Formation of necromass-derived soil organic carbon determined by microbial death pathways

T Camenzind, K Mason-Jones, I Mansour… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Soil organic matter is the dominant carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems, and its
management is of increasing policy relevance. Soil microbes are the main drivers of soil …

Soil organic matter formation, persistence, and functioning: A synthesis of current understanding to inform its conservation and regeneration

MF Cotrufo, JM Lavallee - Advances in agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) provides vital services to humanity. Its preservation and further
accrual are key to sustain food production and avoid an irreversible climate crisis. Here we …

Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits

ME Craig, KM Geyer, KV Beidler, ER Brzostek… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Conceptual and empirical advances in soil biogeochemistry have challenged long-held
assumptions about the role of soil micro-organisms in soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics; …

Different climate sensitivity of particulate and mineral-associated soil organic matter

E Lugato, JM Lavallee, ML Haddix, P Panagos… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Soil carbon sequestration is seen as an effective means to draw down atmospheric CO2, but
at the same time warming may accelerate the loss of extant soil carbon, so an accurate …

Regenerative agriculture—A literature review on the practices and mechanisms used to improve soil health

R Khangura, D Ferris, C Wagg, J Bowyer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity.
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that …

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

TW Crowther, J Van den Hoogen, J Wan, MA Mayes… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Soil is the largest repository of organic matter on land, storing~ 1500 Gt
carbon, which is at least as much as the vegetation (~ 560 Gt) and atmosphere (~ 750 Gt) …

Soil organic carbon response to global environmental change depends on its distribution between mineral-associated and particulate organic matter: A meta-analysis

KS Rocci, JM Lavallee, CE Stewart… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC), as the largest terrestrial carbon pool, plays an important role in
global carbon (C) cycling, which may be significantly impacted by global changes such as …

Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands

Y Yang, Y Dou, B Wang, Z Xue, Y Wang, S An… - Imeta, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In macroecology, the concept of r‐and K‐strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial life‐history strategies in temperate grasslands using …

Defining trait-based microbial strategies with consequences for soil carbon cycling under climate change

AA Malik, JBH Martiny, EL Brodie, AC Martiny… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microorganisms are critical in terrestrial carbon cycling because their growth, activity and
interactions with the environment largely control the fate of recent plant carbon inputs as well …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial diversity and functions in saline soils: A review from a biogeochemical perspective

G Zhang, J Bai, Y Zhai, J Jia, Q Zhao, W Wang… - Journal of advanced …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Soil salinization threatens food security and ecosystem health, and is one of the
important drivers to the degradation of many ecosystems around the world. Soil …