Frontiers in Earth Science | Biogeoscience section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/earth-science/sections/biogeoscience RSS Feed for Biogeoscience section in the Frontiers in Earth Science journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-13T13:41:02.554+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1716510 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1716510 <![CDATA[Editorial: The oceanic particle flux and its cycling within the deep water column, volume II]]> 2025-11-11T00:00:00Z Editorial Rut Pedrosa-PamiesMaureen H. ConteMakio HondaGerhard J. Herndl https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1645105 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1645105 <![CDATA[Characterization of heavy metal pollution in agricultural soils and the driving mechanism of nutrient factors in the intermountain basin area]]> 2025-09-25T00:00:00Z Original Research Zhengyu YangZhen SongHuanzhan ZhouYonghong MaBaili GengYuan ZhaoYuexin Xiao 75%). Contamination was concentrated in the lower-elevation areas east of Xidi Town and west of Lantian Town, with notably elevated Cr, Cu, Zn, and Cd concentrations in these zones; (2) Atmospheric sources contributed most to Hg (72.8%); As was primarily influenced by industrial sources (73.9%); natural sources were the main contributors for Cr, Ni, and Cu, accounting for 52.5%, 51.7%, and 41.8%, respectively; soil Zn primarily originated from natural and transportation sources (31.0% and 42.8%); Agricultural sources dominate Cd contributions (83.9%); Pb is primarily influenced by natural sources and solid waste sources (40.9% and 43.1%, respectively); (3) Redundancy analysis indicates soil nutrient factors explain 21.5% of heavy metal pollution, with TN contributing the most at 63.4%; Both linear regression and structural equation modeling results indicate a significant negative correlation (p < 0.05) between the C:P ratio and the comprehensive soil heavy metal pollution index. This may be due to the fact that farmland in mountainous basin areas has a higher proportion of P compared to the average C:N:P ratio of subtropical farmland, and P can effectively bind with heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Pb, Ni, Zn) to form a stable state. This study systematically evaluates the heavy metal pollution in the Huangshan section of the Xin’an River from contamination assessment, source analysis, and impact mechanisms, offering a theoretical basis for preventing and controlling heavy metal pollution and ensuring land safety in similar regions.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1579328 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1579328 <![CDATA[Study on the changes in the temperature sensitivity of spring phenology of typical woody plants in the Qinling Mountains region]]> 2025-08-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Shanhong ZhangQing MengQian MaHongying BaiShujuan Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1456404 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1456404 <![CDATA[High bioavailability of soil-derived dissolved organic carbon in the high Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard Archipelago)]]> 2025-06-20T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Katarzyna KoziorowskaPrzemysław MakuchFernando Aguado GonzaloKarol Kuliński https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1570025 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1570025 <![CDATA[Spatio-temporal dynamics of beached asbestos cement wastes colonized by terrestrial and shallow marine organisms: new insights and environmental implications]]> 2025-05-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Salvatore GiacobbeRoberta Somma https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1557993 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1557993 <![CDATA[Environmental change between 1980 and 2020 followed by societal change in the Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic, a review]]> 2025-05-16T00:00:00Z Review Jan Marcin WęsławskiJacek UrbańskiJoanna PiwowarczykLech KotwickiJacek PiskozubKarol KulińskiKsenia PazdroJózef WiktorSławomir SaganIwona PsutyWaldemar WalczowskiAleksandra Koroza https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1554757 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1554757 <![CDATA[Phenolic supplements: testing an approach to limit Sphagnum decomposition in a Sphagnum farming system]]> 2025-05-13T00:00:00Z Original Research Talal AsifLine RochefortChris FreemanChristian DunnHojeong KangMélina Guêné-Nanchen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1554362 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1554362 <![CDATA[Global warming, carbon cycles, forests and photosynthesis; a hypothesis for global cooling]]> 2025-04-08T00:00:00Z Perspective Jacob E. John https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1569387 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1569387 <![CDATA[Altitudinal patterns of soil and microbial C:N:P stoichiometry in subtropical forests in Daming Mountain, South China]]> 2025-04-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Chunlin HuoZhonghua ZhangYinghua LuoGang Hu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1531521 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1531521 <![CDATA[Impact of the Adriatic–Ionian bimodal oscillating system (BiOS) on the biodiversity patterns of the larval fish community in the north-eastern sector of the Strait of Sicily (central Mediterranean, Malta Channel)]]> 2025-04-07T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Bernardo PattiMarco TorriFrancesco PlacentiAngela Cuttitta https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1560899 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1560899 <![CDATA[Carbon storage and sequestration of five planting patterns of Picea crassifolia plantations in Qilian mountains]]> 2025-04-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Yaoyao ShangguanHu ZhaoZhengzhong ZhangErwen XuDong LvYanxia WangXingpeng ZhaoNa WeiGang ChenJianhai LiuXingyu WeiZhiwen GaoMengde Liu 95% of total stocks). The 2 × 2 m pure forest (P2) demonstrated optimal carbon sequestration potential in the Qilian Mountains, with soil carbon dominance highlighting the importance of deep-layer SOC accumulation. While uneven-aged forests (PX) showed strong vegetation carbon storage, long-term carbon sinks require integrated soil management. These findings provide critical insights for arid-region plantation configurations. Future studies should combine remote sensing for dynamic carbon monitoring and explore diversified mixed-species systems to enhance ecosystem stability.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1517025 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1517025 <![CDATA[The potential nature of “dark” dissolved organic matter in the biosphere]]> 2025-03-26T00:00:00Z Opinion Khan M. G. MostofaJie YuanXuemei YangMohammad MohinuzzamanCong-Qiang LiuNicola SenesiGiorgio S. SenesiDavide VioneSi-Liang Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1514255 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1514255 <![CDATA[Peatlands as geo-archives for atmospheric micro- and nano-plastics: a perspective review]]> 2025-03-06T00:00:00Z Review Arman RahimpouriSajjad AbbasiNerijus DzingelevičiusReda Dzingelevičienė https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1485521 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1485521 <![CDATA[Ocean warming, icebergs, and productivity in the Gulf of Alaska during the Last Interglacial]]> 2025-02-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Maria Luisa Sánchez MontesErin L. McClymontHirofumi AsahiJoseph StonerChristopher M. MoySophie GleghornJerry M. Lloyd https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1492624 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1492624 <![CDATA[Physical and chemical characteristics of pyrogenic carbon from peatland vegetation fires differ across burn severities]]> 2025-01-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Oscar J. Kennedy-BlundellEmma L. ShuttleworthJames J. RothwellGareth D. Clay https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1454928 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1454928 <![CDATA[Evaluation of the spatial responses in vegetation phenology to drought and the analysis of their driving factors in China]]> 2024-10-25T00:00:00Z Original Research Haifeng DingWenyan GeCuicui WangXiuxia Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1458322 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1458322 <![CDATA[Snowmelt seepage fluxes of dissolved organic matter in forest and grassland – a molecular-level case study from the Hainich Critical Zone Exploratory, Germany]]> 2024-10-21T00:00:00Z Original Research Chen HuangSimon A. SchroeterKatharina LehmannMartina HerrmannKai Uwe TotscheGerd Gleixner https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1430441 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1430441 <![CDATA[Impact of non-thermal variables on hydroxylated GDGT distributions around Iceland]]> 2024-08-30T00:00:00Z Original Research David J. HarningJulio Sepúlveda https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1399200 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1399200 <![CDATA[Geographical factor dominates spatial patterns of potential nitrate reduction rates in coastal wetland sediments in Fujian Province, China]]> 2024-07-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Ning ZhangZetao DaiFeifei WangShengchang YangWenzhi Cao https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1409389 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1409389 <![CDATA[Machine learning reveals that sodium concentration and temperature influence alkenone occurrence in Swiss and worldwide freshwater lakes]]> 2024-07-12T00:00:00Z Original Research Céline MartinNora RichterRonald LlorenLinda Amaral-ZettlerNathalie Dubois