Soil
organic
matter
(SOM)
plays
a
crucial
role
in
nutrient
cycling
and
soil
carbon
(C)
accumulation,
which
strongly
depend
on
the
quality
quantity
of
plant
litter
input.
However,
mechanisms
underlying
SOM
dynamics
relation
to
diversity
are
poorly
understood,
but
essential
promote
C
sequestration
soils.
The
aim
study
was
investigate
influence
willow
species
identity,
mixture
cultivation
site
pools,
chemical
composition
thermal
stability.
Using
pyrolysis-field
mass
ionization
spectrometry
(Py-FIMS)
we
examined
upper
topsoil
(0-10
cm)
two
7-year-old
experimental
sites
Germany
Sweden,
consisting
pure
mixed
stands
biomass
willows
(Salix
spp.).
Our
results
showed
significant
variability
across
for
both
identity
effects
accumulation
chemistry.
Yearly
significantly
(p
<
0.05)
higher
variety
‘Loden’
(1.02
Mg
ha-1
year
-1
C)
compared
‘Tora’
(0.54
Rostock.
At
Uppsala
site,
Loden
Tora
exhibited
yearly
rate
0.55
0.65
year-1
C,
respectively.
Willow
affected
stability
at
sites.
Consistent
patterns
were
few;
abundance
free
fatty
acids
lower
under
Loden,
suberin
had
greater
Tora.
Mixing
some
one
studied
sites,
no
effect
either
site.
Overall,
site-effect
strongest
quality.
findings
emphasize
significance
site-specific
context
shaping
chemistry
plantations.
Botanical Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
103(2)
Опубликована: Март 14, 2025
Background:
Forest
mulch
is
the
habitat
of
decomposer
organisms
and
protects
soil
from
erosion.
In
seasonally
dry
tropical
forest,
this
organic
layer
lost
due
to
elimination
vegetation
cover
resulting
agricultural
activities
but
could
be
recovered
through
restoration
intervention.
Prediction:
The
seasonality
rainfall,
composition
species
richness
plantings
recruitment
in
areas
under
explain
accumulation
mass.
Study
site
dates:
Four-year-old
forest
Quilamula,
Sierra
de
Huautla,
Morelos.
Methods:
Four
samplings
natural
succession
seven
planting
combinations
that
include
between
three
12
(six
legumes
six
non-legumes).
Results:
Including
succession,
average
mass
was
6.5
Mg/ha.
As
expected,
greater
compared
middle
season
what
recorded
at
end
rainy
season.
Furthermore,
positively
related
number
planted
highest
where
lowest
exotic
grass
Andropogon
gayanus
recorded.
Conclusions:
Restoration
favor
recovery
litter
by
increasing
its
with
planted,
while
invasion
grasses
reduces
it.
Soil
organic
matter
(SOM)
is
essential
for
nutrient
cycling
and
soil
carbon
(C)
accumu-lation,
both
of
which
are
heavily
influenced
by
the
quality
quantity
plant
litter.
Since
SOM
dynamics
in
relation
to
diversity
poorly
understood
we
investigated
effects
willow
variety
mixture,
site
on
C
stocks,
chemical
composition
ther-mal
stability.
Using
pyrolysis-field
ionization
mass
spectrometry
analysed
top
10
cm
from
two
7-year-old
experimental
sites
Germany
Sweden,
with
monocultures
mixtures
varieties
(Salix
spp.)
belonging
different
species.
Overall,
had
strongest
effect
quality.
Results
showed
significant
variability
across
identity
mixture
accumulation
chemistry.
In
German
(Ros-tock),
yearly
was
higher
(p
<
0.05)
‘Loden’
(1.0
Mg
ha-1
year-1)
compared
‘Tora’
(0.5
year-1),
whilst
Swedish
(Uppsala),
ex-hibited
similar
rates
around
0.6
year-1.
Willow
significantly
affected
at
sites,
while
mixing
minor
effects.
Our
findings
emphasize
significance
site-specific
context
or
species
shaping
plantations.
IntechOpen eBooks,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024
Sexual
size
dimorphism
(SSD)
(the
difference
between
males
and
females
in
size)
is
considered
to
be
the
physiological
reaction
environmental
conditions.
We
estimated
body
variation
SSD
two
populations
of
ground
beetle
Carabus
exaratus.
Beetles
were
sampled
Krasnodar
Province
(Russia)
forb-cereal
meadow
beech-hornbeam
forest.
processed
morphometric
measurements
521
specimen
for
six
linear
traits.
from
slightly
larger
than
was
pronounced
a
half
traits
being
highest
by
elytra
length.
On
whole,
did
not
differ
studied.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 22, 2024
Abstract
Transformation
of
forests
into
agricultural
lands
threatens
biodiversity
and
ecosystem
functions
globally.
In
the
hotspot
Madagascar,
key
along
with
highly
endemic
flora
fauna
are
under
threat.
Comprehensive
studies
identifying
proximate
drivers
lacking,
no
accounting
for
species
richness
across
multiple
taxa.
We
assess
how
plot-scale
stand
structural
attributes
(basal
area,
leaf
area
index,
diameter
diversity,
tree
richness)
landscape-scale
forest
cover
affect
(species
butterflies,
ants,
birds,
amphibians,
reptiles,
herbaceous
plants,
multidiversity)
(soil
organic
carbon,
predation
rate,
acoustic
diversity
multifunctionality)
in
tropical
mosaic
landscape
northeastern
Madagascar.
Across
a
prevalent
land-use
gradient
region,
we
sampled
five
woody
types:
old-growth
forest,
fragment,
fallow,
forest-derived
fallow-derived
vanilla
agroforests.
Complexly
structured
stands
larger
basal
higher
promoted
greater
multidiversity
certain
functions.
Landscape-scale
significantly
favored,
particularly,
bird
richness.
Our
models
explained
70%
variance
multidiversity,
26%
43%
multifunctionality.
Significant
effects
directions
our
predictors
differed
between
taxa
but
were
univocally
positive
findings
highlight
that
simplified
structure,
resulting
from
change,
substantially
reduces
this
historically
forested
region.
Conservation
actions
should
aim
at
maintaining
complex
structure
agroforests,
while
restoration
interventions
focus
on
re-building
such
structures.
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(6)
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024
Abstract
The
capacity
of
forests
to
sequester
carbon
in
both
above‐
and
belowground
compartments
is
a
crucial
tool
mitigate
rising
atmospheric
concentrations.
Belowground
storage
strongly
linked
soil
microbial
communities
that
are
the
key
drivers
heterotrophic
respiration,
organic
matter
decomposition
thus
nutrient
cycling.
However,
relationships
between
tree
diversity
properties
such
as
biomass
respiration
remain
unclear
with
inconsistent
findings
among
studies.
It
unknown
so
far
how
spatial
configuration
depth
affect
relationship
richness
properties.
Here,
we
studied
distribution
context
experiment
by
measuring
subtropical
(BEF‐China
experiment).
We
sampled
cores
at
two
depths
five
locations
along
transect
trees
mono‐
hetero‐specific
pairs
native
deciduous
species
Liquidambar
formosana
Sapindus
saponaria
.
Our
analyses
showed
decreasing
increasing
distance
from
mono‐specific
pairs.
calculated
overyielding
–
which
higher
or
than
expected
monocultures
analysed
patterns
transect.
found
no
general
across
all
sampling
positions
depths.
Yet,
encountered
pattern
significant
close
L.
underyielding
S.
trees.
similar
only
differed
strength
their
effects.
results
highlight
importance
small‐scale
variations
tree–tree
interaction
effects
on
functions
calling
for
better
integration
within‐plot
variability
understand
biodiversity–ecosystem
functioning
relationships.
Forests,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(8), С. 1339 - 1339
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
Soil
organic
matter
(SOM)
is
essential
for
nutrient
cycling
and
soil
carbon
(C)
accumulation,
both
of
which
are
heavily
influenced
by
the
quality
quantity
plant
litter.
Since
SOM
dynamics
in
relation
to
diversity
poorly
understood,
we
investigated
effects
willow
variety
mixture,
site
on
C
stocks,
chemical
composition
thermal
stability.
Using
pyrolysis-field
ionization
mass
spectrometry
(Py-FIMS),
a
method
stepwise
degradation
ultrahigh
vacuum
combined
with
soft
high
electric
field,
followed
mass-spectrometric
separation
detection
molecular
ions,
analyzed
top
10
cm
from
two
7-year-old
experimental
sites
Germany
Sweden.
Monocultures
mixtures
varieties
(Salix
spp.)
belonging
different
species
were
grown
at
plots.
Overall,
had
strongest
effect
quality.
The
results
showed
significant
variability
across
identity
mixture
accumulation
chemistry.
In
German
(Rostock),
yearly
was
higher
(p
<
0.05)
‘Loden’
(1.0
Mg
ha−1
year−1)
compared
‘Tora’
(0.5
year−1),
whilst
Swedish
(Uppsala),
exhibited
similar
rates
around
0.6
year−1.
Willow
significantly
affected
sites,
while
mixing
minor
effects.
Our
findings
emphasize
significance
site-specific
context
shaping
plantations.