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42 p, 1.4 MB Impact of aridity rise and arid lands expansion on carbon-storing capacity, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem services / Tariq, Akash (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Zeng, Fanjiang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Graciano, Corina (Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal) ; Hughes, Alice (University of Hong Kong. School of Biological Sciences) ; Farré-Armengol, Gerard (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Drylands, comprising semi-arid, arid, and hyperarid regions, cover approximately 41% of the Earth's land surface and have expanded considerably in recent decades. Even under more optimistic scenarios, such as limiting global temperature rise to 1. [...]
2024 - 10.1111/gcb.17292
Global Change Biology, Vol. 30, Issue 4 (April 2024) , art. e17292
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13 p, 1.3 MB Does urban particulate matter hinder COVID-19 transmission rate? / Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Fernández-Martínez, Marcos (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Cobo, Sandra (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Badiella Busquets, Llorenç (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on global health, with millions of people affected by the disease. Recent studies have shown that environmental factors such as air quality, temperature, and humidity can impact the survival and transmission of the virus, leading to differences in the rate of spread and severity of the disease in different regions. [...]
2024 - 10.1007/s11869-024-01574-7
Air Quality, Atmosphere Health, (April 2024)  
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19 p, 4.0 MB Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate / Tariq, Akash (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Graciano, Corina (Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Zeng, Fanjiang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Hughes, Alice (University of Hong Kong. School of Biological Sciences) ; Ahmed, Zeeshan F. (Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystem) ; Ullah, Abd (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Ali, Sikandar (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Gao, Yanju (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Deserts represent key carbon reservoirs, yet as these systems are threatened this has implications for biodiversity and climate change. This review focuses on how these changes affect desert ecosystems, particularly plant root systems and their impact on carbon and mineral nutrient stocks. [...]
2024 - 10.1111/nph.19676
New Phytologist, Vol. 24, issue 3 (May 2024) , p. 916-934  
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Combining different species in restoration is not always the right decision : Monocultures can provide higher ecological functions than intercropping in a desert ecosystem / Tariq, Akash (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Ullah, Abd (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Graciano, Corina (Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal) ; Zeng, Fanjiang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Gao, Yanju (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Hughes, Alice C. (University of Hong Kong. School of Biological Sciences) ; Zhang, Zhihao (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Vegetation restoration in deserts is challenging due to these ecosystems' inherent fragility and harsh environmental conditions. One approach for active restoration involves planting native species, which can accelerate the recovery of ecosystem functions. [...]
2024 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120807
Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 357 (April 2024) , art. 120807  
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Soil microbial functional profiles of P-cycling reveal drought-induced constraints on P-transformation in a hyper-arid desert ecosystem / Gao, Yanju (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Tariq, Akash (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Zeng, Fanjiang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Graciano, Corina (Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal) ; Li, Xiangyi (Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems) ; Wang, Weiqi (Fujian Normal University. Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Soil water conditions are known to influence soil nutrient availability, but the specific impact of different conditions on soil phosphorus (P) availability through the modulation of P-cycling functional microbial communities in hyper-arid desert ecosystems remains largely unexplored. [...]
2024 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171767
Science of the total environment, Vol. 925 (May 2024) , art. 171767  
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Spatial variation and controls of soil microbial necromass carbon in a tropical montane rainforest / Ding, Zhangqi (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Mou, Zhijian (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Li, Yanpeng (Chinese Academy of Forestry. Research Institute of Tropical Forestry) ; Liang, Chao (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Applied Ecology) ; Xie, Zicai (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Wang, Jun (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Hui, Dafeng (Tennessee State University. Department of Biological Sciences) ; Lambers, Hans (University of Western Australia. School of Biological Sciences) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Xu, Han (Chinese Academy of Forestry. Research Institute of Tropical Forestry) ; Liu, Zhanfeng (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden)
Soil microbial necromass carbon is an important component of the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool which helps to improve soil fertility and texture. However, the spatial pattern and variation mechanisms of fungal- and bacterial-derived necromass carbon at local scales in tropical rainforests are uncertain. [...]
2024 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170986
Science of the total environment, Vol. 921 (April 2024) , art. 170986  
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Cross-scale spatial variability and associations of carbon pools provide insight into regulating carbon sequestration in tropical montane rainforests / Ding, Zhangqi Ding (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Mou, Zhijian (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Li, Yanpeng (Chinese Academy of Forestry. Research Institute of Tropical Forestry) ; Wang, Jun (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Wu, Donghai (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden) ; Liang, Chao (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Applied Ecology) ; Hui, Dafeng (Tennessee State University. Department of Biological Sciences) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Xu, Han (Chinese Academy of Forestry. Research Institute of Tropical Forestry) ; Liu, Zhanfeng (Chinese Academy of Sciences. South China Botanical Garden)
The spatial distribution of plant, soil, and microbial carbon pools, along with their intricate interactions, presents a great challenge for the current carbon cycle research. However, it is not clear what are the characteristics of the spatial variability of these carbon pools, particularly their cross-scale relationships. [...]
2024 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120288
Journal of environmental management, Vol. 353 (February 2024) , art. 120288  
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Global spectra of plant litter carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and returning amounts / Yuan, Ji (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences) ; Wu, Fuzhong (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences) ; Peng, Changhui (University of Quebec. Institute of Environment Sciences) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Vallicrosa Pou, Helena (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Peng, Yan (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences) ; Wu, Qiqian (Zhejiang A & F University. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture) ; Li, Zimin (Université catholique de Louvain. Earth and Life Institute) ; Heděnec, Petr (University Malaysia Terengganu. Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development) ; Li, Zhijie (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. Institute of Bio- and Geosciences) ; Tan, Siyi (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences) ; Yuan, Chaoxiang (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences) ; Ni, Xiangyin (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences) ; Yue, Kai (Fujian Normal University. School of Geographical Sciences)
Litter decomposition is a key ecological process that determines carbon (C) and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. The initial concentrations of C and nutrients in litter play a critical role in this process, yet the global patterns of litter initial concentrations of C, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are poorly understood. [...]
2024 - 10.1111/1365-2745.14250
Journal of Ecology, Vol. 112, issue 4 (April 2024) , p. 717-729  
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Tree mycorrhizal type mediates the responses of foliar stoichiometry and tree growth to functionally dissimilar neighbours in a subtropical forest experiment / Wang, Tao (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science) ; Chen, Xinli (University of Alberta. Department of Renewable Resources) ; Zhao, Xue (Griffith University. School of Environment and Science) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Da, Minghui (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science) ; Fu, Yanrong (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science) ; Yu, Zaipeng (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science) ; Wan, Xiaohua (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science) ; Shi, Xiuzhen (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science) ; Huang, Zhiqun (Fujian Normal University. Institute of Geographical Science)
Plant nutrient stoichiometry is of critical importance to productivity and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. The impacts of tree species diversity on productivity have been well studied at the stand level. [...]
2024 - 10.1111/1365-2435.14524
Functional ecology, Vol. 38, issue 4 (April 2024) , p. 765-777  
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18 p, 3.6 MB Potential impacts of pandemics on global warming, agricultural production, and biodiversity loss / Xiong, Yuankang (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Wang, Rong (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Gasser, Thomas (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Àustria)) ; Ciais, Philippe (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Clark, James H. (University of York. Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence) ; Cao, Junji (Chinese Academy of Sciences) ; Xing, Xiaofan (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Xu, Siqing (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Deng, Yifei (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Wang, Lin (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Chen, Jianmin (Fudan University. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering) ; Tang, Xu (Fudan University. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) ; Zhang, Renhe (Fudan University. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)
The rising frequency of infectious diseases under climate change poses an emerging threat to environmental and agricultural sustainability by consuming large quantities of materials. The demand for crops to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) competes for land and fertilizers, leads to cropland expansion, and accelerates climate change, but the ecological impacts remain unclear. [...]
2024 - 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.02.012
One Earth, (March 2024)  

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