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Carbon stock potential of highland bamboo plantations in northwestern Ethiopia
BackgroundIn Ethiopia, highland bamboo has been cultivated in various niches: farmlands, riverbanks, woodlot boundaries, and homesteads, and...
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Assessing the link between land use/land cover changes and land surface temperature in Himalayan urban center, Srinagar
The rapidly growing urbanization and the consequent land use/land cover (LULC) changes have resulted in unsustainable growth of cities in Indian...
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Occurrence of pesticides in waters from the largest sugar cane plantation region in the world
In this study, a multi-residue method was used to analyze 13 pesticides and 1 degradation product in surface and groundwater in the region with the...
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Quantifying the Effect Size of Management Actions on Aboveground Carbon Stocks in Forest Plantations
Purpose of the ReviewImproved forest management is a promising avenue for climate change mitigation. However, we lack synthetic understanding of how...
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Securing oil palm smallholder livelihoods without more deforestation in Indonesia
Facing criticism that Indonesia’s oil palm industry causes deforestation, government and industry representatives have highlighted the role of oil...
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Potential effects of soil chemical and biological properties on wood volume in Eucalyptus urophylla × Eucalyptus grandis hybrid plantations and their responses to different intensity applications of inorganic fertilizer
Long-term and high-intensity application of inorganic fertilizer leads to a strong variation of soil characteristics. The changes in soil chemical...
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Soil nitrogen availability determines the CO2 fertilization effect on tree species (Neolamarckia cadamba): growth and physiological evidence
Urban plantation species experience multiple stresses. Among these, the two significant challenges are increasing atmospheric CO 2 concentration and...
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Effects of environmental changes on vegetation and soil characteristics at Lewi Afromontane forest and wetland in Northwestern Ethiopia
Due to anthropogenic pressures, Ethiopian Afromontane forests, particularly Lewi Mountain and Wetland, are threatened and require urgent restoration...
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Assessing soil properties and chemical quality indices under trees outside forests (TOFs) in temperate Himalayan region
Trees outside forests (TOFs) have assumed importance in view of its potential to mitigate CO 2 under different carbon pools with soil as the prominent...
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Community-based, cost-effective multispecies mangrove restoration innovation to maximize soil blue carbon pool and humic acid and fulvic acid concentrations at Indian Sundarbans
Sundarbans is the world’s largest and most diverse contiguous mangrove ecosystem. In this pilot study, three plots (around 1 ha each) were selected,...
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Impact of anthropogenic land uses on soil microbiological activity in a peri-urban landscape
Land use and land cover patterns impact soil properties and negatively affect soil microbial community and related processes. However, the...
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Characteristics and correlation of soil low-molecular-weight organic acids and nutrients in four plantations in red soil area of south China
Poor phosphorus availability is the key factor limiting yield in plantations in South China. Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) have a good...
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Impact of change in land use/land cover and climate variables on groundwater recharge in a tropical river basin
Groundwater plays an important part in protecting the ecological values of the earth's systems. Assessment of groundwater (GW) recharge due to change...
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The relationship between energy and non-energy factors and CO2 emissions in New Zealand
The use of renewable energy as a fuel source and expansion of forest areas are the best ways for reducing CO 2 emissions. This study aims to examine...
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The expansion of tree plantations across tropical biomes
Across the tropics, recent agricultural shifts have led to a rapid expansion of tree plantations, often into intact forests and grasslands. However,...
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Native forests transformed into cash crops reduced soil multi-functionality by modifying the microbial community composition and keystone species’ abundance in the Jianghuai Hilly Region
Conversion of native forest to cash crops is the predominant form of land use change in the Jianghuai Hilly Region. However, how plantations with...
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Impact of land use/cover change and slope gradient on soil organic carbon stock in Anjeni watershed, Northwest Ethiopia
Today’s agri-food systems face the triple challenge of addressing food security, adapting to climate change, and reducing the climate footprint by...
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Suitability Assessment and Carbon Mitigation Potential of Plantations on India’s Railway Land
India has one of the largest railway networks in the world, it is proposed that some of its lands could be utilized for tree plantation and carbon...
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Comparison of soil chemical and microbial properties in monoculture larch and mixed plantations in a temperate forest ecosystem in Northeast China
BackgroundThe introduction of broadleaved tree species in monoculture larch plantations to establish mixed plantations is a feasible way to improve...
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Impacts of watershed management on land use/cover changes and landscape greenness in Yezat Watershed, North West, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, watershed management interventions have been implemented since the 1980s to curve land degradation and improve the agricultural...
