This is the second of series on the impact of dust. It focuses on the physical, chemical and physiological effects of dust particles and aerosols. Plants of all types and classes (from algae to forest trees and everything in between) are adversely affected either directly through abrasion by airborne particles or through interference with plant physiology or indirectly through the impact on soi...

Zoige wetland is one of the most important methane emission centers in China. The oxidation of methane in the wetland affects global warming, soil ecology and atmospheric chemistry. Despite their global significance, microorganisms that consume methane in Zoige wetland remain poorly characterized. In this study, we investigated methanotrophs diversity in soil samples from both anaerobic site an...

Peatlands are a subset of wetlands that have accumulated significant amounts of soil organic matter. Soils of peatlands are colloquially known as peat, with mucks referring to peats that are decomposed to the point that the original plant remains are altered beyond recognition (Chapter 6, SSSA 2008). Generally, soils with a surface organic layer >40 cm thick have been classified as Histosols in...

Technology Description: The ENSR Biovault Treatment Process is an ex-situ bioremediation technology for the treatment of organic contaminated soils. Contaminated soils placed in specially designed soil piles, referred to as biovaults, are remediated by stimulating the indigenous soil microbes to proliferate and metabolize the organic contaminants in the soil at an accelerated rate. Depending on...

With the development and popularization of Internet, The research focuses on how to get the requirement quickly and exactly from a large number of information. Using ontology provides a new intelligent searching method based on Web. In this paper, According to ontology theory of agriculture's characters and combining with the major of soil and agricultural chemistry, the retrieval system took t...

A survey of 153 acid grasslands from the Atlantic biogeographic region of Europe indicates that chronic nitrogen deposition is changing plant species composition and soil and plant-tissue chemistry. Across the deposition gradient (2-44 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1)) grass richness as a proportion of total species richness increased whereas forb richness decreased. Soil C:N ratio increased, but soil extrac...

With the development and popularization of Internet, The research focuses on how to get the requirement quickly and exactly from a large number of information. Using ontology provides a new intelligent searching method based on Web. In this paper, According to ontology theory of agriculture's characters and combining with the major of soil and agricultural chemistry, the retrieval system took t...