Drivers of microbial community structure in forest soils

S Lladó, R López-Mondéjar, P Baldrian - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
Forests are essential biomes for global biogeochemical cycles, and belowground
microorganisms have a key role in providing relevant ecosystem services. To predict the …

Organic acid induced release of nutrients from metal-stabilized soil organic matter–the unbutton model

M Clarholm, U Skyllberg, A Rosling - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Processes of soil organic matter (SOM) stabilization and the reverse, destabilization of SOM
resulting in subsequent release and mobilization of nutrients from SOM, remain largely …

Calcium-mediated stabilisation of soil organic carbon

MC Rowley, S Grand, ÉP Verrecchia - Biogeochemistry, 2018 - Springer
Soils play an essential role in the global cycling of carbon and understanding the
stabilisation mechanisms behind the preservation of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools is of …

Comparing carbon and nitrogen stocks in paddy and upland soils: Accumulation, stabilization mechanisms, and environmental drivers

L Wei, T Ge, Z Zhu, Y Luo, Y Yang, M Xiao, Z Yan, Y Li… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Paddy soils, a type of Hydragric Anthrosol, have much greater soil organic C (SOC) and total
N (TN) contents than that in upland soils. However, this fact has never been generalized or …

Accumulation and ecotoxicological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Olt River, Romania

AM Iordache, C Nechita, R Zgavarogea, C Voica… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Heavy metal pollution of river freshwater environments currently raises significant concerns
due to the toxic effects and the fact that heavy metal behavior is not fully understood. This …

Afforestation neutralizes soil pH

S Hong, S Piao, A Chen, Y Liu, L Liu, S Peng… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Soil pH regulates soil biogeochemical processes and has cascading effects on terrestrial
ecosystem structure and functions. Afforestation has been widely adopted to increase …

Plant versus microbial controls on soil aggregate stability in a seasonally dry ecosystem

JC Blankinship, SJ Fonte, J Six, JP Schimel - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
The formation of water-stable macroaggregates in soil is beneficial for many reasons,
including carbon (C) sequestration, nutrient retention, and erosion control. A mix of biotic …

Comparison of bacterial and fungal diversity and network connectivity in karst and non-karst forests in southwest China

D Xiao, X He, W Zhang, P Hu, M Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial communities contribute to sustaining the function of terrestrial ecosystems and are
influenced by soil type and climate gradients. The effects of karst and non-karst soils on …

[HTML][HTML] Soil carbon and nitrogen contents in forest soils are related to soil texture in interaction with pH and metal cations

M Spohn, J Stendahl - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to better understand how soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) contents
and the C: N ratio are related to soil texture, pH, and exchangeable aluminum and calcium …

Effects of long-term fertilization on calcium-associated soil organic carbon: Implications for C sequestration in agricultural soils

D Wan, M Ma, N Peng, X Luo, W Chen, P Cai… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the contribution of calcium ion (Ca 2+) to stabilizing organic carbon (OC) in soils
has been known for years, we still have a limited understanding of the quantity and …