Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Tree species composition and nutrient uptake influence soil nutrient availability, even under contrasted levels of water availability

The study examines how tree species composition and water availability affect soil nutrient availability through different temporal dynamics in a mixed-species forest.

Structure-activity relationship study in soil identifies an effective broad-spectrum inhibitor of archaeal nitrification

The paper identifies an effective broad-spectrum inhibitor of archaeal nitrification through soil-based structure-activity relationship analysis.

Short-Term Effects of Crude Botanical Extracts and Rhizosphere Soils on Soil Respiration and β-Glucosidase Activity

This study examines how crude botanical extracts and rhizosphere soils from five plants affect soil respiration and β-glucosidase activity over 5 weeks, showing treatment-specific effects.

A life-history axis of resource acquisition in bacteria: depolymerisation versus uptake

The paper develops a genomic ratio to quantify resource-acquisition strategies in bacteria, finding uptake-optimised bacteria dominate early decomposition and depolymerisation-optimised bacteria dominate later stages.

Bacterial fermentation dominates over respiration in upland soils during hypoxia

This study shows that bacterial fermentation, not respiration, dominates in upland soils during hypoxia, challenging the assumption that respiration is the primary metabolic strategy.

Decomposition trajectories in mixed-species leaf litter in cool-temperate deciduous forest with understory dwarf bamboo

This study examines how species mixing affects litter decomposition rates and microbial communities in a cool-temperate forest, finding that Sasa litter follows a distinct decomposition trajectory compared to tree litter.

Warming responses of microbial respiration emerge from spatially structured species interactions

This study develops a spatially explicit model to show that microbial community-level temperature responses to warming arise from mutualism, spatial structure, and endogenous heat production, leading to increased CO2 emissions.

Modeling the Impact of Contamination on Microbial-Enzyme Dynamics and Soil Function

This study models how contamination affects microbial-enzyme dynamics and soil function in vegetated and barren environments, showing plant mitigation in vegetated systems.

Decoupled recovery of soil physicochemistry, microbiome and methane sink function during secondary forest succession in the Eastern Himalayas

Baseline soil carbon, time since conversion and climate, not system characteristics, shape soil carbon responses in Neotropical agroforestry. A meta-analysis

This paper shows that soil carbon gains in Neotropical agroforestry depend on initial soil carbon and climate, not system characteristics.

Soil microenvironment and microbial community composition jointly regulate carbon accrual in agricultural soils

The paper investigates how soil microenvironment and microbial community composition jointly influence carbon accrual in agricultural soils through a transplant experiment.

Fungal:bacterial biomass balance links environmental gradients to soil respiration across a forest-to-marsh transition

The paper examines how microbial community characteristics predict soil respiration across a forest-to-marsh gradient, finding that the fungal:bacterial biomass ratio is more effective than taxonomic or functional gene indicators.

Soil aggregates reveal tree species and land-use legacy effects on early carbon storage pathways during reforestation

The paper examines how tree species and land-use history affect early carbon storage in soil aggregates during reforestation, finding species-specific changes in aggregate structure and carbon distribution.

The nitrification inhibitor DMPP preferentially suppresses ammonia-oxidising bacteria and reduces nitric oxide emissions in an archaeal-dominated grassland soil.

This study shows that the nitrification inhibitor DMPP reduces nitric oxide emissions more than dicyandiamide by preferentially suppressing ammonia-oxidising bacteria in grassland soil.

Wildfires drive trade-offs in ammonia-oxidizing groups and promote denitrification to increase soil emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in California chaparral

This study investigates how wildfires affect ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) abundance and denitrifier activity, leading to increased soil emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in California chaparral.

Microbial eco-evolutionary dynamics of decomposition and dormancy

This study develops an eco-evolutionary model showing how microbial dormancy and exoenzyme production affect soil carbon dynamics and feedbacks to climate.

Soils from different landscape elements diverge in response to multiple global change factors

The paper examines how different landscape elements respond to global change factors, finding divergent responses and highlighting the need for landscape-specific management strategies.

Spatial heterogeneity shapes microbial eco-evolutionary dynamics of soil carbon

The paper models how soil microsite structure influences microbial evolution and carbon dynamics under warming, showing that microsite density can shift carbon loss from buffering to amplifying.

Hidden drivers of restoration: Persistent divergence in soil microbiome functional capacity post-habitat reconstruction

This study compares soil microbiome functional capacity between natural and reconstructed Everglades habitats, finding persistent divergence and reduced functional diversity in reconstructed sites.

Soil Microbial and Biochemical Properties under Conservation Agriculture in rice-based cropping systems in lower Indo-Gangetic Plain of West Bengal

Linking plantain derived metabolites in sheep urine with nitrification inhibition in soil

This study identifies plantain-derived metabolites in sheep urine that contribute to biological nitrification inhibition in soil.

Plantago lanceolata and Lolium perenne metabolite profiles, their impact on soil microbial community structures and soil biological nitrification inhibition

The paper investigates plant metabolites associated with reduced nitrification rates in soils under plantain and ryegrass, identifying multiple metabolites linked to biological nitrification inhibition.

Plant species and land management structure bacterial trophic dynamics in the rhizosphere

The paper investigates how plant species and land management affect bacterial trophic dynamics in the rhizosphere by analyzing carbon assimilation patterns and microbial community composition.

The rhizosphere of Picea abies is a hotspot of terpenoid production

This study compares VOC emissions from Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica, showing P. abies has higher terpenoid emissions, particularly from its rhizosphere.

Predictions of spatio-temporal patterns of soil respiration in a mixed forest: Downscaled meteorological data outperform local parameters

The paper predicts spatio-temporal patterns of soil respiration in a mixed forest using downscaled meteorological data, finding they outperform local parameters in explaining variability.

Could microbes be the architects of improved soil structure under Miscanthus x giganteus?

This study identifies microbial taxa associated with improved soil structure under Miscanthus x giganteus and shows greater microbial network complexity in perennial plants compared to annual maize.

Reduced precipitation alters microbial availability and uptake of grassland rhizosphere carbon

The paper shows reduced precipitation increases microbial uptake and processing of rhizodeposit carbon near roots in grasslands, altering carbon cycling without plant stress.

Resource acquisition is more sensitive than carbon storage in soil microorganisms under climate extremes

This study examines how soil microorganisms allocate resources during drought and warming, finding that resource acquisition is more sensitive than carbon storage to climate extremes.

Hierarchical control of bacterial growth efficiency by substrate and taxonomy

This study measures growth efficiency in 23 bacterial strains across two substrates, showing it is hierarchically controlled by substrate identity and taxonomy.

Mineral dust stimulates microbial exoenzyme activity and enhances carbon mineralization capabilities in nutrient-poor peat soil

This study shows that mineral dust enhances microbial carbon mineralization in surface peat soil but has limited effects in deeper layers.