The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

Nitrogen (N) fertilization affects the rate of soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition by
regulating extracellular enzyme activities (EEA). Extracellular enzymes have not been …

Although numerous studies suggest that organic amendments are better at maintaining soil
fertility and crop production than mineral-only fertilization, it is unclear if this occurs in …

Microbial activity has been highlighted as one of the main unknowns controlling the fate and
turnover of soil organic matter (SOM) in response to climate change. How microbial …

Ecosystem carbon losses from soil microbial respiration are a key component of global
carbon cycling, resulting in the transfer of 40–70 Pg carbon from soil to the atmosphere each …

Short-term acceleration of soil organic matter decomposition by increasing temperature
conflicts with the thermal adaptation observed in long-term studies. Here we used the …

Climate feedbacks from soils can result from environmental change followed by response of
plant and microbial communities, and/or associated changes in nutrient cycling. Explicit …

Stabilization of organic matter in soil is important for natural ecosystem to sequestrate
carbon and mitigate greenhouse gas emission. It is largely unknown what factors govern the …

The response of soil carbon release to global warming is largely determined by the
temperature sensitivity of soil respiration, yet how this relationship will be affected by …

Nitrogen (N) deposition can change ecosystem functions but little is known of long-term N-
deposition and rhizosphere effects on the microbial community composition and enzymes …