Global patterns in belowground communities

N Fierer, MS Strickland, D Liptzin, MA Bradford… - Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Although belowground ecosystems have been studied extensively and soil biota play
integral roles in biogeochemical processes, surprisingly we have a limited understanding of …

The ecological coherence of high bacterial taxonomic ranks

L Philippot, SGE Andersson, TJ Battin… - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
The species is a fundamental unit of biological organization, but its relevance for Bacteria
and Archaea is still hotly debated. Even more controversial is whether the deeper branches …

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 …

A keystone microbial enzyme for nitrogen control of soil carbon storage

J Chen, Y Luo, KJ Van Groenigen, BA Hungate… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Agricultural and industrial activities have increased atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition to
ecosystems worldwide. N deposition can stimulate plant growth and soil carbon (C) input …

Nutrient and moisture limitations reveal keystone metabolites linking rhizosphere metabolomes and microbiomes

NR Baker, K Zhalnina, M Yuan, D Herman… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Plants release a wealth of metabolites into the rhizosphere that can shape the composition
and activity of microbial communities in response to environmental stress. The connection …

Influence of 34-years of fertilization on bacterial communities in an intensively cultivated black soil in northeast China

J Zhou, D Guan, B Zhou, B Zhao, M Ma, J Qin… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Although the effects of chemical fertilization management on microbial communities in soils
have been well studied, few studies have examined such impacts of long-term chemical …

Evolutionary conservation of a core root microbiome across plant phyla along a tropical soil chronosequence

YK Yeoh, PG Dennis, C Paungfoo-Lonhienne… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Culture-independent molecular surveys of plant root microbiomes indicate that soil type
generally has a stronger influence on microbial communities than host phylogeny. However …

Consistent effects of nitrogen amendments on soil microbial communities and processes across biomes

KS Ramirez, JM Craine, N Fierer - Global change biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems worldwide are receiving increasing amounts of reactive nitrogen (N) via
anthropogenic activities with the added N having potentially important impacts on …

Thirty four years of nitrogen fertilization decreases fungal diversity and alters fungal community composition in black soil in northeast China

J Zhou, X Jiang, B Zhou, B Zhao, M Ma, D Guan… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Black soil is one of the main soil types in northeast China, and plays an important role in
Chinese crop production. However, nitrogen inputs over 50 years have led to reduced black …

Microbial dark matter ecogenomics reveals complex synergistic networks in a methanogenic bioreactor

MK Nobu, T Narihiro, C Rinke, Y Kamagata… - The ISME …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Ecogenomic investigation of a methanogenic bioreactor degrading terephthalate (TA)
allowed elucidation of complex synergistic networks of uncultivated microorganisms …