The deep soil organic carbon response to global change
Over 70% of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored at a depth greater than 20 cm belowground.
A portion of this deep SOC actively cycles on annual to decadal timescales and is sensitive …
A portion of this deep SOC actively cycles on annual to decadal timescales and is sensitive …
Microbial growth rates, carbon use efficiency and enzyme activities during post-agricultural soil restoration
T Sun, J Zhou, L Shi, W Feng, MA Dippold, H Zang… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are critical for litter decomposition, organic carbon (C) and nutrient
transformations in soil, corresponding to the vegetation succession. The dynamics of …
transformations in soil, corresponding to the vegetation succession. The dynamics of …
Responses of N-cycling enzyme activities and functional diversity of soil microorganisms to soil depth, pedogenic processes and cultivated plants
A Piotrowska-Długosz, J Długosz, A Gryta, M Frąc - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rates of N cycling and soil enzyme activities involved in the transformation of soil N-
related nutrients are rarely measured in soils below a 30 cm depth, even though substantial …
related nutrients are rarely measured in soils below a 30 cm depth, even though substantial …
Reduced accrual of mineral-associated organic matter after two years of enhanced rock weathering in cropland soils, though no net losses of soil organic carbon
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW), the application of crushed silicate rock to soil, can
remove atmospheric carbon dioxide by converting it to (bi) carbonate ions or solid carbonate …
remove atmospheric carbon dioxide by converting it to (bi) carbonate ions or solid carbonate …
Toward soil carbon storage: The influence of parent material and vegetation on profile-scale microbial community structure and necromass accumulation
YZ Li, XL Bao, SX Tang, KQ Xiao, CJ Ge, HT Xie… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in the accumulation and stabilization of soil
organic carbon (SOC) through complex processes involving plant residue transformation …
organic carbon (SOC) through complex processes involving plant residue transformation …
Deep soil organic carbon: A review
JCB Dubeux Jr, MA Lira Junior, FF Simili… - Cabi …, 2024 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration promotes several ecological, economic, and social
co-benefits. However, most SOC studies rely on topsoil evaluations (0–30 cm), disregarding …
co-benefits. However, most SOC studies rely on topsoil evaluations (0–30 cm), disregarding …
Getting to the root of the problem: Soil carbon and microbial responses to root inputs within a buried paleosol along an eroding hillslope in southwestern Nebraska …
AR McMurtry, CS Kasmerchak, EA Vaughan… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large quantities of soil carbon (C) can persist within paleosols for millennia due to burial
and subsequent isolation from plant-derived inputs, atmospheric conditions, and microbial …
and subsequent isolation from plant-derived inputs, atmospheric conditions, and microbial …
Long–term rotational and perennial cropping benefit soil organic carbon stocks and ecosystem multifunctionality
Y Xu, J Zhou, C Liu, R Jia, H Ji, MA Dippold… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multipurpose cropping is promoted to provide biomass to meet the growing demand for
biorefining, but excessive biomass removal may decrease soil C stocks and ecosystem …
biorefining, but excessive biomass removal may decrease soil C stocks and ecosystem …
Digging deeper: microbial communities in subsoil are strongly promoted by trees in temperate agroforestry systems
L Beule, V Guerra, E Lehtsaar, A Vaupel - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Aims Temperate alley-cropping agroforestry systems maintain agricultural production while
offering several environmental benefits. Central benefits of agroforestry systems such as the …
offering several environmental benefits. Central benefits of agroforestry systems such as the …
Mowing increased plant diversity but not soil microbial biomass under N-enriched environment in a temperate grassland
Aims The anthropogenic nitrogen (N) input has considerable consequences on soil
microbial biomass, which is critical for biogeochemical cycling. As prevalent grassland …
microbial biomass, which is critical for biogeochemical cycling. As prevalent grassland …