The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

Increasing human demands for Earth's resources are hastening many environmental
changes and creating a need to incorporate the routine monitoring of ecosystem functions …

Accumulating evidence indicates that future rates of atmospheric N deposition have the
potential to increase soil C storage by reducing the decay of plant litter and soil organic …

The relationship between total and metabolically active soil microbial communities can
provide insight into how these communities are impacted by environmental change, which …

Introduction Conservation tillage is a widely used technique worldwide, but the effects of
conservation tillage on bacterial community structure are poorly understood. We explored …

Background Microorganisms in rivers and lakes are essential for nutrient recycling in aquatic
ecosystems. Understanding the ecological processes shaping microbial communities is of …

Large amounts of nitrogen (N) are loaded in tropical and subtropical regions due to
anthropogenic activities. However, the long-term effect of this deposition on soil biodiversity …

Riparian wetlands can be used as “sentinels” of environmental changes and play pivotal
roles in ecological and biogeochemical processes. The bacterial community is an essential …

Terrestrial ecosystems in the Northern Hemisphere are a globally important sink for
anthropogenic CO 2 in the Earth's atmosphere, slowing its accumulation as well as the pace …

Imbalances in C: N: P supply ratios may cause bacterial resource limitations and constrain
biogeochemical processes, but the importance of shifts in soil stoichiometry are complicated …