Temperate Soils Exposed to Drought—Key Processes, Impacts, Indicators, and Unknowns

Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 1759 - 1759

Published: Oct. 26, 2024

The summer drought in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022 produced significant speculation concerning how its termination may impact and interact with soil resource. Whilst knowledge regarding soils droughts exists scientific literature, a coherent understanding of wider range impacts on properties functions has not been compiled for temperate soils. Here, we draw together from studies UK other countries to understand respond drought, importantly what where our gaps are. First, define different types their frequency provide brief overview likely societal that place related ecosystems. Our focus is ‘agricultural ecosystem drought’, as this when experience dry periods affecting crops function, followed by rewetting. behaviour moisture key processes contribute storage transport are examined. principal changes physical, chemical, biological resulting rewetting (i.e., termination) discussed extensive interactions demonstrated. Processes involved explored catchment-scale responses. Lastly, soils’ recovery after considered, identified, areas improve highlighted.

Language: Английский

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Soil macrofauna, mesofauna and microfauna and their relationship with soil quality in agricultural areas in northern Colombia: ecological implications

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 46

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Soil fauna is an essential component of the soil ecosystem for maintaining nutrient cycling and biological fertility. This study assessed biodiversity (macrofauna, mesofauna, microfauna) to define strategies sustainable management tropical agricultural soils. The was carried out in 200 production units Department Sucre, northern Colombia. Physicochemical properties (organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, pH) were determined each sample. Berlesse-Tullgren method used determine [...]

Language: Английский

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Unreported role of earthworms as decomposers of soil extracellular polymeric substance

Applied Soil Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 197, P. 105325 - 105325

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cedrelinga catenaeformis (Tornillo) in natural and agroforestry systems: Dendrometry, soil and macrofauna

Trees Forests and People, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100577 - 100577

Published: May 13, 2024

Agroforestry and protected areas are alternatives to mitigate the adverse impacts generated by human activities in tropical forests of Peruvian Amazon. The aim this study was determine influence natural agroforestry systems Cedrilinga catenaeformis (Tornillo) on soil properties. physical, chemical, macrofauna properties, as well dendrometric variables Tornillo aged 140 180 years 7, 17 37 systems, were examined. Results revealed variability properties depending their origin; however, no marked differences observed due tree age or versus condition. Regarding macrofauna, greater diversity noted older system, while exhibited a sigmoidal behavior, except for wood volume, which showed linear increase. associated with Centrosema macrocarpum (Centrosema) maintain similarly compared systems; oldest system higher activity earthworms Rhinodrilus lavellei, pashanasii, Diptera orders, Julidae, soils more recent systems. It estimated that show stagnation increase total height at 150 years, commercial 165 DBH 70 years. Meanwhile, very strong positive correlations (p <0.05) N content CEC Estimating understanding nutritional requirements growth development will contribute its effective management ecosystems Amazon region.

Language: Английский

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Effects of natural forest conversion and plantation tree species composition on soil macrofauna communities in Northeast China mountains

Journal of Forestry Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 34(5), P. 1475 - 1489

Published: Jan. 16, 2023

Language: Английский

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