Lignins are amongst the most studied macromolecules in natural environments. During the
last decades, lignins were considered as important components for the carbon cycle in soils …

Kerogen, commonly defined as the insoluble macromolecular organic matter (OM)
dispersed in sedimentary rocks, is by far the most abundant form of OM on Earth. This fossil …

Each year rivers transport approximately 0.25× 1015g of dissolved (< 0.5 μm) organic
carbon (DOC) and 0.15× 1015g of particulate (> 0.5 μm) organic carbon (POC) from …

Understanding the fate of terrestrial organic carbon (C org) delivered to oceans by rivers is
critical for constraining models of biogeochemical cycling and Earth surface evolution. C org …

Over the past four decades, there has been immense progress in every area of lignin
science, ranging from the enzymology of lignin biodegradation, to the delignification of wood …

The Handbook of Soil Science provides a resource rich in data that gives professional soil
scientists, agronomists, engineers, ecologists, biologists, naturalists, and their students a …

Striking similarities and sharp contrasts exist between the geochemistries of organic matter
in surface soils and marine sediments. The contrasts result in part from physical differences …

Many aspects of the interactions between host wood structure and fungal activity can be
revealed by high resolution light microscopy, and this technique has provided much of the …

The extent to which an organism is selected to invest in defences against pathogens and
parasites depends on the advantages that ensue should infection occur, but also on the …

One of natures most important biological processes is the degradation of lignocellulosic
materials to carbon dioxide, water and humic substances. This implies possibilities to use …