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 Acidification caused by excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer aggravates soil-borne diseases: Evidence from literature review and field trials

Y Zhang, C Ye, Y Su, W Peng, R Lu, Y Liu… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Modern high input–based intensive cropping systems often lead to the deterioration of the
soil environment, which is one of the main driving factors for the build-up of soil-borne …

Reduction of microbial diversity in grassland soil is driven by long-term climate warming

L Wu, Y Zhang, X Guo, D Ning, X Zhou, J Feng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change threatens ecosystem functioning. Soil biodiversity is essential
for maintaining the health of terrestrial systems, but how climate change affects the richness …

Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

CA Guerra, A Heintz-Buschart, J Sikorski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial
ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related …

FORUM paper: The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)

SD Keesstra, J Bouma, J Wallinga, P Tittonell… - Soil …, 2016 - soil.copernicus.org
In this FORUM paper we discuss how soil scientists can help to reach the recently adopted
UN Sustainable Development Goals in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land …

Direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil microbial and soil microbial‐plant interactions: What lies ahead?

AT Classen, MK Sundqvist, JA Henning… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Global change is altering species distributions and thus interactions among organisms.
Organisms live in concert with thousands of other species, some beneficial, some …

Where, when and how plant–soil feedback matters in a changing world

WH van der Putten, MA Bradford… - Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
It is increasingly acknowledged that plant–soil feedbacks may play an important role in
driving the composition of plant communities and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems …

Abundance and diversity of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities along an altitudinal gradient in alpine forest soils: what are the driving factors?

JA Siles, R Margesin - Microbial ecology, 2016 - Springer
Shifts in soil microbial communities over altitudinal gradients and the driving factors are
poorly studied. Their elucidation is indispensable to gain a comprehensive understanding of …

Long-term forest soil warming alters microbial communities in temperate forest soils

KM DeAngelis, G Pold, BD Topçuoğlu… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Soil microbes are major drivers of soil carbon cycling, yet we lack an understanding of how
climate warming will affect microbial communities. Three ongoing field studies at the …

Rapid responses of soil microorganisms improve plant fitness in novel environments

JA Lau, JT Lennon - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Global change is challenging plant and animal populations with novel environmental
conditions, including increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations, warmer temperatures, and …