Climate and litter quality have been identified as major drivers of litter decomposition at
large spatial scales. However, the role played by soil fauna remains largely unknown …

This review reveals that crop residues of common cultivated crops are an important resource
not only as a source of significant quantities of nutrients for crop production but also affecting …

In the last 80 years, a number of mathematical models of different level of complexity have
been developed to describe biogeochemical processes in soils, spanning spatial scales …

Despite the central role of microorganisms in the decomposition of dead organic matter, few
models have integrated the dynamics of litter chemistry with microbial interactions. Here we …

Soil organic matter (SOM) is an important natural resource. It is fundamental to soil and
ecosystem functions across a wide range of scales, from site-specific soil fertility and water …

Most models for plant litter decomposition link degradation rates to measures of climate or
litter composition, rather than directly to microbial activity. We developed a model based on …

Models are needed to estimate dynamics of carbon in forest soils, because changes in soil
carbon are laborious to measure, and future levels of soil carbon can only be predicted …

Evaluating the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the global carbon cycle requires a detailed
understanding of carbon exchange between vegetation, soil, and the atmosphere. Global …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

This book begins with the physical and biological characterization of the four North
American deserts and a description of the primary adaptations of plants to environmental …