Forest soil bacteria: diversity, involvement in ecosystem processes, and response to global change

S Lladó, R López-Mondéjar… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review

MF Dignac, D Derrien, P Barré, S Barot… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
The international 4 per 1000 initiative aims at supporting states and non-governmental
stakeholders in their efforts towards a better management of soil carbon (C) stocks. These …

Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization consistently favor pathogenic over mutualistic fungi in grassland soils

Y Lekberg, CA Arnillas, ET Borer, LS Bullington… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ecosystems across the globe receive elevated inputs of nutrients, but the consequences of
this for soil fungal guilds that mediate key ecosystem functions remain unclear. We find that …

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on microbial community composition and element cycling in a grassland soil

M Widdig, A Heintz-Buschart, PM Schleuss… - Soil biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microorganisms mediate nutrient cycling in soils, and thus it is assumed that they largely
control responses of terrestrial ecosystems to anthropogenic nutrient inputs. Therefore, it is …

Nitrogen limitation of decomposition and decay: how can it occur?

C Averill, B Waring - Global change biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of nitrogen (N) is a critical control on the cycling and storage of soil carbon
(C). Yet, there are conflicting conceptual models to explain how N availability influences the …

Patterns and mechanisms of responses by soil microbial communities to nitrogen addition

Z Zhou, C Wang, M Zheng, L Jiang, Y Luo - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is expected to increase substantially and
continuously in the future. Soil N availability regulates microbial communities and the …

A precision compost strategy aligning composts and application methods with target crops and growth environments can increase global food production

S Zhao, S Schmidt, H Gao, T Li, X Chen, Y Hou… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
Compost represents an important input for sustainable agriculture, but the use of diverse
compost types causes uncertain outcomes. Here we performed a global meta-analysis with …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term fertilizer postponing promotes soil organic carbon sequestration in paddy soils by accelerating lignin degradation and increasing microbial …

Y Zhou, J Zhang, L Xu, MY Nadeem, W Li… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) in paddy soils is critical for achieving high crop yield sustainability
and mitigating climate change. Our previous study revealed that long-term fertilizer …

Reconciling multiple impacts of nitrogen enrichment on soil carbon: plant, microbial and geochemical controls

C Ye, D Chen, SJ Hall, S Pan, X Yan, T Bai… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Impacts of reactive nitrogen (N) inputs on ecosystem carbon (C) dynamics are highly
variable, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we proposed a new …

Effects of nitrogen enrichment on soil microbial characteristics: From biomass to enzyme activities

X Jia, Y Zhong, J Liu, G Zhu, Z Shangguan, W Yan - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil microbes play an important role in ecosystem processes, including carbon (C) and
nutrient cycling. Nitrogen (N) enrichment is known to affect soil microbes, but whether other …