Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry

NW Sokol, E Slessarev, GL Marschmann… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …

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) …

Rice paddy soils are a quantitatively important carbon store according to a global synthesis

Y Liu, T Ge, KJ van Groenigen, Y Yang… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Rice paddies account for~ 9% or the world's cropland area and are characterized by
environmental conditions promoting soil organic carbon storage, methane emissions and to …

Advancing the mechanistic understanding of the priming effect on soil organic matter mineralisation

L Bernard, I Basile‐Doelsch, D Derrien… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The priming effect (PE) is a key mechanism contributing to the carbon balance of the soil
ecosystem. Almost 100 years of research since its discovery in 1926 have led to a rich body …

Revisiting life strategy concepts in environmental microbial ecology

A Ho, DP Di Lonardo… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Microorganisms are physiologically diverse, possessing disparate genomic features and
mechanisms for adaptation (functional traits), which reflect on their associated life strategies …

Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review

MF Dignac, D Derrien, P Barré, S Barot… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
The international 4 per 1000 initiative aims at supporting states and non-governmental
stakeholders in their efforts towards a better management of soil carbon (C) stocks. These …

Biochar increases soil microbial biomass with changes in extra-and intracellular enzyme activities: a global meta-analysis

P Pokharel, Z Ma, SX Chang - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biochar application to soil has been proposed as a potential management strategy to
enhance soil carbon (C) sequestration, reduce greenhouse gas emission, improve soil …

Metagenomics reveals divergent functional profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling under long-term addition of chemical and organic fertilizers in the black soil …

X Hu, H Gu, J Liu, D Wei, P Zhu, B Zhou, X Chen, J Jin… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
The long-term effects of different fertilization regimes on the microbial functional potential of
soils involving nutrient cycling remain largely unknown. Here, metagenomic sequencing …

The application of ecological stoichiometry to plant–microbial–soil organic matter transformations

S Zechmeister-Boltenstern, KM Keiblinger… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Elemental stoichiometry constitutes an inherent link between biogeochemistry and the
structure and processes within food webs, and thus is at the core of ecosystem functioning …

Nitrogen limitation of decomposition and decay: how can it occur?

C Averill, B Waring - Global change biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of nitrogen (N) is a critical control on the cycling and storage of soil carbon
(C). Yet, there are conflicting conceptual models to explain how N availability influences the …