Accelerating decline of habitat quality in Chinese border areas

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 206, С. 107665 - 107665

Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2024

Язык: 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

Minerva, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 11, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 14, 2025

ABSTRACT Biological diversity in mountain ecosystems has been increasingly studied over the last decade. This is also case for soils, but no study to date provided an overall synthesis of current state knowledge. Here we fill this gap with a first global analysis published research on cryptogams, microorganisms, and fauna soils above treeline, structured Based corpus almost 1400 publications expertise 37 soil scientists worldwide, summarise what known about distribution patterns each these organismal groups, specifically along elevation, provide overview available knowledge drivers explaining their changes. In particular, document elevation‐dependent decrease faunal while cryptogams there initial increase followed by towards nival belt. Thus, our data confirm key role that elevation plays shaping biodiversity organisms soils. The response prokaryote turn, was more diverse, whereas fungal appeared be substantially influenced plants. As far as available, describe characteristics, adaptations, functions species, despite lack ecological information uncultivated majority prokaryotes, fungi, protists, illustrate remarkable unique life forms histories encountered alpine By applying rule‐ well pattern‐based literature‐mining approaches semi‐quantitative analyses, identified hotspots European Alps Central Asia revealed significant gaps taxonomic coverage, particularly among biocrusts, fauna. We further report thematic priorities treeline identify unanswered questions. Building upon outcomes synthesis, conclude set opportunities worldwide. Soils fulfil critical make essential contributions land. Accordingly, seizing closing appears crucial enable science‐based decision making regions formulating laws guidelines support conservation targets.

Язык: Английский

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A belowground perspective on the nexus between biodiversity change, climate change, and human well‐being

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(2)

Опубликована: Июнь 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.

Язык: Английский

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Participatory soil citizen science: An unexploited resource for European soil research

European Journal of Soil Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 75(2)

Опубликована: Март 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

Язык: Английский

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Health as a unifying concept to promote integrated soil and environmental research

Soil & Environmental Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 1(1), С. 100001 - 100001

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Soil, soul, spirituality, and stewardship

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 79(1), С. 10A - 14A

Опубликована: Янв. 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).

Язык: Английский

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Reduced fertilization boosts soil quality and economic benefits in semiarid apple orchard: A two-year appraisal of fertigation strategy

Agricultural Water Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 295, С. 108766 - 108766

Опубликована: Март 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

Язык: Английский

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Towards sustainable food systems: developing a monitoring framework for the EU

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 8

Опубликована: Янв. 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.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing soil health quantitatively at European scale considering soil genesis

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025

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.

Язык: Английский

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