Global climate change is already having significant impacts on arctic and alpine
ecosystems, and ongoing increases in temperature and altered precipitation patterns will …

▪ Abstract Feedback between plants and the soil is frequently invoked on the basis of
evidence of mutual effects. Feedback can operate through pathways involving soil physical …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is closely tied to soil health. However, additional biological
indicators may also provide insight about C dynamics and microbial activity. We used SOC …

This study was conducted in a temperate mixed oak–pine forest of Central Himalaya, India
to (i) evaluate altitudinal and seasonal variations in the microbial biomass carbon (C) …

Processing of organic carbon (C) by soil microorganisms is a key process of terrestrial C
cycling. For this reason we studied (i) microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) defined as C …

Global climate change may result in changes in snow cover, which may enhance freeze-
thaw phenomena in mid and high latitude and high elevation ecosystems, especially in the …

Bacteria and fungi, representing two major soil microorganism groups, play an important
role in global nutrient biogeochemistry. Biogeographic patterns of bacterial and fungal …

Despite the central role of microorganisms in the decomposition of dead organic matter, few
models have integrated the dynamics of litter chemistry with microbial interactions. Here we …

Temperature is an important factor regulating microbial activity and sha** the soil
microbial community. Little is known, however, on how temperature affects the most …

The fungi-to-bacteria ratio in soil ecological concepts and its application to explain the
effects of land use changes have gained increasing attention over the past decade. Four …