Forest microclimates contrast strongly with the climate outside forests. To fully understand
and better predict how forests' biodiversity and functions relate to climate and climate …

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) is increasing, which increases leaf‐scale
photosynthesis and intrinsic water‐use efficiency. These direct responses have the potential …

Abstract Changes in climate patterns are dramatically influencing some agricultural areas.
Arid, semi‐arid and coastal agricultural areas are especially vulnerable to climate change …

Global changes can alter plant inputs from both above‐and belowground, which, thus, may
differently affect soil carbon and microbial communities. However, the general patterns of …

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 …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is primarily formed from plant inputs, but the relative carbon (C)
contributions from living root inputs (ie rhizodeposits) vs litter inputs (ie root+ shoot litter) are …

Multiple lines of existing evidence suggest that climate change enhances root exudation of
organic compounds into soils. Recent experimental studies show that increased exudate …

Warming temperatures and elevated CO2 are inextricably linked global change
phenomena, but they are rarely manipulated together in field experiments. As a result …

Although hypothesized for many years, the involvement of ectomycorrhizal fungi in
decomposition of soil organic matter remains controversial and has not yet been fully …

Understanding how plant species influence soil nutrient cycling is a major theme in
terrestrial ecosystem ecology. However, the prevailing paradigm has mostly focused on litter …