Towards a better understanding of the role of Fe cycling in soil for carbon stabilization and degradation

X Song, P Wang, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan, H Wang… - Carbon Research, 2022‏ - Springer
Iron (Fe) minerals play an important role in stabilizing soil organic carbon (SOC). Fe-
mediated SOC protection is mainly achieved through adsorption, co-precipitation, or …

The contentious nature of soil organic matter

J Lehmann, M Kleber - Nature, 2015‏ - nature.com
The exchange of nutrients, energy and carbon between soil organic matter, the soil
environment, aquatic systems and the atmosphere is important for agricultural productivity …

Microplastic additions alter soil organic matter stability and bacterial community under varying temperature in two contrasting soils

J Shi, J Wang, J Lv, Z Wang, Y Peng, J Shang… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics can accumulate in soils and strongly affect the biogeochemical cycle.
Biodegradable plastic films show potential as sustainable alternatives that could reduce …

Environmental drivers of increased ecosystem respiration in a warming tundra

SL Maes, J Dietrich, G Midolo, S Schwieger, M Kummu… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems are large reservoirs of organic carbon,. Climate
warming may stimulate ecosystem respiration and release carbon into the atmosphere,. The …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of soil temperature on some soil properties and plant growth

B Onwuka, B Mang - Adv. Plants Agric. Res, 2018‏ - academia.edu
Soil temperature varies seasonally and daily which may result from changes in radiant
energy and energy changes taking place through the soil surface. It governs the soil …

Temperature responses of ecosystem respiration

S Niu, W Chen, LL Liáng, CA Sierra, J **a… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Abstract Terrestrial ecosystems release~ 106–130 PgC yr–1 into the atmosphere through
respiration, counterbalancing photosynthetic carbon uptake and determining the strength of …

Microplastic presence significantly alters soil nitrogen transformation and decreases nitrogen bioavailability under contrasting temperatures

J Shi, J Wang, J Lv, Z Wang, Y Peng, X Wang - Journal of Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Plastic mulch is frequently used to increase crop yield, resulting in large quantities of
residues accumulating in soil due to low recovery rates. However, the effects of microplastic …

Reconciling carbon quality with availability predicts temperature sensitivity of global soil carbon mineralization

S Zhang, M Wang, L **ao, X Guo, J Zheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
Soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization is a key component of the global carbon cycle. Its
temperature sensitivity Q10 (which is defined as the factor of change in mineralization with a …

Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

JAJ Dungait, DW Hopkins, AS Gregory… - Global Change …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms to mitigate global climate change by sequestering carbon (C) in different 'sinks'
have been proposed as at least temporary measures. Of the major global C pools, terrestrial …

Consistent effects of nitrogen amendments on soil microbial communities and processes across biomes

KS Ramirez, JM Craine, N Fierer - Global change biology, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems worldwide are receiving increasing amounts of reactive nitrogen (N) via
anthropogenic activities with the added N having potentially important impacts on …