In the past decades, the molecular structure of soil organic carbon (SOC) has been regarded
as a pivotal criterion for predicting organic carbon (OC) turnover in soils. However, newly …

Soil organic matter (SOM) consists of various functional pools that are stabilized by specific
mechanisms and have certain turnover rates. For the development of mechanistic models …

Increasing phosphorus (P) inputs induced by anthropogenic activities have increased P
availability in soils considerably, with dramatic effects on carbon (C) cycling and storage …

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 …

The world's soils store more carbon than is present in biomass and in the atmosphere. Little
is known, however, about the factors controlling the stability of soil organic carbon stocks …

Each year rivers transport approximately 0.25× 1015g of dissolved (< 0.5 μm) organic
carbon (DOC) and 0.15× 1015g of particulate (> 0.5 μm) organic carbon (POC) from …

A critical examination of published data obtained primarily from recent nuclear magnetic
resonance spectroscopy, X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy, electrospray …

Temperature sensitivity (Q 10) of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition is a crucial
parameter for predicting the fate of soil carbon (C) under global warming. However, our …

The origins and composition of soil organic matter (SOM) are still largely uncertain.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are recognized as indirect contributors through their …

Striking similarities and sharp contrasts exist between the geochemistries of organic matter
in surface soils and marine sediments. The contrasts result in part from physical differences …