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Priming effect depending on land use and soil types in a typical semi-arid landscape in Kenya by Mganga, Kevin Z., Rolando, José L., Kalu, Subin, Biasi, Christina, Karhu, Kristiina

“…Addition of labile carbon (C) inputs to soil can accelerate or slow down the decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM), a phenomenon known as priming effect…”
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Leaf gas exchange characteristics, biomass partitioning, and water use efficiencies of two C4 African grasses under simulated drought by Mganga, Kevin Z., Kuhla, Jana, Carminati, Andrea, Pausch, Johanna, Ahmed, Mutez A., Sollenberger, Lynn

“…Background Few studies have evaluated the effect of drought on the morpho‐physiological characteristics of African C4 grasses. We investigated how drought…”
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Multi‐stakeholder participation for successful implementation of applied research projects in Africa by Mganga, Kevin Z., Kaindi, Eric, Bosma, Luwieke, Amollo, Kevin O., Munyoki, Bobsammy, Kioko, Theophilus, Kadenyi, Nancy, Musyoki, Gilbert K., Wambua, Stephen M., Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N., Steenbergen, Frank, Musimba, Nashon K. R.

“…Rainwater harvesting from Roads For Indigenous Pasture production and improved rural livelihoods in Kitui, Kenya (ROFIP) is an applied research project. It…”
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Determinants and rates of land degradation: Application of stationary time-series model to data from a semi-arid environment in Kenya by Mganga, Kevin Z, Nyariki, Dickson M, Musimba, Nashon K R, Amwata, Dorothy A

“…The causes of land degradation in the African drylands have been shown to vary. Some researchers consider climate to be the major contributor to degradation,…”
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Morphoecological characteristics of grasses used to restore degraded semi‐arid African rangelands by Mganga, Kevin Z., Kaindi, Eric, Ndathi, Aphaxard J.N., Bosma, Luwieke, Kioko, Theophilus, Kadenyi, Nancy, Wambua, Stephen M., Steenbergen, Frank, Musimba, Nashon K.R.

“…Progressive loss of productivity and plant diversity is a concern in global rangelands. In African rangelands, this process is partly attributed to heavy and…”
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Soybean inclusion reduces soil organic matter mineralization despite increasing its temperature sensitivity by Yan, Zhengjun, Jia, Rong, Zhou, Jie, Zamanian, Kazem, Yang, Yadong, Mganga, Kevin Z., Zeng, Zhaohai, Zang, Huadong

“…Legume-based cropping increased the diversity of residues and rhizodeposition input into the soil, thus affecting soil organic matter (SOM) stabilization…”
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UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: key considerations for Africa by Nsikani, Mlungele M., Anderson, Pippin, Bouragaoui, Zakher, Geerts, Sjirk, Gornish, Elise S., Kairo, James G., Khan, Nasreen, Madikizela, Bonani, Mganga, Kevin Z., Ntshotsho, Phumza, Okafor‐Yarwood, Ifesinachi, Webster, Kayla M. E., Peer, Nasreen

“…To support and scale up global restoration efforts, the United Nations (UN) has proclaimed 2021–2030 the “UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.” The Decade…”
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Biochar reduced the mineralization of native and added soil organic carbon: evidence of negative priming and enhanced microbial carbon use efficiency by Kalu, Subin, Seppänen, Aino, Mganga, Kevin Z., Sietiö, Outi-Maaria, Glaser, Bruno, Karhu, Kristiina

“…Biochar has been widely recognized for its potential to increase carbon (C) sequestration and mitigate climate change. This potential is affected by how…”
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Phenological Stage, Plant Biomass, and Drought Stress Affect Microbial Biomass and Enzyme Activities in the Rhizosphere of Enteropogon macrostachyus by MGANGA, Kevin Z., RAZAVI, Bahar S., SANAULLAH, Muhammad, KUZYAKOV, Yakov

“…Indigenous grasses have been effectively used to rehabilitate degraded African drylands. Despite their success, studies examining their effects on soil…”
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Plant Morphoecological Traits, Grass-Weed Interactions and Water Use Efficiencies of Grasses Used for Restoration of African Rangelands by Mganga, Kevin Z., Kaindi, Eric, Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N., Bosma, Luwieke, Kioko, Theophilus, Kadenyi, Nancy, Musyoki, Gilbert K., Wambua, Stephen, van Steenbergen, Frank, Musimba, Nashon K. R.

“…Degradation characterized by depleted vegetation cover is a serious environmental problem in African rangelands. It poses a serious threat to millions of…”
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Effects of a tree row on greenhouse gas fluxes, growing conditions and soil microbial communities on an oat field in Southern Finland by Heimsch, Laura, Huusko, Karoliina, Karhu, Kristiina, Mganga, Kevin Z., Kalu, Subin, Kulmala, Liisa

“…Agricultural ecosystems are facing critical loss of biodiversity, soil nutrients, and cultural values. Intensive crop production has caused landscape…”
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Land use affects soil biochemical properties in Mt. Kilimanjaro region by Mganga, Kevin Z., Razavi, Bahar S., Kuzyakov, Yakov

“…Microbial parameters have been used to monitor changes in soil quality. Soils from four land use systems common in East Africa and present in the Mt…”
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Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates by Yan, Zhengjun, Zhou, Jie, Liu, Chunyan, Jia, Rong, Mganga, Kevin Z., Yang, Lei, Yang, Yadong, Peixoto, Leanne, Zang, Huadong, Zeng, Zhaohai

“…Diversified cropping is a crucial management practice for increasing carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sequestration in agroecosystems. However, knowledge gaps…”
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Winter green manure cultivation benefits soil quality and ecosystem multifunctionality under upland paddy rotations in tropics by Liu, Qi, Yao, Wei, Zhou, Jie, Peixoto, Leanne, Qi, Zhiqiang, Mganga, Kevin Z., Yang, Yadong, Zeng, Zhaohai, Zang, Huadong

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Microbial soil quality indicators depending on land use and soil type in a semi-arid dryland in Kenya by Mganga, Kevin Z., Rolando, José, Kalu, Subin, Karhu, Kristiina

“…Soil microbial indicators help monitor soil quality. Limited studies have determined how land use in drylands affects soil microbial indices. Top soil…”
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Increased seasonal fallow intensity enhanced the soil fertility of latosol in a tropical multi-cropping region by Yao, Wei, Liu, Qi, Wen, Yongkang, Mganga, Kevin Z., Tian, Butao, Yang, Yadong, Zeng, Zhaohai, Qi, Zhiqiang, Jones, Davey L., Zang, Huadong

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Microbial carbon use efficiency along an altitudinal gradient by Mganga, Kevin Z., Sietiö, Outi-Maaria, Meyer, Nele, Poeplau, Christopher, Adamczyk, Sylwia, Biasi, Christina, Kalu, Subin, Räsänen, Matti, Ambus, Per, Fritze, Hannu, Pellikka, Petri K.E., Karhu, Kristiina

“…Soil microbial carbon-use efficiency (CUE), described as the ratio of growth over total carbon (C) uptake, i.e. the sum of growth and respiration, is a key…”
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Microbial and enzymes response to nutrient additions in soils of Mt. Kilimanjaro region depending on land use by Mganga, Kevin Z., Razavi, Bahar S., Kuzyakov, Yakov

“…Microbial and enzyme activities can be used to identify and assess the impacts of changes in land use management on soil quality. However, only few studies…”
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Fate and stabilization of labile carbon in a sandy boreal forest soil – A question of nitrogen availability? by Meyer, Nele, Sietiö, Outi-Maaria, Adamczyk, Sylwia, Ambus, Per, Biasi, Christina, Glaser, Bruno, Kalu, Subin, Martin, Angela, Mganga, Kevin Z., Olin, Miikka, Seppänen, Aino, Shrestha, Rashmi, Karhu, Kristiina

“…Labile carbon (C) fractions, such as sugars, may persist in soil due to their incorporation into microbial biomass and are ultimately stabilized as microbial…”
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Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts by Shackelford, Nancy, Paterno, Gustavo B., Winkler, Daniel E., Erickson, Todd E., Leger, Elizabeth A., Svejcar, Lauren N., Breed, Martin F., Faist, Akasha M., Harrison, Peter A., Curran, Michael F., Guo, Qinfeng, Kirmer, Anita, Law, Darin J., Mganga, Kevin Z., Munson, Seth M., Porensky, Lauren M., Quiroga, R. Emiliano, Török, Péter, Wainwright, Claire E., Abdullahi, Ali, Bahm, Matt A., Ballenger, Elizabeth A., Barger, Nichole, Baughman, Owen W., Becker, Carina, Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Boyd, Chad S., Burton, Carla M., Burton, Philip J., Calleja, Eman, Carrick, Peter J., Caruana, Alex, Clements, Charlie D., Davies, Kirk W., Deák, Balázs, Drake, Jessica, Dullau, Sandra, Eldridge, Joshua, Espeland, Erin, Farrell, Hannah L., Fick, Stephen E., Garbowski, Magda, de la Riva, Enrique G., Golos, Peter J., Grey, Penelope A., Heydenrych, Barry, Holmes, Patricia M., James, Jeremy J., Jonas-Bratten, Jayne, Kiss, Réka, Kramer, Andrea T., Larson, Julie E., Lorite, Juan, Mayence, C. Ellery, Merino-Martín, Luis, Miglécz, Tamás, Milton, Suanne Jane, Monaco, Thomas A., Montalvo, Arlee M., Navarro-Cano, Jose A., Paschke, Mark W., Peri, Pablo Luis, Pokorny, Monica L., Rinella, Matthew J., Saayman, Nelmarie, Schantz, Merilynn C., Parkhurst, Tina, Seabloom, Eric W., Stuble, Katharine L., Uselman, Shauna M., Valkó, Orsolya, Veblen, Kari, Wilson, Scott, Wong, Megan, Xu, Zhiwei, Suding, Katharine L.

“…Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who…”
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