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  • Ecological restoration science
  • Soil science
  • Ecosystem management

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  • Land degradation necessitates effective ecological restoration strategies worldwide.
  • Previous assessments often focused on individual ecosystem functions, lacking a holistic perspective.
  • Evaluating the restoration of ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) requires integrated approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a network-based framework for assessing ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) restoration.
  • To identify key soil functions critical for belowground EMF recovery.
  • To understand factors influencing EMF restoration dynamics post-cropland abandonment.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized data from 293 ecological restoration studies focusing on cropland abandonment.
  • Analyzed 2900 observations to evaluate belowground ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF).
  • Employed a network-based approach to identify key functional indicators.

Main Results:

  • Soil carbon, total nitrogen, and phosphatase were identified as key predictors of belowground EMF restoration.
  • Abandoned croplands recovered approximately 19% of EMF over an average of 18 years.
  • EMF restoration increased with longer recovery times and higher humidity but decreased with greater soil depth and initial soil carbon.

Conclusions:

  • The developed network-based EMF framework provides a robust method for evaluating restoration success.
  • Identifying key soil functions is essential for targeted and effective ecological restoration.
  • Understanding the drivers of EMF recovery informs land management and conservation efforts.