Forest soil carbon (C) storage is a significant component of the global C cycle, and is
important for sustaining forest productivity. Although forest management may have …

Plant invasions have dramatic aboveground effects on plant community composition, but
their belowground effects remain largely uncharacterized. Soil microorganisms directly …

Forest soils represent a substantial portion of the terrestrial carbon (C) pool, and changes to
soil C cycling are globally significant not only for C sequestration but also for sustaining …

Soil microbial communities mediate critical ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycles. How
microbial communities will respond to changes in vegetation and climate, however, are not …

Invasion by annual grasses, such as cheatgrass, into the western US sagebrush-steppe is a
major concern of ecologists and resource managers. Maintaining or improving ecosystem …

Plants often impact the rate of native soil organic matter turnover through root interactions
with soil organisms; however the role of root-microbial interactions in mediation of the …

Oak represents a valuable natural resource across Northern Hemisphere ecosystems,
attracting a large research community studying its genetics, ecology, conservation, and …

Forest residues and logging slash from pre-commercial forest thinning and regeneration
harvests are a potential feedstock for bioenergy production but there has been a concern …

The first rainfall following a severe dry period provides an abrupt water potential change that
is both an acute physiological stress and a defined stimulus for the reawakening of soil …

Microbial transformations of nitrogen (N) largely determine whether N is retained in
ecosystems via net primary productivity or lost via gaseous emissions and leaching. The …