A critical review on the multiple roles of manganese in stabilizing and destabilizing soil organic matter

H Li, F Santos, K Butler, E Herndon - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manganese (Mn) is a biologically important and redox-active metal that may exert a poorly
recognized control on carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Manganese influences …

Predicting plant-soil feedback in the field: Meta-analysis reveals that competition and environmental stress differentially influence PSF

KK Beals, JAM Moore, SN Kivlin, SLJ Bayliss… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Past research on plant-soil feedbacks (PSF), largely undertaken in highly controlled
greenhouse conditions, has established that plant species differentially alter abiotic and …

Metallic micronutrients are associated with the structure and function of the soil microbiome

Z Dai, X Guo, J Lin, X Wang, D He, R Zeng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The relationship between metallic micronutrients and soil microorganisms, and thereby soil
functioning, has been little explored. Here, we investigate the relationship between metallic …

[HTML][HTML] Soil multifunctionality is affected by the soil environment and by microbial community composition and diversity

Q Zheng, Y Hu, S Zhang, L Noll, T Böckle… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are critical in mediating carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling processes in
soils. Yet, it has long been debated whether the processes underlying biogeochemical …

Fungal community structure and function shifts with atmospheric nitrogen deposition

JAM Moore, MA Anthony, GJ Pec… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal decomposition of soil organic matter depends on soil nitrogen (N) availability. This
ecosystem process is being jeopardized by changes in N inputs that have resulted from a …

Increasing rates of long‐term nitrogen deposition consistently increased litter decomposition in a semi‐arid grassland

SL Hou, S Hättenschwiler, JJ Yang, S Sistla… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continuing nitrogen (N) deposition observed worldwide alters ecosystem nutrient
cycling and ecosystem functioning. Litter decomposition is a key process contributing to …

Nitrogen addition stimulates litter decomposition rate: From the perspective of the combined effect of soil environment and litter quality

J Wu, H Zhang, X Cheng, G Liu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the essential role of litter decomposition in carbon (C) and nutrient cycle in terrestrial
ecosystems, some uncertainties remain about how this fundamental process is affected by …

Testing the dependence of microbial growth and carbon use efficiency on nitrogen availability, pH, and organic matter quality

A Silva-Sánchez, M Soares, J Rousk - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE), or the partitioning of assimilated C into growth or
respiration, is a key parameter that is central to understanding the soil C cycle and its …

Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures across biomes: The role of litter identity, diversity and soil fauna

S Zhou, O Butenschoen, S Barantal, IT Handa… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
At broad spatial scales, the factors regulating litter decomposition remain ambiguous, with
the understanding of these factors largely based on studies investigating site‐specific single …

Macromolecular characterization of compound selectivity for oxidation and oxidative alterations of dissolved organic matter by manganese oxide

J Zhang, AM McKenna, M Zhu - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manganese (Mn) oxides can oxidize dissolved organic matter (DOM) and alter its chemical
properties and microbial degradability, but the compound selectivity for oxidation and …