The role of plants in the effects of global change on nutrient availability and stoichiometry in the plant-soil system

J Sardans, J Peñuelas - Plant physiology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The impact on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycles of human activity is a growing
concern and has several causes and consequences (MacDonald et al., 2011; Peñuelas et …

Fifteen years of climate change manipulations alter soil microbial communities in a subarctic heath ecosystem

R Rinnan, A Michelsen, E Bååth… - Global Change …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microbial biomass in arctic heaths has been shown to be largely unaffected by
treatments simulating climate change with temperature, nutrient and light manipulations …

Nitrogen inputs accelerate phosphorus cycling rates across a wide variety of terrestrial ecosystems

AR Marklein, BZ Houlton - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biologically essential elements–especially nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)–constrain plant
growth and microbial functioning; however, human activities are drastically altering the …

Responses of terrestrial ecosystem phosphorus cycling to nitrogen addition: A meta‐analysis

Q Deng, D Hui, S Dennis… - Global Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Anthropogenic additions of nitrogen (N) are expected to drive terrestrial ecosystems
toward greater phosphorus (P) limitation. However, a comprehensive understanding of how …

The effects of long term nitrogen deposition on extracellular enzyme activity in an Acer saccharum forest soil

KR Saiya-Cork, RL Sinsabaugh, DR Zak - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2002 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic N deposition affects litter decomposition and soil organic matter (SOM)
storage through multiple mechanisms. Microbial community responses to long-term N …

Effects of phosphorus addition on soil microbial biomass and community composition in three forest types in tropical China

L Liu, P Gundersen, T Zhang, J Mo - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Elevated nitrogen (N) deposition in humid tropical regions may aggravate phosphorus (P)
deficiency in forest on old weathered soil found in these regions. From January 2007 to …

A rapid microtiter plate method to measure carbon dioxide evolved from carbon substrate amendments so as to determine the physiological profiles of soil microbial …

CD Campbell, SJ Chapman, CM Cameron… - Applied and …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sole-carbon-source tests (Biolog), designed to identify bacteria, have become very popular
for metabolically fingerprinting soil microbial communities, despite disadvantages …

Evolutionary-economic principles as regulators of soil enzyme production and ecosystem function

SD Allison, MN Weintraub, TB Gartner, MP Waldrop - Soil enzymology, 2011 - Springer
Extracellular enzymes allow microbes and plant roots to acquire resources from complex
molecules, and thereby catalyze the rate-limiting step in soil carbon and nutrient cycling. We …

Microbial biomass and community structure in a sequence of soils with increasing fertility and changing land use

H Yao, ZL He, MJ Wilson, CD Campbell - Microbial Ecology, 2000 - Springer
A bstract The microbial biomass and community structure of eight Chinese red soils with
different fertility and land use history was investigated. Two community based …

Extracellular enzyme activities and soil organic matter dynamics for northern hardwood forests receiving simulated nitrogen deposition

RL Sinsabaugh, ME Gallo, C Lauber, MP Waldrop… - Biogeochemistry, 2005 - Springer
Anthropogenic nitrogen enrichment alters decomposition processes that control the flux of
carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) from soil organic matter (SOM) pools. To link N-driven changes …