Unveiling the crucial role of soil microorganisms in carbon cycling: A review

H Wu, H Cui, C Fu, R Li, F Qi, Z Liu, G Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms, by actively participating in the decomposition and transformation of
organic matter through diverse metabolic pathways, play a pivotal role in carbon cycling …

Plant-or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter

G Angst, KE Mueller, KGJ Nierop… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) represents a major reservoir of stored carbon (C). However,
uncertainties regarding the composition and origin of stabilized SOM hinder the …

Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil‐associated consumers from protists to vertebrates

AM Potapov, F Beaulieu, K Birkhofer… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …

Soil microbial diversity–biomass relationships are driven by soil carbon content across global biomes

F Bastida, DJ Eldridge, C García, G Kenny Png… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The relationship between biodiversity and biomass has been a long standing debate in
ecology. Soil biodiversity and biomass are essential drivers of ecosystem functions …

Standardized multi-omics of Earth's microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity

JP Shaffer, LF Nothias, LR Thompson, JG Sanders… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite advances in sequencing, lack of standardization makes comparisons across studies
challenging and hampers insights into the structure and function of microbial communities …

Fungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict ecosystem functioning

C Wagg, K Schlaeppi, S Banerjee, EE Kuramae… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The soil microbiome is highly diverse and comprises up to one quarter of Earth's diversity.
Yet, how such a diverse and functionally complex microbiome influences ecosystem …

Changes in plant inputs alter soil carbon and microbial communities in forest ecosystems

J Feng, K He, Q Zhang, M Han, B Zhu - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global changes can alter plant inputs from both above‐and belowground, which, thus, may
differently affect soil carbon and microbial communities. However, the general patterns of …

Balance between community assembly processes mediates species coexistence in agricultural soil microbiomes across eastern China

S Jiao, Y Yang, Y Xu, J Zhang, Y Lu - The ISME Journal, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Revealing the linkages between community assembly and species coexistence, which is
crucial for the understanding of ecosystem diversity and functioning, is a fundamental but …

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

TW Crowther, J Van den Hoogen, J Wan, MA Mayes… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Soil is the largest repository of organic matter on land, storing~ 1500 Gt
carbon, which is at least as much as the vegetation (~ 560 Gt) and atmosphere (~ 750 Gt) …

The biomass distribution on Earth

YM Bar-On, R Phillips, R Milo - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
A census of the biomass on Earth is key for understanding the structure and dynamics of the
biosphere. However, a global, quantitative view of how the biomass of different taxa …