Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions

Y Bai, MF Cotrufo - Science, 2022 - science.org
Grasslands store approximately one third of the global terrestrial carbon stocks and can act
as an important soil carbon sink. Recent studies show that plant diversity increases soil …

Responses of soil respiration and its sensitivities to temperature and precipitation: A meta-analysis

Z Zhang, Y Li, RA Williams, Y Chen, R Peng, X Liu… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming has caused changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, and the
subsequent effects on the dynamics of soil respiration (Rs) have had a significant impact on …

Nitrogen availability mediates soil carbon cycling response to climate warming: A meta‐analysis

T Bai, P Wang, Y Qiu, Y Zhang, S Hu - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global climate warming may induce a positive feedback through increasing soil carbon (C)
release to the atmosphere. Although warming can affect both C input to and output from soil …

Microbial metabolic response to winter warming stabilizes soil carbon

J Tian, N Zong, IP Hartley, N He, J Zhang… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current consensus on global climate change predicts warming trends with more
pronounced temperature changes in winter than summer in the Northern Hemisphere at …

Moderate precipitation reduction enhances nitrogen cycling and soil nitrous oxide emissions in a semi‐arid grassland

K Zhang, Y Qiu, Y Zhao, S Wang, J Deng… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing climate change is predicted to induce more weather extremes such as frequent
drought and high‐intensity precipitation events, causing more severe drying‐rewetting …

New perspectives on microbiome and nutrient sequestration in soil aggregates during long‐term grazing exclusion

W Ju, L Fang, G Shen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Grazing exclusion alters grassland soil aggregation, microbiome composition, and
biogeochemical processes. However, the long‐term effects of grazing exclusion on the …

Particulate organic carbon is more sensitive to nitrogen addition than mineral-associated organic carbon: A meta-analysis

J Wu, H Zhang, Y Pan, X Cheng, K Zhang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is heterogeneous and consists of multiple pools differing in
physical and chemical properties. SOC stocks are expected to increase in response to …

Straw returning combined with controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer affected organic carbon storage and crop yield by changing humic acid composition and aggregate …

Y Gao, H Feng, M Zhang, Y Shao, J Wang, Y Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration effectively reduces global CO 2 emissions while
ensuring crop production and sustainable agricultural development. Evaluating the effects of …

Intermediate soil acidification induces highest nitrous oxide emissions

Y Qiu, Y Zhang, K Zhang, X Xu, Y Zhao, T Bai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Global potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil are accelerating, with
increases in the proportion of reactive nitrogen emitted as N2O, ie, N2O emission factor (EF) …

Nitrogen-induced acidification plays a vital role driving ecosystem functions: Insights from a 6-year nitrogen enrichment experiment in a Tibetan alpine meadow

F Yang, Z Zhang, A Barberán, Y Yang, S Hu… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) input has overtaken natural N fixation as the leading source of
reactive N, and can profoundly alter the structure and functions of terrestrial ecosystems. N …