Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Dynamic winter microbial communities shape nitrogen cycling potential in Arctic tundra soils

The paper examines winter microbial dynamics in Arctic tundra soils, showing seasonal shifts in community composition and nitrogen cycling potential.

Soil nitrogen cycling rates are linked to microbial functional and taxonomic groups across the United States

The paper links soil nitrogen cycling rates to specific microbial functional and taxonomic groups across diverse U.S. ecosystems.

SIP-enabled multi-omics reveals soil microbiome responses to drought and rehydration

This study uses SIP-enabled multi-omics to analyze soil microbiome responses to drought and rehydration, showing increased anabolic processes and shifts in metabolomes.

Invasive plant soil legacies shape microbial function and community organization under short-term carbon and nitrogen amendments

This study shows invasive plants shape microbial function and community interactions more than taxonomic composition through soil legacy effects.

First Metagenome-Assembled Genomes from the Historic Morrow Plots Reveal Management-Associated Dominance of Archaeal Ammonia Oxidizers

The paper presents metagenome-assembled genomes from the Morrow Plots, revealing management-associated dominance of archaeal ammonia oxidizers in agricultural soils.

Teatime for Triticum: (how) can the presence of plants slow down decomposition?

This study examines how winter wheat affects decomposition rates in soils under different climates, finding that plant presence reduces decomposition due to resource competition with microbes.

Soil microbial traits shift on contrasting timescales following revegetation of former grazing lands

This study shows that microbial functional shifts after revegetation occur in distinct phases, with early changes in soil health processes and later development of plant growth-promoting traits.

Photodegradation accelerates standing dead litter decomposition in monsoonal mountain grasslands of South America

This study shows that photodegradation accelerates litter decomposition in monsoonal mountain grasslands by altering litter traits and enhancing biotic decomposition in one grass species.

Evaluation of High Arctic terrestrial habitats as potential hotspots of nitrous oxide emissions (Hornsund region, South Spitsbergen)

The paper evaluates High Arctic terrestrial habitats for nitrous oxide (N2O) emission potential, identifying key factors like organic matter and soil chemistry that influence N2O fluxes.

Drought reduces formation, but enhances persistence, of mineral-associated organic matter in a grassland soil

This study examines how drought affects the formation and persistence of mineral-associated organic matter in grassland soil, finding reduced formation but enhanced persistence of detrital-derived MAOM.

Systematic Review on the Role of Microbial Activities on Nutrient Cycling and Transformation Implication for Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity

This review assesses microbial impacts on nutrient cycling and soil fertility, finding 31.4% direct regulation and 68.6% enhancement of productivity.

Maize root growth, Oxygen and N availability drive formation of N2O hotspots in soil

The paper measures N2O concentrations in the rhizosphere and links them to root growth, O2 levels, and nutrient availability, showing their role in N2O formation.

Unveiling the dominant role of soil pH in shaping nitrogen cycling microbial gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical fertilizer selection in acidic grassland meadow

This study shows that soil pH, shaped by long-term fertilizer application, is the main driver of nitrogen cycling gene abundances in acidic grasslands, more so than direct fertilizer effects.

Year-round rhythms: alpine plant species modulate soil and microbial dynamics during the growing season and under the snow.

This study examines how alpine plant species influence soil and microbial dynamics across seasons and habitats, revealing seasonal shifts in microbial activity and plant nutrient strategies.

Warming treatments shift the temporal dynamics of diversity and composition of bacteria in wild blueberry soils.

This study examines how warming treatments affect bacterial diversity and composition in wild blueberry soils over time, finding that early season warming increases evenness and diversity, but not overall diversity over the growing season.

Keystone Bacterial Taxa Drive Denitrification and N2O Emission via Adaptive Genomic and Metabolic Strategies in Contrasting Agricultural Soils

Coordinated organic and inorganic nitrogen transformations fuel soil microbial blooms and increase nitrogen retention during snowmelt

The paper shows that microbial blooms during snowmelt drive nitrogen transformations, increasing nitrogen retention through organic and inorganic pathways.

Comparative responses of legume vs. non-legume tropical trees to biochar additions

This study compares growth responses of legume and non-legume tropical trees to biochar additions, finding variable effects with legumes showing slightly greater biomass increases.

Model substrate particles uncover dynamics of microbial communities associated with particulate organic matter decomposition in soil

This study uses model substrate particles to investigate how chitin and cellulose influence microbial community dynamics in soil over time.

Taxonomic filtering accompanies functional expansion during long-term soil restoration

This study tracks soil microbiome recovery over 143 years, finding taxonomic contraction and functional expansion during long-term restoration.

Fungicide and warming interact to reduce soil ecosystem functioning

This study shows that fungicide and warming together reduce soil microbial community respiration, metabolic capacity, and plant growth promotion more than either stressor alone.

Optimizing Carbon Sources to Promote Soil Denitrifiers: Lessons for Incubations, Enrichments, and Bioaugmentation

The paper evaluates twelve carbon sources to identify those that support denitrification while limiting competition from fermentation and DNRA in soil, finding that clover extract supports denitrification but also promotes competing pathways.

Herbivore pressure modulates soil multifunctionality in a Mediterranean landscape

This study examines how large herbivore densities affect soil multifunctionality across habitats and seasons in a Mediterranean landscape, finding seasonal and habitat-dependent impacts on soil properties and nutrient cycling.

Mechanisms of soil carbon preservation illuminated by model mineral-associated organic matter

This study uses a model mineral-associated organic matter to explore mechanisms of stable soil carbon formation and persistence, showing synergistic stabilization by mineral association and organic matter.

Microbial community regulation of extracellular enzyme production can mediate patterns of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter accumulation in undersaturated soils

The paper models microbial enzyme production and its impact on organic matter storage in soils, showing that social dynamics among microbes influence POM and MAOM formation.

Metataxonomic insights into the effects of enhanced nitrogen addition on the bacterial communities in the tropical paddy soil of West Bengal, India

This study examines how different nitrogen amendments affect bacterial communities in tropical paddy soil, showing changes in abundance, diversity, and community composition.

Trade-offs associated with higher winter wheat yields in low soil organic matter cropping systems under climate change

This study examines how climate change impacts winter wheat yields in low and high soil organic matter systems, finding that low OM systems yield more but have higher disease and nitrate risks.

Functional diversity of soil microbial communities increases with ecosystem development

The paper tracks microbial community changes in grassland and forest sites following land abandonment, showing increased functional diversity and decreased taxonomic diversity with ecosystem development.

Soil trace gas oxidizers divergently respond to short- and long-term warming

The paper examines how soil trace gas oxidizers respond to short- and long-term warming, finding increased CO and H2 oxidation but reduced CH4 oxidation with long-term warming.

Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) in wheat for climate adaptation in acidic and alkaline soils

This study evaluates how a BNI-capable wheat line reduces N2O emissions under different soil pH and CO2 conditions, showing its effectiveness in both acidic and alkaline soils.