Natural processes of recycling carbon from plant cell walls are slow but very efficient,
generally involving microbial communities and their secreted enzymes. Efficient …

Despite their low carbon (C) content, most subsoil horizons contribute to more than half of
the total soil C stocks, and therefore need to be considered in the global C cycle. Until …

Afforestation may alter soil microbial community structure and function, and further affect soil
carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics. Here we investigated soil microbial carbon and …

The worldwide phenomenon of shrub encroachment in grass‐dominated dryland
ecosystems is commonly associated with desertification. Studies of the purported …

The effect of agricultural land use change on soil microbial community composition and
biomass remains a widely debated topic. Here, we investigated soil microbial community …

Worldwide, changing climates and land use practices are escalating woody-plants
encroachment into grasslands, reducing biodiversity and altering ecosystem functions. The …

Climate change is projected to have important impacts on snow and vegetation distribution
in global mountains. Despite this, the coupling of ecological shifts and hydrological …

The aim of this work was to study the sensibility to warming of soil organic matter (SOM)
decomposition in Mediterranean high mountain areas. Thus, we investigated the effects of …

During the past century, the biomass of woody species has increased in many grassland
and savanna ecosystems. As many of these species fix nitrogen symbiotically, they may alter …

Aims Over recent decades, a large uncultivated area has been converted to woodland and
shrubland plantations to protect and restore riparian ecosystems in the Danjiangkou …