Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a critical role in regulating the global carbon (C) cycle, with forest soils serving as significant C sinks. Soil aggregate stability and the distribution of SOC in different aggregate fractions would be affected by di...
The influence of forest type on soil aggregates distribution, stability, and the contribution of aggregate-associated carbon (C) to bulk soil organic carbon (SOC) remains poorly understood. This may be crucial for the accumulation and persistence of...
It is of great significance to determine soil aggregate stability in predicting agricultural production conditions and soil erosion risk. However, the problem exposed in the process of evaluating soil aggregate stability cannot be ignored: Can the ef...
Soil aggregation plays a critical role in the maintenance of soil structure and crop productivity. Fertilization influences soil aggregation, especially by regulating soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) contents in aggregate fractions....
Forest restoration and soil structure stabilization are the focus of forestry and ecology. However, the combined mechanisms of soil microorganisms and organic and inorganic aggregate binding agents on soil aggregation is unclear. In order to explore...
Surface vegetation has a substantial impact on soil aggregate stability, which is an important indicator of soil quality. However, there is still limited research on the response of soil aggregate stability indicators and the organic carbon, total ni...
Iron ore tailings have been shown to promote the formation of soil aggregate cementing agents through weathering, thereby influencing soil aggregate formation in reclaimed land. However, their mechanism of action under different reclamation methods r...
Afforestation influences soil aggregates and the soil microenvironment, and it also affects soil bacterial communities. However, the interactions between soil aggregation, soil properties, and the bacterial community that occur following afforestatio...
Soil structure is crucial for maintaining soil health and can be improved through winter cropping. This study evaluated the effects of winter cropping Italian ryegrass (WI), rye (WR), oat (WO), and winter fallow (CK) on soil aggregate structure and e...
The conversion of grasslands to croplands is common in the agro-pastoral ecotone and brings potential risks to soil health and environmental safety. As the forming unit of soil structure, the status of soil aggregates determines soil health and is af...
The stability of soil aggregates is critical for maintaining soil structures and is positively correlated with soil resident organic and inorganic colloids. Forest conversion and soil depth affects the formation of soil aggregates; however, the detai...
Soil aggregate stability is a key indicator of soil health and is fundamental to soil processes such as water infiltration, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, erosion control, and ecosystem functionality. However, research concerning the impact...
Aggregate stability is a crucial factor in predicting the development of the erosion process, and it is particularly important in landscapes with high heterogeneity of soil cover, such as young hummocky moraine uplands. The objective of the presented...
Plastic is an anthropogenic, ubiquitous and persistent contaminant accumulating in our environment. The consequences of the presence of plastics for soils, including soil biota and the processes they drive, are largely unknown. This is particularly t...
Elastic and water stable macroaggregate are significant to soil structure. which is the base of the soil, to maintain sustainable agriculture. Whether and how functional amendment fertilizer is capable of construction of the macroaggregate is the mai...
This study investigated the effects of exopolysaccharide (EPS) addition on the formation and stability of water-stable aggregates in rhizosphere and bulk soils. A pot experiment was conducted using soils treated with EPS concentrations of 0.00&permil...
The status and drivers of soil-available nutrients in plant-recovered soils are not fully understood, limiting our ability to explore the role of soil-available nutrients in soil geochemical cycling and ecosystem sustainability. Here, we combined the...
Soil aggregates are among crucial factors for determining both the quality and erosion resistance of soils. Biochar is a soil amendment that has seen increasing use to improve specific soil properties, mainly the physical structure and the preserving...
Background and objectives: aggregation and structure play key roles in the water-holding capacity and stability of soils and are important for the physical protection and storage of soil carbon (C). Forest soils are an important sink of ecosystem C,...
Karst is a widespread ecosystem with properties that affect the microbial activity and storage and cycling of soil organic carbon. The mechanisms underlying microbial resource availability in karst, which limit the microbial growth and activity in so...
Soil aggregation results from the rearrangement, flocculation and cementation of primary soil particles. Furthermore, the aggregates undergo transformation under no-tillage (NT) overtime. Soil organic carbon (OC) is the major component of soil organi...
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Soil aggregate stability can indicate soil quality, and affects soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil organic nitrogen (SON) sequestration. However, for erodible soils, the effects of soil aggregate stability on SOC and SON under land use change are not...
Soil enzymes strongly affect soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (TN) storage. However, few studies have focused on their relationships in aggregates, especially in sodic-alkali agricultural fields. In the current study, we hypothesized that the i...
Coastal saline–alkali soils, characterized by poor structures and low fertility, limit sustainable agricultural development. This study aimed to investigate how green manure application influence soil aggregate stability and soil organic carbon...
Soil aggregates play an important role in affecting the structural stability of the soil, and it is important to understand the relationship between soil aggregate stability and crop yield in herbage-fruit tree intercropping systems. In this study, w...
Red soils in southern China are highly vulnerable to water-induced structural breakdown and erosion because of their poor aggregate water stability. Although biopolymers have recently been proposed as environmentally friendly amendments for improving...
Land use changes modify soil properties, including aggregate structure, and thus, profoundly affect soil quality and health. However, the effects of land use changes originating from alpine grassland on soil aggregates and aggregate-associated organi...
Soil erosion and surface pollution near reservoirs can adversely affect water quality and safety. Soil aggregate stability is an important predictor of soil water loss and erosion resistance that is strongly influenced by land use. This study therefo...
Knowledge of long-term phosphorus behavior is essential to improve soil structure, nutrient supply potential, and the sustainability of cropping systems. A 45-year long-term experimental trial was used to observe organic phosphorus fractionation and...
In China, increasing the quantity and quality of total carbon and nitrogen stocks in sandy soil used for crop production is an important research issue. Soil amendment with pelletized straw could improve both soil physical structure and fertility in...
Soil organic carbon (OC) storage in crop rotation systems benefits soil productivity and global climate change. However, the regulatory mechanisms and pathways by which soil OC storage is affected under medium-term crop rotation at the aggregate leve...
Vegetation restoration is an effective strategy to improve the ecosystem function of the Loess Plateau. Soil microbiomes play a critical role in maintaining soil multifunctionality (SMF). However, the role of aggregate-scale microbial communities and...
Soil aggregates are the basic units of soil, which regulate soil carbon cycling and nutrient availability through the protective effect of soil aggregates on soil organic matter. It is still uncertain whether larger aggregates are more conducive to s...
In the process of biological carbon (C) sequestration during reforestation in degraded red soil, due to the decomposition of soil microorganisms, the interaction between soil organic carbon (SOC) and aggregates has an important effect on soil C seque...
Afforestation plays an important role in mitigating soil erosion and improving soil quality in the Loess Plateau. However, there is no consistent conclusion about the effect of tree species on soil properties. Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus tabulaeformi...
Tillage is a significant type of soil intervention and should be conducted based on the specific soil type. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of different tillage intensities (RT: reduced tillage; CT: conventional tillage), which a...
This study evaluates the effects of a combined rice-crayfish farming model and compares this model with traditional paddy fields. The focus is on soil aggregate characteristics, organic matter content, and also the distribution of soil aggregates. Th...
Soil aggregate stability is an ideal integrative soil quality indicator, but little is known about the relevance of such an indicator with soil depth for salt-affected soils. The objective of this study was to determine soil aggregate stability and i...
Rice cultivation is widely used for the reclamation of saline–sodic soils. However, the mechanisms by which prolonged flooding alters soil chemical conditions and regulates carbon redistribution and stabilization across the soil profile remain...
Soil carbohydrates and glomalin-related soil proteins (GRSPs), as important components of soil organic matter, are the essential basis for maintaining soil aggregate stability. They interact with each other and influence each other. Exploring the rel...
Soil aggregates, as the basic component of soil, make great contributions to the stability of soil structure and soil carbon (C) sequestration. Recently, grasslands have been experiencing continuous grazing, which has had a significant impact on soil...
Cover crops are considered an integral component of agroecosystems because of their positive impacts on biotic and abiotic indicators of soil health. At present, we know little about the impact of cover crop types and diversity on the organic carbon...
Soil electrical conductivity (EC) and aggregate-size distribution are critical indicators of soil salinity risk, structural integrity, and overall soil health. We assessed the status of these properties in 188 wheat plots across nine European pedocli...
Dodonaea viscosa is widely cultivated in the karst graben basin and is crucial for recovering land after rocky desertification. However, the effect of long–time D. viscosa afforestation on changes in the quality of soil remains unclear. Soil nu...
Rational land use can enhance soil nutrient sequestration and control erosion, but the mechanisms of the ecological restoration of soil-aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen are still not well understood. A large-scale ecological restoration progr...
Glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is a hydrophobic protein released by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. It is an important component of the soil carbon pool, and it improves the soil aggregate structure; however, it remains unclear whether GRSP can e...
Soil aggregate stability is an important indicator for evaluating the ecological restoration of engineered cut slopes. This study descriptively compared the soil properties and aggregate stability among vegetation treatments in model cut slopes in Wu...
Soil aggregates play critical roles in regulating the behavior of heavy metal in soils. To understand the distribution of cadmium (Cd) in aggregates of different soil types, as well as their roles in regulating the Cd bioavailability of bulk soils, f...
Soil, which exhibits difference in nutrient contents and aggregate sizes, provides spatially distinct habitats for biota. Cover crops influence the compositions of soil organism communities, playing an indispensable role in regulation of underground...
Slope exposure is known to affect soil biogeochemical processes in mountainous forest ecosystems, but little attention has yet been paid to its influence at a soil aggregate scale. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of slope exposure (north- vs sout...
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