Search Results - "Xiao, Kongcao"

Soil microbial processes and resource limitation in karst and non-karst forests by Chen, Hao, Li, Dejun, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin

“…Soil micro‐organisms play a key role in soil biogeochemical cycles, but their growth and activities are often limited by resource availability. Understanding…”
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Effects of nitrogen addition on activities of soil nitrogen acquisition enzymes：A meta-analysis by Chen, Hao, Li, Dejun, Zhao, Jie, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin

“…[Display omitted] •A meta-analysis was used to address effects of N addition on N-acquisition enzyme.•N addition increased activities of…”
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Impacts of vegetation restoration strategies on soil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a karst area, southwest China by Xiao, Kongcao, He, Tieguang, Chen, Hao, Peng, Wanxia, Song, Tongqing, Wang, Kelin, Li, Dejun

“…Soil carbon (C) sequestration through cropland conversion has been regarded as a major strategy to absorb atmospheric CO2 and thus mitigate global warming, but…”
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Changes in microbial community structure due to biochars generated from different feedstocks and their relationships with soil chemical properties by Muhammad, Niaz, Dai, Zhongmin, Xiao, Kongcao, Meng, Jun, Brookes, Philip C., Liu, Xingmei, Wang, Haizhen, Wu, Jianjun, Xu, Jianming

“…Biochars produced from swine manure (SM), fruit peels (FP), Phragmites australis (PA) and Brassica rapa (BR) were applied at different rates to a sandy loam…”
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Parent material modulates land use effects on soil selenium bioavailability in a selenium-enriched region of southwest China by Xiao, Kongcao, Lu, Lufeng, Tang, Junjie, Chen, Hao, Li, Dejun, Liu, Yongxian

“…•Land use conversion from cropland to woodland tended to increase soil Se content.•Land use effect on soil Se bioavailability varied depending on the…”
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Dynamics of aggregate-associated organic carbon after long-term cropland conversion in a karst region, southwest China by Wen, Li, Li, Dejun, Xiao, Kongcao, Tang, Haiming, Li, Chao, Xiao, Xiaoping

“…Cropland conversion has a major impact on soil C sequestration. However, it remains unclear about the changes in soil aggregate and their contribution to C…”
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Differences in carbon and nitrogen mineralization in soils of differing initial pH induced by electrokinesis and receiving crop residue amendments by Xiao, Kongcao, Xu, Jianming, Tang, Caixian, Zhang, Jiabao, Brookes, Philip C.

“…Initial soil pH has been reported to have a great impact on the decomposition of added organic materials and hence to determine the direction and magnitude of…”
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Dynamics of soil organic carbon and nitrogen following agricultural abandonment in a karst region by Li, Dejun, Wen, Li, Yang, Liqiong, Luo, Pan, Xiao, Kongcao, Chen, Hao, Zhang, Wei, He, Xunyang, Chen, Hongsong, Wang, Kelin

“…Agricultural abandonment is regarded as a major driver of soil organic carbon (C) dynamics, but the mechanisms underlying the direction and magnitude of soil C…”
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Response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 survival to pH of cultivated soils by Wang, Haizhen Z, Wei, Gang, Yao, Zhiyuan Y, Lou, Jun, Xiao, Kongcao C, Wu, Laosheng S, Wu, Jianjun J, Xu, Jianming M

“…PURPOSE: The Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 survival dynamics in original and pH-modified agricultural soils were investigated to determinate how E. coli…”
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Resource limitation of soil microbes in karst ecosystems by Chen, Hao, Li, Dejun, Mao, Qinggong, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin

“…Knowledge about resource limitation to soil microbes is crucial for understanding ecosystem functions and processes, and for predicting ecosystem responses to…”
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Impact of land use/land cover change on the topsoil selenium concentration and its potential bioavailability in a karst area of southwest China by Xiao, Kongcao, Tang, Junjie, Chen, Hao, Li, Dejun, Liu, Yongxian

“…[Display omitted] •Land use/land cover change affects total soil Se content and its bioavailability.•Soil organic carbon was the overriding edaphic factor…”
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Nitrogen addition aggravates microbial carbon limitation: Evidence from ecoenzymatic stoichiometry by Chen, Hao, Li, Dejun, Zhao, Jie, Zhang, Wei, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin

“…Nitrogen (N) deposition may change carbon (C) or nutrient limitation of soil microbes, but whether such change can be reflected by ecoenzymatic stoichiometry…”
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Mechanisms underlying the responses of soil N2O production by ammonia oxidizers to nitrogen addition are mediated by topography in a subtropical forest by Duan, Pengpeng, Xiao, Kongcao, Jiang, Yonglei, Li, Dejun

“…•AOB are primarily responsible for soil N2O production.•N addition stimulated AOA–derived N2O in the organic horizon of the valley.•N addition suppressed AOA…”
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Afforestation enhances glomalin-related soil protein content but decreases its contribution to soil organic carbon in a subtropical karst area by Gu, Rui, Xiao, Kongcao, Zhu, Zihong, He, Xunyang, Li, Dejun

“…Afforestation on degraded croplands has been proposed as an effective measure to promote ecosystem functions including soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration…”
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Responses of soil respiration to nitrogen addition are mediated by topography in a subtropical karst forest by Duan, Pengpeng, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin, Li, Dejun

“…•N addition enhanced soil respiration by increasing microbial activity in the valley.•N addition increased soil respiration via increasing fine root biomass on…”
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Divergent responses of biological nitrogen fixation in soil, litter and moss to temperature and moisture in a karst forest, southwest China by Li, Dejun, Zhang, Qingshan, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Zhenchuan, Wang, Kelin

“…Free-living biological N2 fixation (BNF) in soil, litter and moss is an important pathway for external nitrogen (N) inputs to unmanaged terrestrial ecosystems…”
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Coexistence of multiple leaf nutrient resorption strategies in a single ecosystem by Chen, Hao, Reed, Sasha C., Lü, Xiaotao, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin, Li, Dejun

“…Leaf resorption is critical for considerations of how plants use and recycle nutrients, but fundamental unknowns remain regarding the controls over plant…”
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Responses of soil microbial resource limitation to multiple fertilization strategies by Zheng, Liang, Chen, Hao, Wang, Yunqiu, Mao, Qinggong, Zheng, Mianhai, Su, Yirong, Xiao, Kongcao, Wang, Kelin, Li, Dejun

“…•Microbial resource limitation is useful to identify effective fertilization strategies.•Soil microbes in karst croplands is limited by C and P, rather than by…”
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Afforestation effects on soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools modulated by lithology by Li, Dejun, Wen, Li, Zhang, Wei, Yang, Liqiong, Xiao, Kongcao, Chen, Hao, Wang, Kelin

“…•Lithology modulates the effect of afforestation on soil C and N pools.•Soil C pool is not altered by afforestation for areas underlain by limestone.•Soil C…”
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Dynamics of soil nitrogen availability during post-agricultural succession in a karst region, southwest China by Xiao, Kongcao, Li, Dejun, Wen, Li, Yang, Liqiong, Luo, Pan, Chen, Hao, Wang, Kelin

“…Soil nitrogen (N) availability is crucial in governing the dynamics of ecosystem structure and function. However, the variation pattern of soil N availability…”
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