The value of soil respiration measurements for interpreting and modeling terrestrial carbon cycling
Background An acceleration of model-data synthesis activities has leveraged many
terrestrial carbon datasets, but utilization of soil respiration (RS) data has not kept pace …
terrestrial carbon datasets, but utilization of soil respiration (RS) data has not kept pace …
Accounting for soil architecture and microbial dynamics in microscale models: Current practices in soil science and the path ahead
Macroscopic models of soil organic matter (SOM) turnover have faced difficulties in
reproducing SOM dynamics or in predicting the spatial distribution of carbon stocks. These …
reproducing SOM dynamics or in predicting the spatial distribution of carbon stocks. These …
The age distribution of global soil carbon inferred from radiocarbon measurements
Soils contain more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined. An increased
flow of carbon from the atmosphere into soil pools could help mitigate anthropogenic …
flow of carbon from the atmosphere into soil pools could help mitigate anthropogenic …
Beyond bulk: Density fractions explain heterogeneity in global soil carbon abundance and persistence
Understanding the controls on the amount and persistence of soil organic carbon (C) is
essential for predicting its sensitivity to global change. The response may depend on …
essential for predicting its sensitivity to global change. The response may depend on …
Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage
Plant diversity strongly influences ecosystem functions and services, such as soil carbon
storage. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive plant diversity effects on soil …
storage. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive plant diversity effects on soil …
Explicitly representing soil microbial processes in Earth system models
Microbes influence soil organic matter decomposition and the long‐term stabilization of
carbon (C) in soils. We contend that by revising the representation of microbial processes …
carbon (C) in soils. We contend that by revising the representation of microbial processes …
Integrating microbial physiology and physio-chemical principles in soils with the MIcrobial-MIneral Carbon Stabilization (MIMICS) model
A growing body of literature documents the pressing need to develop soil biogeochemistry
models that more accurately reflect contemporary understanding of soil processes and …
models that more accurately reflect contemporary understanding of soil processes and …
The Millennial model: in search of measurable pools and transformations for modeling soil carbon in the new century
Soil organic carbon (SOC) can be defined by measurable chemical and physical pools, such
as mineral-associated carbon, carbon physically entrapped in aggregates, dissolved …
as mineral-associated carbon, carbon physically entrapped in aggregates, dissolved …
Carbon budget of the Harvard Forest Long‐Term Ecological Research site: pattern, process, and response to global change
How, where, and why carbon (C) moves into and out of an ecosystem through time are long‐
standing questions in biogeochemistry. Here, we bring together hundreds of thousands of C …
standing questions in biogeochemistry. Here, we bring together hundreds of thousands of C …
Warming alters routing of labile and slower-turnover carbon through distinct microbial groups in boreal forest organic soils
Our understanding of the mechanisms driving the response of soil organic carbon (SOC)
pools to warming, though critical for predicting climate feedbacks, remains limited. Here we …
pools to warming, though critical for predicting climate feedbacks, remains limited. Here we …