Microbes are key biodiversity components of all ecosystems and control vital ecosystem
functions. Although we have just begun to unravel the scales and factors that regulate …

The frequency and intensity of droughts worldwide are challenging the conservation of soil
organic carbon (SOC) pool. Microbial necromass is a key component of SOC, but how it …

Coastal blue carbon (C) ecosystems are recognized as efficient natural C sinks and play key
roles in mitigating global climate change. Microbially driven C, nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S) …

Organic materials are integral to the soil carbon cycle in agricultural ecosystems, yet their
specific impacts on soil organic carbon (SOC) and microbial diversity are not fully …

Soil microbial necromass is an important contributor to soil organic matter (> 50%) and it is
largely composed of microbial residues. In soils, fragmented cell wall residues are mostly …

Context Controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer (CRN) is considered as an efficient tool for
improving crop total uptake of N (TUN) and crop yield by providing better synchronization of …

Subsoils contain more than half of global soil organic matter (SOM) stocks. Given that
sequestration and turnover processes of SOM are slower in the subsoil than in the topsoil …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) transport substantial plant carbon (C) that serves as a
substrate for soil organisms, a precursor of soil organic matter (SOM), and a driver of soil …

Soil carbon (C) storage is a critical ecosystem function that underpins human health and
well-being. The acceleration of human-driven land use change, such as agricultural …

A warming climate will cause shrubification and less winter snow cover in peatlands, which
are an important global carbon sink. Both shrubification and snowpack reduction affect …