The relationship between biodiversity and biomass has been a long standing debate in ecology. Soil biodiversity and biomass are essential drivers of ecosystem functions …
Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of drought events. Recent evidence indicates that drought may produce legacy effects on soil microbial communities. However, it …
B Gao, H Yao, Y Li, Y Zhu - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastic pollution has become an increasingly pervasive issue worldwide, but little is known about its effects on the soil environment. A soil microcosm experiment was conducted …
RG Joergensen - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2022 - Springer
The current opinion and position paper highlights (1) correct assignation of indicator phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA),(2) specificity and recycling of PLFA in microorganisms, and …
Plants rapidly release photoassimilated carbon (C) to the soil via direct root exudation and associated mycorrhizal fungi, with both pathways promoting plant nutrient availability. This …
Although soil microorganisms play a central role in the soil processes that determine nutrient availability and productivity of forest ecosystems, we are only beginning to understand how …
The determination of the phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) pattern of soil organisms has become one of the most commonly used methods to study microbial community structure …
RP Mathew, Y Feng, L Githinji… - Applied and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Soil management practices influence soil physical and chemical characteristics and bring about changes in the soil microbial community structure and function. In this study, the …
VL Baumert, NA Vasilyeva, AA Vladimirov… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Subsoils are known to harbor large amounts of soil organic carbon (SOC) and may represent key global carbon (C) sinks given appropriate management. Although …