J. Dunbar

Experimental evidence for the impact of soil viruses on carbon cycling during surface plant litter decomposition

The paper shows that adding viruses to soil affects carbon cycling during plant litter decomposition, but this effect varies between soil types.

Probabilistic Ranking Of Microbiomes Plus Taxa Selection to discover and validate microbiome function models for multiple litter decomposition studies

This paper uses Bayesian networks to model the relationship between soil microbiome composition and dissolved organic carbon levels, validating predictions across independent decomposition studies.

Effects of initial microbial biomass abundance on respiration during pine litter decomposition

This study manipulates microbial biomass abundance on pine litter to assess its impact on respiration, finding that initial abundance has diminishing effects over time while community composition remains significant.

Principles for engineering microbial composition and ecosystem functioning

This study investigates how propagule pressure and biotic interactions influence microbial community composition and ecosystem functioning during invasions in experimental microcosms.

Microbial community-level features linked to divergent carbon flows during early litter decomposition in a constant environment

The paper links microbial community-level features to carbon flow patterns in litter decomposition using soil samples from the southwestern United States.