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10 Years Later

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A Global Comparison of Surface Soil Characteristics Across Five Cities

A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

A large-scale lysimeter study of stormwater biofiltration under cold climatic conditions

scientific article published in 2017

Assessing above-ground biomass of open-grown urban trees: A comparison between existing models and a volume-based approach

scholarly article by Topi Tanhuanpää et al published January 2017 in Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Bacterial traits, organism mass, and numerical abundance in the detrital soil food web of Dutch agricultural grasslands

scientific article published in 2004

Biochar amendment in the green roof substrate affects runoff quality and quantity

scientific article published in 2016

Birch (Betula spp.) wood biochar is a potential soil amendment to reduce glyphosate leaching in agricultural soils

Can the soil fauna of boreal forests recover from lead-derived stress in a shooting range area?

scientific article published on 20 February 2014

Colonisation of newly established habitats by soil decomposer organisms: the effect of habitat corridors in relation to colonisation distance and habitat size

scientific article published in 2005

Decomposition of labile and recalcitrant litter types under different plant communities in urban soils

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Decomposition of leaf litter from chitinase transgenic silver birch (Betula pendula) and effects on decomposer populations in a field trial

scientific article published in 2006

Decomposition of the leaf litter and mycorrhiza forming ability of silver birch with a genetically modified lignin biosynthesis pathway

scientific article published in 2007

Defoliation effects on Plantago lanceolata resource allocation and soil decomposers in relation to AM symbiosis and fertilization

Discontinuity in the responses of ecosystem processes and multifunctionality to altered soil community composition

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Divergent composition but similar function of soil food webs beneath individual plants: plant species and community effects

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Divergent composition but similar function of soil food webs of individual plants: plant species and community effects

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Do plant species of different resource qualities form dissimilar energy channels below-ground?

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Does urban vegetation mitigate air pollution in northern conditions?

scientific article published on 27 December 2012

Earthworm assemblages in urban habitats across biogeographical regions

scientific article published in 2020

Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Urban Parks Are Similar to Those in Natural Forests but Shaped by Vegetation and Park Age.

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Effects of land use intensity on stormwater runoff and its temporal occurrence in cold climates

Effects of small-scale habitat fragmentation, habitat corridors and mainland dispersal on soil decomposer organisms

scientific article published in 2006

Environmental fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under different plant traits in urban soil as affected by nitrogen deposition

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Gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations are higher in urban forests than adjacent open areas during summer but not in winter--Exploratory study

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

Greenbelts do not reduce NO 2 concentrations in near-road environments

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Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Interactive effects of defoliation and an AM fungus on plants and soil organisms in experimental legume-grass communities

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Introducing GLUSEEN: a new open access and experimental network in urban soil ecology

article published in 2017

Key factors affecting urban runoff pollution under cold climatic conditions

article by Marjo Valtanen et al published October 2015 in Journal of Hydrology

Land use alters the resistance and resilience of soil food webs to drought

Lead contamination of an old shooting range affecting the local ecosystem--A case study with a holistic approach

scientific article published on 30 June 2006

Legacy effects of drought on plant growth and the soil food web.

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Long-term organic farming fosters below and aboveground biota: Implications for soil quality, biological control and productivity

scientific article (publication date: September 2008)

Metagenomics Reveals Bacterial and Archaeal Adaptation to Urban Land-Use: N Catabolism, Methanogenesis, and Nutrient Acquisition

scientific article published on 10 October 2019

Microbial communities in local and transplanted soils along a latitudinal gradient

Monetary value of urban green space as an ecosystem service provider: A case study of urban runoff management in Finland

scholarly article by Sveta Silvennoinen et al published December 2017 in Ecosystem services

Moth herbivory enhances resource turnover in subarctic mountain birch forests?

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Nitrogen addition impacts on the emissions of greenhouse gases depending on the forest type: a case study in Changbai Mountain, Northeast China

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Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics and the Role of Enchytraeid Worms in Decomposition of L, F and H Layers of Boreal Mor

Nonparasitic Nematoda provide evidence for a linear response of functionally important soil biota to increasing livestock density

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Nutrient leaching, soil pH and changes in microbial community increase with time in lead-contaminated boreal forest soil at a shooting range area

scientific article published on 26 December 2016

Parameterization of a Hydrological Model for a Large, Ungauged Urban Catchment

Positive association between biotin and the abundance of root-feeding nematodes

scholarly article by Aki Sinkkonen et al published June 2014 in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Radial Growth Response of Larix gmelinii to Climate along a Latitudinal Gradient in the Greater Khingan Mountains, Northeastern China

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Release of Carbon in Different Molecule Size Fractions from Decomposing Boreal Mor and Peat as Affected by Enchytraeid Worms

Reply to Byrnes et al.: Aggregation can obscure understanding of ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Self-contamination from clothing in microplastics research

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

Soil food web properties explain ecosystem services across European land use systems

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Soil microbial communities are shaped by vegetation type and park age in cities under cold climate

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Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Soil processes and tree growth at shooting ranges in a boreal forest reflect contamination history and lead-induced changes in soil food webs

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

Spatio-temporal patterns of major ions in urban stormwater under cold climate

Studying the effects of plant species richness on ecosystem functioning: does the choice of experimental design matter?

article by Juha Mikola et al published December 2002 in Oecologia

The Benefits and Limits of Urban Tree Planting for Environmental and Human Health

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The Effects of Urbanization on Runoff Pollutant Concentrations, Loadings and Their Seasonal Patterns Under Cold Climate

The effects of biochar, wood vinegar and plants on glyphosate leaching and degradation

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The effects of birch ( Betula spp.) biochar and pyrolysis temperature on soil properties and plant growth

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The effects of trees on air pollutant levels in peri-urban near-road environments

scholarly article by Viljami Viippola et al published March 2018 in Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

The fate of lead at abandoned and active shooting ranges in a boreal pine forest

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The impact of urban trees on concentrations of PAHs and other gaseous air pollutants in Yanji, northeast China

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The invasive herb Lupinus polyphyllus can reduce plant species richness independently of local invasion age

scientific article published in 2021

The matrix affects carabid beetle assemblages in linear urban ruderal habitats

Trees in urban parks and forests reduce O 3 , but not NO 2 concentrations in Baltimore, MD, USA

scholarly article by Vesa Yli-Pelkonen et al published October 2017 in Atmospheric Environment

Trophic interactions in changing landscapes: responses of soil food webs

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Urban belowground food-web responses to plant community manipulation – Impacts on nutrient dynamics

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Urban forests near roads do not reduce gaseous air pollutant concentrations but have an impact on particles levels

Urban parks provide ecosystem services by retaining metals and nutrients in soils.

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Urban snow indicates pollution originating from road traffic

scientific article published on 6 September 2014

Urbanization erodes ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity and may cause microbial communities to converge.

scientific article published on 10 April 2017

Urbanization minimizes the effects of plant traits on soil provisioned ecosystem services across climatic regions

scientific article published on 19 June 2021

Variable impacts of enchytraeid worms and ectomycorrhizal fungi on plant growth in raw humus soil treated with wood ash

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Vegetation Type and Age Drive Changes in Soil Properties, Nitrogen, and Carbon Sequestration in Urban Parks under Cold Climate

scholarly article by Heikki Setälä et al published 3 August 2016 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution