Soil is an important carbon pool in terrestrial eco-systems , even its tiny change may promotethe increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration and thus affect the bio-geo chemical cycling of the earth...

Litter decomposition is an important ecological process in global carbon ( C ) and nitrogen ( N ) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems , which is crucial for nutrient cycling and above-ground plant pr...

Seed dispersal is a vital link in the processes of seed regeneration , and plays a decisive role in the vegetation restoration of forest ecosystem .Furthermore , gap size and within-gap positions a...

1.Combining nutrient dynamics (plant nutrient uptake and soil fertility) can help uncover mechanisms of shrub–grass interactions and assess the validity of the stress-gradient hypothesis, which pr...

Many complexities of the carbon sequestration process remain poorly understood , despite years of research and the significant impact of this process on global climate ." we hope to inspire new res...