Microorganisms exist throughout the soil profile and those microorganisms living in deeper
soil horizons likely play key roles in regulating biogeochemical processes. However, the …

Vegetation restoration on degraded lands has been encouraged worldwide due to its
ecological services and function of controlling soil erosion and improving carbon (C) stocks …

Both climate and land-use changes, including the introduction and spread of allochthonous
species, are forecast to affect forest ecosystems. Accordingly, forests will be affected in terms …

The origin and fate of humus, a soil organic matter fraction that is most resistant to
decomposition, are not yet completely understood. Humus derives mainly from plant …

Litter decomposition is an ecosystem process that is regulated by a multitude of factors and
by their complex interactions. Current decomposition paradigms do not always offer a …

Forests are among the most important land ecosystems both in term of their contribution to
the global carbon cycle and for their prominence in hosting large biodiversity. Under a …

Enzymes play a key-role in organic matter dynamics and strong scientific attention has been
given to them lately, especially to their response to climate and substrate chemical …

The dynamics of biophysical regulations of carbon fluxes can have a major effect on an
ecosystems' carbon budget. Only a handful of comprehensive assessments of such …

Soil is an extremely valuable component of ecosystems. Even during a break in intensive
soil cultivation planned for a few years, the set-aside land should be given the best possible …

Given the ongoing climate change, estimating the amount of less degradable plant
compounds that can be stored in the soil, such as lignin, is a topic of primary importance …