Impacts of altered precipitation regimes on soil communities and biogeochemistry in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems

UN Nielsen, BA Ball - Global change biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Altered precipitation patterns resulting from climate change will have particularly significant
consequences in water‐limited ecosystems, such as arid to semi‐arid ecosystems, where …

Nitrogen enrichment buffers phosphorus limitation by mobilizing mineral‐bound soil phosphorus in grasslands

R Wang, J Yang, H Liu, J Sardans, Y Zhang, X Wang… - Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphorus (P) limitation is expected to increase due to nitrogen (N)‐induced terrestrial
eutrophication, although most soils contain large P pools immobilized in minerals (Pi) and …

Relative role of soil nutrients vs. carbon availability on soil carbon mineralization in grassland receiving long-term N addition

L Jiang, H Cheng, Y Peng, T Sun, Y Gao, R Wang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
High nitrogen (N) input often induces soil carbon (C) limitation, eutrophication of
macronutrients, deficiency of base cations, and accumulation of toxic micronutrients. These …

Precipitation-mediated responses of plant biomass production and allocation to changing soil pH in semiarid grasslands

K Liu, Z Liu, X Li, XR Shi, TR Lock… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass and its allocation are crucial to understand carbon cycling. Climate change and
human disturbance potentially alter soil pH, but it remains unclear how biomass production …

Precipitation-mediated responses of soil acid buffering capacity to long-term nitrogen addition in a semi-arid grassland

J Cai, W Luo, H Liu, X Feng, Y Zhang, R Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition can result in soil acidification and reduce soil acid
buffering capacity. However, it remains poorly understood how changes in precipitation …

Depth‐dependent responses of soil organic carbon under nitrogen deposition

Y Hu, Q Deng, T Kätterer, JE Olesen… - Global change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence points out that the responses of soil organic carbon (SOC) to nitrogen
(N) addition differ along the soil profile, highlighting the importance of synthesizing results …

Resistance of soil bacterial communities from montane heathland ecosystems in the cantabrian mountains (nw spain) to a gradient of experimental nitrogen …

JM Fernández-Guisuraga, G Ansola, R Pinto… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Elevated atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition on terrestrial ecosystems has become one of
the most important drivers of microbial diversity loss on a global scale, and has been …

Base cations and micronutrients in soil aggregates as affected by enhanced nitrogen and water inputs in a semi-arid steppe grassland

R Wang, JAJ Dungait, HL Buss, S Yang… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The intensification of grassland management by nitrogen (N) fertilization and irrigation may
threaten the future integrity of fragile semi-arid steppe ecosystems by affecting the …

Biocrusts in the context of global change

SC Reed, FT Maestre, R Ochoa-Hueso… - Biological soil crusts: An …, 2016 - Springer
A wide range of studies show global environmental change will profoundly affect the
structure, function, and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems. The research synthesized here …

Soil microbial responses to nitrogen addition in arid ecosystems

RL Sinsabaugh, J Belnap, J Rudgers… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The N cycle of arid ecosystems is influenced by low soil organic matter, high soil pH, and
extremes in water potential and temperature that lead to open canopies and development of …