Earthworm and arbuscular mycorrhizal communities in agricultural soils : management of key soil organisms for sustainable agriculture DOI Open Access
Kaisa Torppa

Acta universitatis agriculturae Sueciae, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Intensive agriculture is detrimental to soil biodiversity and functioning. Promoting communities of key organisms, such as earthworms arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, may help improve agricultural sustainability by replacing inputs with ecosystem services. In this thesis, I explore ways manage earthworm for improved functioning via adjusted practices, promotion source habitats in the landscape, inoculation. also effects compaction on AM fungal symbiosis wheat varieties, test application grassland a method increase diversity soils. show that diverse bioturbation can be promoted reducing tillage intensity total densities increased diversifying crop rotations. Moist fertile semi-natural grasslands high small-scale habitat heterogeneity serve sustain landscapes. Inoculation commercially obtained Lumbricus terrestris restore populations sensitive species growth but long-term establishment these worms uncertain. Application soils not reflected taxa colonizing roots. differently affects colonization varieties. Further research needs identify which community properties best result functional benefits under different conditions. Nevertheless, various ways, individually or combination, suggesting potential enhance organisms

Language: Английский

Accelerating decline of habitat quality in Chinese border areas DOI
Zilong Yue, Chiwei Xiao,

Zhiming Feng

et al.

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 206, P. 107665 - 107665

Published: April 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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9
A belowground perspective on the nexus between biodiversity change, climate change, and human well‐being DOI Creative Commons
Nico Eisenhauer, Karin Frank, Alexandra Weigelt

et al.

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(2)

Published: June 1, 2024

Abstract Soil is central to the complex interplay among biodiversity, climate, and society. This paper examines interconnectedness of soil climate change, societal impacts, emphasizing urgent need for integrated solutions. Human‐induced biodiversity loss change intensify environmental degradation, threatening human well‐being. Soils, rich in vital ecosystem function regulation, are highly vulnerable these pressures, affecting nutrient cycling, fertility, resilience. also crucially regulates influencing energy, water cycles, carbon storage. Yet, poses significant challenges health dynamics, amplifying global warming. Integrated approaches essential, including sustainable land management, policy interventions, technological innovations, engagement. Practices like agroforestry organic farming improve mitigate impacts. Effective policies governance crucial promoting practices conservation. Recent technologies aid monitoring implementing management. Societal engagement, through education collective action, stewardship. By prioritizing interdisciplinary research addressing key frontiers, scientists can advance understanding biodiversity–climate change–society nexus, informing strategies sustainability social equity.

Language: Английский

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Participatory soil citizen science: An unexploited resource for European soil research DOI Creative Commons

Eloïse Mason,

Chantal Gascuel,

Ulrike Aldrian

et al.

European Journal of Soil Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(2)

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Soils are key components of our ecosystems and provide 95%–99% food. This importance is reflected by an increase in participatory citizen science projects on soils. Citizen a research method that actively involves engages the public scientific enquiry to generate new knowledge or understanding. Here, we review past current agricultural soils across Europe. We conducted web‐based survey described 24 reviewed European light 10 principles identified success factors for science. Over 66% generated soil biodiversity data; 54% 42% data vegetation cover organic carbon, respectively. Our findings show aligned with offer unexploited resource health research. conclude promoting co‐creation, fostering knowledge‐sharing networks enabling long‐term communication commitment citizens further development

Language: Английский

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Health as a unifying concept to promote integrated soil and environmental research DOI Creative Commons
Dong‐Xing Guan,

Zhou Shi,

Li Zhu

et al.

Soil & Environmental Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 100001 - 100001

Published: Feb. 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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11
Towards sustainable food systems: developing a monitoring framework for the EU DOI Creative Commons

Szvetlana Acs,

João Costa Leite, Esther Sanyé‐Mengual

et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Adequate monitoring of the EU transition toward sustainable food systems can promote policy coherence and provide better evidence for informed making. This paper presents an initial concept methodology system framework, integrating a systems’ perspective key sustainability elements relevant to context. Grounded in scientific extensive dialogues among experts with interdisciplinary backgrounds, we define model that provides conceptual framework monitoring. encompasses 12 thematic areas 37 indicator domains, synthetized through rigorous review existing frameworks assessment nearly 250 indicators via transparent workflow integrated collaborative digital tool. We identify data gaps signal challenges ahead effective monitoring, but also opportunities research cooperation. To advance it is essential engage participatory processes stakeholders, ensuring inclusive approach.

Language: Английский

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Towards a “Hinterland” for Doing Relevance. A Typology of Practices and Competencies to Guide the Development of more Relevant Research and Career Paths DOI Creative Commons
Lisa Sigl, Maximilian Fochler

Minerva, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to improve nature conservation of soil biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Monica Farfan, Carlos A. Guerra, Katarina Hedlund

et al.

Soils for Europe., Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1

Published: May 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Assessing soil health quantitatively at European scale considering soil genesis DOI
Christine Alewell, Surya Gupta, Jérôme Poulenard

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 25, 2025

Abstract Soil health degradation is a major threat to European food security, biodiversity, and climate stability. While scientists have debated how define soil during recent decades, quantifiable framework for monitoring, management, policy remains lacking. We introduce SHERPA (Soil Health Evaluation, Rating Protocol, Assessment) as present first assessment across Europe. Surprisingly, of grasslands negatively impacted cropland soils. erosion, nutrient surplus, pesticide risk are largely driving poor aligning with reported high biodiversity loss in agricultural land. Forest soils also surprisingly low health, mainly because nitrogen reflecting documented widespread forest decline from imbalances. Interactive maps highlight specific threats Europe, offering valuable insights targeted action.

Language: Английский

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Soil, soul, spirituality, and stewardship DOI Open Access

Rattan Lal

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 79(1), P. 10A - 14A

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

S oil, the most basic among all natural resources and essential to provisioning of numerous ecosystem services (ESs) that are critical for human well-being nature conservancy, is prone degradation because land misuse soil mismanagement.The ever-increasing impact anthropogenic activities has raised environmental concerns since 1960s (Carson 1962;Peterson 2001;Plumwood 2001;Kureethadam 2017;Moore 2017).However, threats environment not only impacts, but also a fundamental change in relationship between humans terrestrial system with far-reaching unintentional impacts on social processes (Moyses Soares 2019), along exacerbated risks (figure 1).

Language: Английский

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Reduced fertilization boosts soil quality and economic benefits in semiarid apple orchard: A two-year appraisal of fertigation strategy DOI Creative Commons
Wei Zhang, Jun‐Sheng Lu, Ju Bai

et al.

Agricultural Water Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 295, P. 108766 - 108766

Published: March 8, 2024

Long-term overfertilization not only aggravates environmental costs, but reduces the quality and yield of fruit in dryland apple orchard, this issue is closely associated with post-germination fertilization management. On basis multi-year observations, we developed a targeted fertigation strategy FORD, i.e. formula (rational fertilizer scheme), on-demand sensitive period, reduced delayed fertilization. Two-year field investigations were conducted conventional furrow application (CK), integrated injection (FI) optimized under FORD principle semiarid orchard. The data indicated that FI had similar 57.2 Mg ha-1, significantly greater (by 4.5%) than CK. Yet, (nutrition, flavor appearance) was substantially improved relative to CK (P<0.05). Importantly, did induce secondary salinization (soil electric conductivity (EC) 100-500 μs cm-1, pH 7.8), soil microbial biomass carbon activities turnover key enzymes (β-glucosidase cellobiohydrolase). As result, induced better functioning leaves, faster speed expansion did. Totally, above parameters positively efficient couplings water fertilizer, which critically depended on nutrients rational supply FORD. Notably, FI, cost by 27.8% 8.3% respectively, accordingly harvesting 38.1% 11.6% higher net economic return (2.94×104 US$ ha-1). In summary, there existed remarkable positive effects FORD-led yield, benefits. can be viewed as general environment-friendly guide management for

Language: Английский

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