Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry
Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …
The contribution of living organisms to rock weathering in the critical zone
B Wild, R Gerrits, S Bonneville - npj Materials degradation, 2022 - nature.com
Rock weathering is a key process in global elemental cycling. Life participates in this
process with tangible consequences observed from the mineral interface to the planetary …
process with tangible consequences observed from the mineral interface to the planetary …
Reviews and syntheses: on the roles trees play in building and plumbing the critical zone
Trees, the most successful biological power plants on earth, build and plumb the critical
zone (CZ) in ways that we do not yet understand. To encourage exploration of the character …
zone (CZ) in ways that we do not yet understand. To encourage exploration of the character …
Use of mineral weathering bacteria to enhance nutrient availability in crops: a review
IDA Ribeiro, CG Volpiano, LK Vargas… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Rock powders are low-cost potential sources of most of the nutrients required by higher
plants for growth and development. However, slow dissolution rates of minerals represent …
plants for growth and development. However, slow dissolution rates of minerals represent …
Mineral-bound trace metals as cofactors for anaerobic biological nitrogen fixation
Nitrogenase is the only known biological enzyme capable of reducing N2 to bioavailable
NH3. Most nitrogenases use Mo as a metallocofactor, while alternative cofactors V and Fe …
NH3. Most nitrogenases use Mo as a metallocofactor, while alternative cofactors V and Fe …
Fungal biodeterioration and preservation of cultural heritage, artwork, and historical artifacts: Extremophily and adaptation
Fungi are ubiquitous and important biosphere inhabitants, and their abilities to decompose,
degrade, and otherwise transform a massive range of organic and inorganic substances …
degrade, and otherwise transform a massive range of organic and inorganic substances …
The mineralosphere concept: mineralogical control of the distribution and function of mineral-associated bacterial communities
Soil is composed of a mosaic of different rocks and minerals, usually considered as an inert
substrata for microbial colonization. However, recent findings suggest that minerals, in soils …
substrata for microbial colonization. However, recent findings suggest that minerals, in soils …
Reviews and syntheses: Biological weathering and its consequences at different spatial levels–from nanoscale to global scale
Plant nutrients can be recycled through microbial decomposition of organic matter but
replacement of base cations and phosphorus, lost through harvesting of biomass/biofuels or …
replacement of base cations and phosphorus, lost through harvesting of biomass/biofuels or …
Weathering of rock to regolith: The activity of deep roots in bedrock fractures
Many areas in the world are characterized by shallow soils underlain by weathered bedrock,
but root-rock interactions and their implications for regolith weathering are poorly …
but root-rock interactions and their implications for regolith weathering are poorly …
Biodeterioration of stone and metal—Fundamental microbial cycling processes with spatial and temporal scale differences
C Gaylarde, B Little - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Fundamental processes for the biodeterioration of stone and metal involve many of the
same microbially mediated reactions–oxidation, reduction, acid dissolution and elemental …
same microbially mediated reactions–oxidation, reduction, acid dissolution and elemental …