Salinization is one of the most serious land degradation problems facing world. Salinity
results in poor plant growth and low soil microbial activity due to osmotic stress and toxic …

Priming effects are strong short-term changes in the turnover of soil organic matter caused
by comparatively moderate treatments of the soil. In the course of priming effects large …

Microorganisms have a variety of evolutionary adaptations and physiological acclimation
mechanisms that allow them to survive and remain active in the face of environmental stress …

The episodic nature of water availability in arid and semiarid ecosystems has significant
consequences on belowground carbon and nutrient cycling. Pulsed water events directly …

In the next decades, many soils will be subjected to increased drying/wetting cycles or
modified water availability considering predicted global changes in precipitation and …

The rapid rewetting of a dry soil often yields a pulse in soil CO2 production that persists for 2
to 6 d. This phenomenon is a common occurrence in surface soils, yet the mechanism …

A laboratory experiment was designed to challenge the idea that the C/N ratio of forest soils
may control gross N immobilization, mineralization, and nitrification rates. Soils were …

Biological activity could be affected severely by the impact on soil quality of drought, which
can be very severe in Southern areas of Europe. The objective of this work was to assess …

Any management practice that results in greater carbon (C) return to the soil, increases
stabilization of soil C, or reduces C losses may lead to soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in …

Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance
to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation …