Soil water content (SWC) is a vital parameter for understanding crop growth and the soil nutrient cycle. Monitoring SWC without inserting sensors into soil, which can break structure, has previously been significant challenge scientists. In this study, we developed non-inserted portable frequency domain reflection (NIP-FDR) instrument to monitor continuously automatically. The working technique...

Wetland drainage has been intensively implemented globally, and it exerted significant effects on wetland ecosystems. The of the soil fungal community remain to be clarified. Soil samples were collected at depths 0–5 5–10 cm in freshwater Phragmites australis wetlands investigate changes before after (termed FW DFW, respectively) using high-throughput sequencing fungal-specific internal transcr...

In this study, we quantify the relative damage enhancement due to the presence of gold nanoparticles (GNP) in vitro in a clinical 6 MV beam for various delivery parameters and depths. It is expected that depths and delivery modes that produce a larger proportions of low-energy photons will have a larger effect on the cell samples containing GNP. HeLa cells with and without 50 nm GNP were irradi...

Most probable numbers (MPNs) of methanogens in various salt marsh and estuarine sediments were determined with an anaerobic, habitat-simulating culture medium with 80% H(2) plus 20% CO(2) as substrate. Average MPNs for the short Spartina (SS) marsh sediments of Sapelo Island, Ga., were maximal at the 5- to 7-cm depth (1.2 x 10/g of dry sediment). Populations decreased to approximately 880/g of ...

One of the important processes taking place during soil surface tillage is variation temperature at different depths. The paper presents results research into dynamics in terms such parameters as its thermal diffusivity and oscillation frequency. It has been established that amplitude decreases when depth increases, following logarithmic law. In this variation, difference between 0–5 cm layer a...

Widespread shrub encroachment in grasslands can lead to changes soil aggregates and organic carbon (SOC), especially deep soils. Soil physicochemically protect SOC thus affect sequestration. Characterizing the their associated with is critical for evaluating ecological consequences of different grasslands. In this study, we investigated various sizes at maximum depths 5 m patches neighboring gr...