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ClearStability of organic carbon pools and sequestration potential as affected under different agroforestry systems
This study evaluates how five different agroforestry systems affect soil organic carbon stability and sequestration in degraded Himalayan soils in northeast India. It is not about microplastics and is a false positive for microplastic relevance.
Biomass production, carbon stock and sequestration potential of prominent agroforestry systems in north-western Himalaya, India
This review assessed the biomass production potential, carbon stock, and carbon sequestration capacity of major agroforestry systems in northern India, emphasizing agroforestry as a multifunctional strategy for food security and ecological benefits.
Effects of Different Landscape Greening Pest Control Modes on Carbon Storage and Soil Physicochemical Properties
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research; it examines how different pest control methods used in urban landscape greening affect soil carbon storage and physicochemical properties in Beijing, with no connection to plastic pollution.
Urban forest invertebrates: how they shape and respond to the urban environment
Researchers reviewed how invertebrates (insects, worms, spiders, and others) function as essential ecosystem engineers in urban forests, contributing to pollination, decomposition, pest control, and seed dispersal. They also found that urban stressors like pollution, heat, and impervious pavement increasingly threaten urban invertebrate communities, with ripple effects on the broader services these forests provide to city residents.
Evaluation of Climatic and Anthropogenic Impactson Phytosociological Aspects and ConservationStatus of Native Flora in One of Protected andUnprotected Habitats of Cholistan Desert, Pakistan
Researchers evaluated the long-term effects of anthropogenic activities, climate variability, edaphic conditions, and seasonal variations on the floristic and ecological status of protected and unprotected habitats in the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. The study found that protected biodiversity reserve sites maintained greater plant species richness and conservation status compared to unprotected areas exposed to grazing and human disturbance.
Unveiling the Marvels of Indian Wetlands: Distribution, Ecological Importance, Challenges, and Conservation
This review examines the distribution, ecological importance, biodiversity, and conservation challenges of Indian wetlands, comparing them in productivity to tropical evergreen forests and coral reefs. The authors discuss the essential ecological services wetlands provide — including water supply, flood control, carbon sequestration, and nutrient cycling — and the pressures from growing anthropogenic activity.
Servicios ecosistémicos en áreas de montaña: beneficios y amenazas
This review examines the ecosystem services provided by mountain areas, including water supply, biodiversity, climate regulation, and cultural heritage, while identifying growing threats from climate change, land use intensification, and pollution. The authors argue that mountain ecosystem services are critically undervalued in national and global sustainability frameworks.
Spatial patterns of macro-debris and microplastic pollution in Sri Lankan mangrove ecosystems: Insights from Rekawa and Negombo
A comparison of two Sri Lankan mangrove sites found dramatically higher macro-debris and microplastic pollution at the urbanized Negombo site than the more rural Rekawa site, with blue microfibres dominating both locations and mangrove aerial roots acting as debris traps. Mangroves are biodiversity-critical coastal ecosystems that also provide storm protection and carbon storage, and this study illustrates how urban plastic waste degrades them. The findings underscore the need for stronger waste management policies to protect mangroves as both ecological and societal assets.
Importance of Mangroves to Human Well-being
This review synthesizes the role of mangrove ecosystems in supporting human well-being through provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting ecosystem services including climate regulation, food security, and poverty reduction, recommending science-based protection and restoration strategies to sustain these critical coastal habitats.
Effect of forest planting patterns on the formation of soil organic carbon during litter lignocellulose degradation from a microbial perspective
Not relevant to microplastics — this study investigates how different urban forest planting patterns (broadleaf, coniferous, mixed) affect soil organic carbon formation through litter decomposition using metagenomics and metabolomics, without any connection to microplastic pollution.
Collaborative Changes between Soil Fauna and Urbanization Gradients in Guangzhou’s Remnant Forests
Researchers investigated how soil fauna communities change along urbanization gradients in Guangzhou, finding that urbanization significantly reduces soil biodiversity and alters functional group composition, with implications for ecosystem services.
Mangrove Health: A Review of Functions, Threats, and Challenges Associated with Mangrove Management Practices
This review describes how mangrove forests protect coastlines, store carbon, and support marine life, but are under increasing threat from development, pollution, and climate change. Mangrove loss matters for microplastic pollution because these ecosystems act as natural filters that can trap plastic particles before they spread further into the ocean and food chain.
How to Make Cities Get across “The Valley of Death”? Exploring the Ecological Index System and Index Correlation of Green Cities
This paper examines how cities can navigate ecological security challenges from climate change and unexpected disasters by implementing green urban development strategies. The analysis of urban ecological security frameworks informs the design of more resilient cities that can simultaneously address environmental pollution and climate adaptation.
Assessing the Effects of Conservation Measures on Soil Erosion in Arasbaran Forests Using RUSLE
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it assesses how conservation measures and vegetation cover affect soil erosion in protected forests in Iran.
Tree Species Composition and Diversity in a Secondary Forest along the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in Central Luzon, Philippines: Implications for the Conservation of Endemic, Native, and Threatened Plants
Not relevant to microplastics — this study assesses tree species composition and diversity in a secondary forest along the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in the Philippines, with implications for conserving endemic and threatened plant species.
Effects of Three Plantation Coniferous Species on Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Semi-Arid Mountain Ecosystems
This study examined how three different conifer plantation species affect soil physicochemical properties and plant-soil feedback mechanisms in semi-arid mountain ecosystems. It is an ecology and forestry study unrelated to microplastics.
Key Role of Vegetation Cover in Alleviating Microplastic-Enhanced Carbon Emissions
Researchers found that polystyrene microplastics in urban greenspace soils caused a surprisingly large increase in carbon dioxide emissions from the soil. However, the presence of vegetation cover significantly reduced this effect by altering soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling. The study suggests that maintaining plant cover in urban green spaces could help counteract the carbon-releasing effects of microplastic pollution in soil.
Mangrove diversity and its relationships with environmental conditions in Kuala Bubon Village, West Aceh, Indonesia
Not relevant to microplastics — this is an ecological field study assessing mangrove species diversity and forest structure in Kuala Bubon Village, West Aceh, Indonesia, and correlating species presence with local physical and chemical environmental conditions.
Temporal and spatial distribution of microplastics in green infrastructures: Rain gardens
Researchers measured temporal and spatial distribution of microplastics in green areas including parks and urban forests, finding particles across all sampled sites with concentration patterns influenced by proximity to roads, human activity, and atmospheric deposition. The results indicate that even urban green spaces are not free from microplastic contamination.
Analysis of Potential Supply of Ecosystem Services in Forest Remnants through Neural Networks
Researchers applied an artificial neural network to geospatial indicators to assess the potential supply of regulating ecosystem services from forest remnants in Campinas, Brazil. The study analyzed landscape configuration factors and evaluated how both the supply of and societal demand for ecosystem services influence the actual benefits provided by fragmented forest patches.
Past, Present and Future of Sri Lankan Coastal Macrophyte-Dominated Ecosystems: Blue Carbon, Conservation, Restoration and Policy
This review examines the past, present, and future of Sri Lanka's coastal macrophyte ecosystems — mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses — highlighting their critical roles in blue carbon sequestration, biodiversity support, and coastal protection, and noting Sri Lanka's pioneering legislation to protect all remaining mangrove forests.
Sustainability Through Bio-Agriculture: Carbon Dioxide Reduction (CDR) Plus Biodiversity Recovery
Researchers examined bio-agriculture approaches for simultaneous carbon dioxide reduction and biodiversity recovery, arguing that technological carbon capture strategies often overlook the parallel biodiversity crisis and proposing integrated agricultural solutions.
Microplastics retention in different types of Mangrove forest in Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam
Researchers measured microplastic retention in three types of mangrove forest in Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam, and found that mangroves trap significant quantities of microplastics from coastal waters. Mangrove restoration projects could therefore help reduce microplastic loads in adjacent coastal waters as an ecosystem service. However, mangroves themselves accumulate microplastics, which may affect their ecological functions over time.
Impact of elevated environmental pollutants on carbon storage in mangrove wetlands: A comprehensive review
Researchers synthesized global studies on pollutant impacts in mangrove wetlands — which store about 10% of coastal ocean carbon — finding that microplastics reduce carbon stocks by 1-12% by impairing photosynthesis and destabilizing sediments, while heavy metals and oil spills compound the damage to these critical climate carbon sinks.