Decay by ectomycorrhizal fungi couples soil organic matter to nitrogen availability

WA Argiroff, DR Zak, PT Pellitier, RA Upchurch… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between soil nitrogen (N) availability, fungal community composition, and soil
organic matter (SOM) regulate soil carbon (C) dynamics in many forest ecosystems, but …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are more sensitive to high soil nitrogen levels in forests exposed to nitrogen deposition

K Jörgensen, KE Clemmensen, H Wallander… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal fungi are essential for nitrogen (N) cycling in many temperate forests and
responsive to anthropogenic N addition, which generally decreases host carbon (C) …

Nitrogen-induced acidification plays a vital role driving ecosystem functions: Insights from a 6-year nitrogen enrichment experiment in a Tibetan alpine meadow

F Yang, Z Zhang, A Barberán, Y Yang, S Hu… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) input has overtaken natural N fixation as the leading source of
reactive N, and can profoundly alter the structure and functions of terrestrial ecosystems. N …

Forest management to increase carbon sequestration in boreal Pinus sylvestris forests

K Jörgensen, G Granath, BD Lindahl, J Strengbom - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Background and aims Forest management towards increased carbon (C) sequestration has
repeatedly been suggested as a “natural climate solution”. We evaluated the potential of …

Nitrogen addition slows litter decomposition accompanied by accelerated manganese release: A five-year experiment in a subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest

Y Peng, Y Li, S Song, Y Chen, G Chen, L Tu - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Litter decomposition is a key process for mediating ecosystem carbon (C) and nutrient
cycling and is sensitive to increasing atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. However, the …

Manganese limitation as a mechanism for reduced decomposition in soils under atmospheric nitrogen deposition

ED Whalen, RG Smith, AS Grandy, SD Frey - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Long-term atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has been shown to reduce leaf litter and
lignin decomposition in temperate forest soils, leading to an accumulation of soil carbon (C) …

Anthropogenic N deposition, fungal gene expression, and an increasing soil carbon sink in the Northern Hemisphere

DR Zak, WA Argiroff, ZB Freedman, RA Upchurch… - Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Anthropogenic N deposition alters soil organic matter biochemistry and microbial communities on decaying fine roots

WA Argiroff, DR Zak, RA Upchurch… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fine root litter is a primary source of soil organic matter (SOM), which is a globally important
pool of C that is responsive to climate change. We previously established that~ 20 years of …

Differences in microbial community response to nitrogen fertilization result in unique enzyme shifts between arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal‐dominated soils

JE Carrara, CA Walter, ZB Freedman… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the effect of nitrogen (N) deposition on belowground carbon (C) cycling varies,
emerging evidence shows that forest soils dominated by trees that associate with …

Manganese effects on plant residue decomposition and carbon distribution in soil fractions depend on soil nitrogen availability

A Neupane, EM Herndon, T Whitman, AM Faiia… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies have highlighted the critical role of manganese (Mn) in plant litter
decomposition and soil organic carbon (C) cycling in forest ecosystems. Long term nitrogen …