AUTHOR=Liu Xianjian , Ma Jifu , Qin Caiqing , Wang Kaibo TITLE=Editorial: Effects and challenges of ecological protection and restoration strategies on elemental cycles JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science VOLUME=13 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1596509 DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2025.1596509 ISSN=2296-665X