Identifying controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, and where SOC is most
vulnerable to loss, are essential to managing soils for both climate change mitigation and …

Tropical and subtropical forests are critical in global carbon budgets. Although separating
soil organic carbon (SOC) into particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral-associated …

Natural revegetation has been reported to play a very active role in ecosystem carbon (C)
and nitrogen (N) sinks in degenerated ecosystems. However, the responses of C and N …

Abstract Changes in precipitation represent a major effect of climate change on tropical
forests, which contain some of the earth's largest terrestrial carbon (C) stocks. Such changes …

This chapter presents soil carbon dynamics in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument
(BCNM) and surrounding lowland Panamanian forests. I first review principles in soil carbon …

Climate models predict longer and more severe droughts, and alterations in the frequency
and intensity of rainfall events. However, how changing precipitation patterns affect soil …

Revegetation is an effective measure to enhance soil organic carbon (OC) and nitrogen (N)
storage in drylands, but the underlying processes remain poorly understood. Based on …

The production of bioproduct feedstocks such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and
willow (Salix spp.) on degraded lands provides an opportunity to grow dedicated bioenergy …

Changes in rainfall are predicted across tropical regions, with effects on nutrient, water, and
carbon cycling. This chapter summarizes results from the first two years of a throughfall …

When I began studying soil ecology in the first year of my postdoc, I realized that it would be
a tough task considering soil biology at the tropical ecosystem. There are plenty of …