The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

Soil organic matter (SOM) and the carbon and nutrients therein drive fundamental
submicron-to global-scale biogeochemical processes and influence carbon-climate …

Soil functions, including climate regulation and the cycling of water and nutrients, are of
central importance for a number of environmental issues of great societal concern. To …

Soil organisms are recognized as ecosystem engineers and key for aggregation in soil due
to bioturbation, organic matter (OM) decomposition, and excretion of biogenic OM. The …

The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists,
chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something that has been true from the …

Soil habitats contain vast numbers of microorganisms and harbor a large portion of the
planet's biological diversity. Although high-throughput sequencing technologies continue to …

Current understanding of soil carbon dynamics suggests that plant litter quality and soil
mineralogy control the formation of mineral-associated soil organic carbon (SOC). Due to …

Soil organic matter (SOM) is an important natural resource. It is fundamental to soil and
ecosystem functions across a wide range of scales, from site-specific soil fertility and water …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) can be defined by measurable chemical and physical pools, such
as mineral-associated carbon, carbon physically entrapped in aggregates, dissolved …