[HTML][HTML] Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis

M Mayer, CE Prescott, WEA Abaker, L Augusto… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Almost half of the total organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems is stored in forest soils.
By altering rates of input or release of C from soils, forest management activities can …

The nature and dynamics of soil organic matter: Plant inputs, microbial transformations, and organic matter stabilization

EA Paul - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
This review covers historical perspectives, the role of plant inputs, and the nature and
dynamics of soil organic matter (SOM), often known as humus. Information on turnover of …

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

MF Cotrufo, JL Soong, AJ Horton, EE Campbell… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Soil organic matter is the largest terrestrial carbon pool. The pool size depends on the
balance between formation of soil organic matter from decomposition of plant litter and its …

Temperature sensitivity of SOM decomposition is linked with a K‐selected microbial community

H Li, S Yang, MV Semenov, F Yao, J Ye… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature sensitivity (Q10) of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition is a crucial
parameter to predict the fate of soil carbon (C) under global warming. Nonetheless, the …

High-throughput fluorometric measurement of potential soil extracellular enzyme activities

CW Bell, BE Fricks, JD Rocca… - Journal of …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microbes in soils and other environments produce extracellular enzymes to depolymerize
and hydrolyze organic macromolecules so that they can be assimilated for energy and …

Relative increases in CH4 and CO2 emissions from wetlands under global warming dependent on soil carbon substrates

H Hu, J Chen, F Zhou, M Nie, D Hou, H Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Compelling evidence has shown that wetland methane emissions are more temperature
dependent than carbon dioxide emissions across diverse hydrologic conditions. However …

Global patterns of geo-ecological controls on the response of soil respiration to warming

D Haaf, J Six, S Doetterl - Nature Climate Change, 2021 - nature.com
While soil respiration is known to be controlled by a range of biotic and abiotic factors, its
temperature sensitivity in global models is largely related to climate parameters. Here, we …

Soil properties control decomposition of soil organic carbon: Results from data-assimilation analysis

X Xu, Z Shi, D Li, A Rey, H Ruan, JM Craine, J Liang… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil properties, such as clay content, are hypothesized to control decomposition of soil
organic carbon (SOC). However, these hypotheses of soil property-C decomposition …

Synthesis analysis of the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration from laboratory studies in relation to incubation methods and soil conditions

S Hamdi, F Moyano, S Sall, M Bernoux… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The temperature sensitivity of soil respiration is a main factor determining the response of
global terrestrial soil carbon to global warming and, consequently, its feedback on …

[HTML][HTML] Both priming and temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition depend on microbial biomass–An incubation study

S Thiessen, G Gleixner, T Wutzler… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of temperature and the influence of fresh substrate addition on soil organic matter
decomposition are two key factors we need to understand to forecast soil carbon dynamics …