New publication: #Beech decline reshapes fine #root traits, microbial composition and soil carbon–nutrient cycling. #nutrientcycling #soilcarbon #forestdecline
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70346

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/science-and-environment-s66ehoj8z/-/a-jmuoXM_KTMyQAu5R5MgIPw%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0

I can't stress enough how important it is to close the nutrient cycle and utilize human excrements as fertilizers. We would save so much resources and energy while decreasing the environmental impact of our horribly expensive and inefficient sewage system and fertilizer production.

Yes, there are challenges when using human excrements (mainly pathogens and pharmaceutics), but the hazards are mostly much lower than people think, and solvable.

Nice info [in German]:
https://www.naehrstoffwende.org/

#Sanitärwende #CompostingToilet #humanure #UrineFertilizer #Faeces #NutrientCycling #SourceSeparatingToilets #RecyclingFertilizers #CircularBioeconomy #Aurin #Nährstoffwende

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Root-microbe-soil coupling enhances rhizosphere priming and nitrogen acquisition in #InvasivePlants

#RhizospherePrimingEffect | #RootTraits | #NutrientCycling | #MicrobialBiomass | #SoilEnzymeActivity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag044

New publication: The impact of decomposer size classes and #litter quality on litter decomposition in #foodforests. #agroforestry #litterquality #decomposition #nutrientcycling
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01299-1

【💡High Cited 】
Coculturing #Rice with aquatic animals promotes ecological intensification of paddy ecosystem

Core:
a Review of a quantitative analysis of literature on rice–aquatic animal coculture systems. (‼️NEW‼️)

#InterspecificFacilitation | #NutrientCycling

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad014

#Grazing and #Mowing are two major land use types in #NaturalGrasslands. Jiayue Liu et al. conducted a #FieldExperiment to compare the effects of continuous versus rotational grazing, and low versus high mowing frequencies on #GrasslandEcosystems in a #SemiaridSteppe of #InnerMongolia. The study provided insights into the #NutrientCycling in grazing and mowing grassland ecosystems from multiple perspective.
Details: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac032
Beyond Buckthorns - The two barrel biogas digester - welcome the "Warp Core"

For some month, even years, I claimed that my initial biogas system “Jean Luc” was too big for a family of two. A 1000 litre IBC digester with an Hydrolic Retention Time (HRT) of 20 days can be fed about 50 litres / day. The most we fed over the years is 10 litres / day. If we calculate the size of the digester based on the amount of food scraps and the HRT the resulting size is 200 litres.

Beyond Buckthorns
Sheltering from the sudden downpour along the #Kensington Stock Route today. #nutrientCycling #communityComposting
Not sure I'm ready to rebuild on mastodon, but here goes #introduction : I'm a #PlantScientist interested in #roots , #phenology , #nutrientcycling and #globalchange. Also generally interested in #ecology and how we use #technology and particularly #MachineLeaning to make studying it easier , and scale process knowledge to large scale and future predictions!