Restoration Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 11, 2024
Globally,
biological
soil
crusts
(BSCs)
are
crucial
ecosystem
components
that
perform
essential
functions
important
to
stability.
However,
the
potential
mechanisms
of
BSC's
effect
on
vascular
plant
recruitment
and
establishment
largely
unknown.
Furthermore,
few
studies
have
considered
BSC‐vascular
analyses
in
conjunction
with
BSC
microenvironments,
seed
traits,
life
stages
simultaneously.
Thus,
we
chose
six
typical
plants
different
traits
Loess
Plateau
conducted
a
growth
chamber
experiment
evaluate
effects
types,
disturbance,
seeding
positions,
moisture
germination,
survival,
seedling
growth.
We
also
explored
presence
disturbance
emergence
through
field
investigation.
The
results
indicated
main
four
factors,
type,
location,
moisture,
their
two‐
three‐dimensional
interactions
had
significant
performance
most
studied
species.
Disturbance
wetting
treatments
shorter
watering
intervals
promoted
plants,
could
modify
BSCs
plants.
was
related
stage
promotes
when
it
reaches
survival
stage.
In
observations,
found
number
species
lower
compared
bare
lands
broken
greater
than
intact
crusts;
while
density
land
significantly
higher
patches.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 793 - 793
Published: May 9, 2025
Environmental
variability
modifies
forest
structure
through
interactions
among
soil
properties,
topography,
and
climate.
These
factors
influence
the
occurrence
of
contrasting
types
in
northern
Amazonia
(Brazil),
such
as
forests
highlands
(Terra
Firme)
under
regular
flooding
(Várzea).
Flooding
regimes
formation
modify
geochemistry,
nutrient
distribution,
organic
matter
accumulation,
shaping
composition.
The
objective
was
to
determine
relationships
between
characteristics
non-flooded
flooded
tropical
forests.
We
compared
at
both
conditions
(n
=
2
treatments
×
20
replicas
40
plots)
using
univariate
multivariate
analyses.
found
significant
differences
most
studied
variables
types,
chemical
physical
properties.
Our
results
showed
that
defines
composition
(e.g.,
tree
density,
height,
volume)
influences
characteristics.
Floodplain
exhibited
higher
concentration
carbon
content,
likely
due
periodic
litter
sediments,
reduced
decomposition
rates.
In
contrast,
were
characterized
by
lower
levels,
sand
greater
values
basal
area,
volume).
insights
contribute
understanding
functioning
ecosystems.
