP addition (150\u00a0kg\u00a0N\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121 plus 150\u00a0kg\u00a0P\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121). Soil physicochemical properties, acid phosphatase (APA-s) and \u03b2-glucosidase (BGA-s) activity per soil were measured in July 2012 and July 2013. Both APA-s and BGA-s were higher in MEBF than in MPF. N addition significantly stimulated APA-s in MEBF and BGA-s in MPF. P addition significantly suppressed APA-s in both forests and BGA-s in MEBF. Moreover, P addition decreased the stimulating effect of N addition on APA-s in MEBF and on BGA-s in MPF. Our results suggest that (1) N addition may exacerbate soil P limitation in old-growth forests and result in the deficiency of easily available C in young forests and (2) P addition may mitigate these negative effects of N addition in both forest types. Our findings suggest that P fertilization may be an effective practice to improve soil P availability in old-growth forests and soil C availability in young forests under N deposition condition.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "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.ejsobi.2015.03.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.010"}, {"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.ejsobi.2016.03.007", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-03-29", "title": "Do Warming-Induced Changes In Quantity And Stoichiometry Of Root Exudation Promote Soil N Transformations Via Stimulation Of Soil Nitrifiers, Denitrifiers And Ammonifiers?", "description": "Abstract   Despite the recognized importance of root exudation to soil biogeochemical processes and soil function in forest ecosystems, few studies have investigated the impact of quantity and stoichiometry of root exudation on soil nitrogen (N) transformations. In addition, the potential mechanism of how climate warming influences soil N cycling via root-soil interactions remains unclear. We performed an experiment in which in situ root exudates were collected from  Picea asperata  seedling to examine the response of root carbon (C) & N exudation rates and the C: N ratio stoichiometry along with the soil N transformation rates to warming using infrared heaters in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that warming enhanced root C exudation rates (ug C\u00a0g \u22121 \u00a0root biomass\u00a0h \u22121 ), with higher C: N ratio stoichiometry simultaneously. Experimental warming also significantly increased the soil net mineralization rates, net nitrification rates, and denitrification rates. Then, we conducted an in\u00a0vitro experiment in which three bacterial strains ( Bacillus subtilis ,  Nitrobacter hamburgensis , and  Brachymonas denitrificans ) representing ammonifiers, nitrifiers, and denitrifiers, respectively, were cultured with exudates as the culture media. The results indicated that root exudates collected in warmed plots significantly stimulated the growth of the three soil N transformation bacteria, compared with the treatments in control plots. Collectively, our results, to some degree, evidence a linkage that climate warming-induced changes in C fluxes and C: N ratio stoichiometry of root exudation stimulated the growth and reproduction of soil N transformation bacteria, consequently accelerating the soil organic matter decomposition and soil N transformations.", "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.ejsobi.2016.03.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.03.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.03.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.03.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.003", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-06-26", "title": "Urea Addition And Litter Manipulation Alter Plant Community And Soil Microbial Community Composition In A Kobresia Humilis Meadow", "description": "Overgrazing and climate change strongly affect alpine meadows by decreasing the plant community biomass and deteriorating the soil environment. To understand how the plant community and soil microbial community structure respond to grazing and N deposition, we conducted an experiment to remove or maintain the plant litter under the chronic addition of N in the Haibei Alpine Meadow in 2005. The experiment included four treatments: added N (+N, 20 g m(-2)) with the litter removed (LR), +N with the litter left intact (LI), LI without N addition (N), and LR with N. Soil samples were collected at depths of 0-10 and 10-20 cm, and the following parameters were measured: 1) aboveground biomass (AGB) and litter biomass and 2) microbial community composition and content. Overall, the AGB and litter biomass significantly increased by 45.85% and 50.42% in response to N addition, whereas litter removal increased the AGB by 52.96%. The addition of urea N significantly decreased the PLFA content of the bacterial, gram-positive (G(+)), gram-negative (G(-)) at a soil of 0-10 cm in the LI and LR treatments by 64.87%, 61.82%, 76.07% and 64.86%, 53.02%, 51.44%, respectively. However, the PLFA content of the bacterial increased from 37.09 to 53.54 nmol g(-1) and from 37.09 to 62.05 nmol g(-1) at a depth of 10-20 cm for the +N + LI and +N + LR treatments compare to the LR+(-)N treatment, respectively. In addition, the total PLFAs in the LR+(-)N treatment significantly increased by 50.61% at a depth of 0-10 cm but decreased from 121.62 to 4231 nmol g(-1) at a depth of 10-20 cm relative to the LI+(-)N treatment. Using PLFA as a biomarker, we detected that G(-) bacteria and total PLFA generally increased with increasing soil depth in the +N plots. However, the content of G(-) was the highest at a depth of 0-10 cm and the lowest at a depth of 10-20 cm in the LR plots. The modification of soil microbial biomass at a depth of 0-10 cm was induced by the bottom-up effect of changes in soil nutrient contents and using ability, which were driven by N addition and litter manipulation. Thus, different soil depths with different soil nutrient conditions resulted in a strong microbial community composition gradient. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.", "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.ejsobi.2015.06.003"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.003", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.003", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.06.003"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.07.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-08-04", "title": "Changes In Soil Microbial Community Structure And Enzyme Activity With Amendment Of Biochar-Manure Compost And Pyroligneous Solution In A Saline Soil From Central China", "description": "Abstract   Salt stress has been increasingly constraining crop productivity in arid and semiarid lands of the world. In a previous study, salt stress was alleviated and maize productivity improved remarkably with soil amendment with biochar poultry-manure compost (BPC) in conjunction with pyroligneous solution (PS) in a saline soil from Central China Plain. In 2010, before maize sowing, BPC was incorporated into topsoil at 12\u00a0t\u00a0ha \u22121  following surface spray of diluted PS solution at 0.15\u00a0t\u00a0ha \u22121  one week in advance (BPC-PS2). Such an experiment was repeated in adjacent fields in 2011 (BPC-PS1). Both bulk and rhizosphere samples of these experiment plots were collected at the vegetative growth stage of maize in 2012. Microbial biomass carbon (C mic ) and nitrogen (N mic ), and soil enzyme activity were measured. Based on 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene, bacterial and fungal community structure and abundance were respectively characterized using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). With the amendment, C mic  and N mic , and bacterial gene abundance were significantly and greatly increased in both bulk and rhizosphere samples, being greater under BPC-PS2 than under BPC-PS1. On contrast, smaller increase in fungal gene abundance was observed, along with a significant reduction in fungal diversity under BPC-PS2. In addition, two single bands belonging respectively to  Alphaproteobacteria  and  Deltaproteobacteria  emerged in the amended soil. Meanwhile, activities of urease, invertase and phosphatase in both bulk soils and rhizosphere soils were increased by 19\u201344% with the amendment except of urease in rhizosphere soils. Therefore, with the great enhancement of microbial growth and enzyme activities, combined use of biochar and poultry manure with pyroligneous solution could be a practical option to alleviate salt stresses on plant and soil microbial community in order to improve crop production in saline soils.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. 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The objective of this field study was to determine the effects of cotton straw biochar (0, 2.25, or 4.5\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121) on soil microbial community composition and activity in drip-irrigated desert soil planted to cotton. Specially, we measured (i) the activity of five soil enzymes involved in C and N cycling, (ii) microbial functional diversity, and (iii) phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) concentrations. The 4.5\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 treatment increased microbial biomass C by 32%, microbial biomass N by 58%, and basal respiration by 13% compared with the control. The 2.25 and 4.5\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 treatments both increased the activities of three key enzymes related to C cycling. The 4.5\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 treatment increased enzyme activities related to N cycling. C substrate utilization and substrate diversity were both greater in the biochar amended treatments than in the control. Application of 4.5\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 biochar increased total PLFA by 27% compared with the control, and shifted the microbial community toward bacteria (both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria) and actinomycetes. In addition, there was high positive correlation between C substrate utilization and the biomass of actinomycetes and total bacteria. In conclusion, addition of 4.5\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121cotton straw biochar shifted the microbial community composition in the drip-irrigated desert soil and increased soil microbial biomass, C substrate utilization, and enzyme activity related to C and N transformation.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "6. 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In the present study, we used a secondary compost process to re-use the compost products, and evaluated the effect of secondary compost products (SCP) on tomato bacterial wilt in three field trials. The results showed that SCP application had great potential for the control of tomato bacterial wilt. Compared with the control (local conventional cultivation), SCP application decreased the disease incidence by 32\u201381% and increased fruit yields by 59\u201395% across the three trials. Irrespective of treatment, significant correlations were found between Ralstonia solanacearum populations and total nitrogen, soil organic carbon and NO3\u2212-N contents. Moreover, the severity of bacterial wilt negatively associated with the activity of phosphomonoesterase and \u03b2- d -glucosidase, FDA hydrolysis, soil respiration, microbial biomass carbon and bacterial community diversity, whereas positively related with fungal community diversity. The results indicate that the enhancement of soil suppressiveness against R.\u00a0solanacearum by SCP application was likely due to the alteration of microbial community structure and increased competitive ability of beneficial microorganisms with pathogens. We concluded that SCP application, as a way of re-utilization of compost products have the ability to increase soil suppressive capacity against bacterial wilt.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "3. 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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of long-term (more than 30 years) land management practices on the P pool sizes and phosphatase activities in semiarid prairie soils of Oklahoma, USA. The treatments included undisturbed, abandoned from cultivation, heavily grazed, moderately grazed, and winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum  L.). Total, organic, labile, and microbial P were quantified as well as activities of acid and alkaline phosphomonoesterase, phosphodiesterase, and inorganic pyrophosphatase. Neither cultivation nor grazing lead to a significant change in soil total P. Phosphatase activities were affected more by wheat cultivation than by grazing. When compared to the undisturbed treatment, grazing did not alter the size and composition of the tested P pools or lessen the capacity of the soil to cycle P. On the contrary, continuous wheat cultivation reduced the capacity of soil to cycle P and led to accumulation of organic and plant available P. Overall, cultivation led to the development of a microbial community with significantly reduced P use efficiency, grazing maintained a soil microbial community with relatively high P use efficiency, and removal from cultivation allowed the soil ecosystem to evolve towards the P cycling capacity of the native soil.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. 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The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that intercropping (common bean - maize) in P-deficient soil can enhance the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks from the microbial biomass (MB). The field experiment was conducted in Setif province in a northern Algerian agroecosystem with a Mediterranean climate. The nodule N storage in intercropped common bean was 60% higher than for sole crops and was highest in a P-deficient soil in the second year. The carbon stock from the microbial biomass of the soil (MBC) was higher with intercropping than for sole crops and fallow and was even higher in P-deficient (23%) soils as compared to P sufficient (17%) conditions. There was a strong correlation between C stock from nodule (NC) and MBC stock for intercropping in either P-deficient (r 2 \u00a0=\u00a00.80***;  p  2 \u00a0=\u00a00.69**;  p  2  m \u22122  days \u22121 ) and the lowest MB C:N ratio (10.3 and 12.2 for common bean and maize, respectively) in intercrops system. 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