the Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China(2022AAC02020);the Major Strategic Research Project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Local Cooperation(2021NXZD8);the Key Research and Development Plan Project of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China(2022004129003).We are grateful to the editors and anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and suggestions in improving this manuscript.
It is of great significance to study the effects of desert plants on soil enzyme activities and soil organic carbon(SOC)for maintaining the stability of the desert ecosystem.In this study,we studied the responses of s...
the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0504601);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41671513).
The distribution of binding agents(i.e.,soil organic carbon(SOC)and glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP))in soil aggregates was influenced by many factors,such as plant characteristics and soil properties.However,how t...
supported jointly by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFD0200408, 2016YFD0300804);the Science and Technology Project (2015BAD22B03);the Basic Scientific Research Business Expenses of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (1610132018024)
To ascertain the effects of long-term conservation tillage and residue retention on soil organic carbon(SOC) content and aggregate distribution in a deep soil(>20-cm depth) in a dryland environment,this paper analyzed...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB954204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41701099,31770765)
Soil acidification is a major global issue of sustainable development for ecosystems. The increasing soil acidity induced by excessive nitrogen (N) fertilization in farmlands has profoundly impacted the soil carbon ...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0201801);the Research Foundation of the Science & Technology Agency of Jilin Province, China (20150203004NY)
Labile organic carbon (LC) and recalcitrant organic carbon (RC) are two major fractions of soil organic carbon (SOC) and play a critical role in organic carbon turnover and sequestration. The aims of this study ...
financially supported by the National Science and Technology Support Plan (2014BAC15B03);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41371503, 41371128);the West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (YB201302)
Soil carbon pools could become a CO_2 source or sink, depending on the directions of land use/cover changes. A slight change of soil carbon will inevitably affect the atmospheric CO_2 concentration and consequently th...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41471420);the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2016JQ4016);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University (GK201603076, GK201601009, GK201701010);the Youth Innovation Team Project in the Tourism and Environment College of Shaanxi Normal University
Anthropogenic activities largely influence the soil quality of agricultural fields and the composition of soil. Samples of typical anthropogenic Loutu soil in the Guanzhong area of the Loess Plateau, Shaanxi Province,...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31640012, 41271007, 31660232);the One Hundred Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y551821);the Opening Foundation of the State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Desertification;Aeolian Sand Disaster Combating, Gansu Desert Control Research Institute (GSDC201505)
Afforestation is conducive to soil carbon(C) sequestration in semi-arid regions. However, little is known about the effects of afforestation on sequestrations of total and labile soil organic carbon(SOC) fractions...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41371510);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities;China(ZD2013021);the Science and Technology Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province(2011KJXX63)
The oxidizability of soil organic carbon (SOC) influences soil quality and carbon sequestration. Four fractions of oxidizable organic carbon (very labile (C1), labile (C2), less labile (C3) and non-labile (C...
supported by National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB138703);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA05050403);Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT13019);Key Science and Technology Projects of Gansu Province (1203FKDA035);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2014-78);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31070412, 31201837)
Soil labile organic carbon (C) plays an important role in improving soil quality. The relatively stable fractions of soil organic C (SOC) represent the bulk of SOC, and are also the primary determinant of the long...