Microbes regulate the composition and turnover of organic matter. Here we developed a
framework called Energy-Diversity-Trait integrative Analysis to quantify how dissolved …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is one of the most important fluxes in the global carbon
cycle but its response to light exposure remains unclear at a molecular-level. The chemical …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a large and complex mixture of molecules that fuels
microbial metabolism and regulates biogeochemical cycles. Individual DOM molecules have …

Featured Application Energy rules life. All living systems keep themselves alive by balancing
the energy input and output by universal thermodynamic principles. Soils are not an …

Watersheds play a critical role in supplying water resources needed for human use and
ecosystem health. Understanding and predicting how, when, and where changes in the …

Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a central role for both the C cycle and soil functions. Plants
provide the input and heterotrophic (micro) organisms are essential for the turnover …

The frequency and intensity of global wildfires are escalating, leading to an increase in
derived pyrogenic dissolved organic matter (pyDOM), which potentially influences the …

The diversity of intrinsic traits of different organic matter molecules makes it challenging to
predict how they, and therefore the global carbon cycle, will respond to climate change …

Background Microbial anaerobic metabolism is a key driver of biogeochemical cycles,
influencing ecosystem function and health of both natural and engineered environments …

Organic carbon decomposition in lake sediments contributes substantially to the global
carbon cycle and is strongly affected by temperature. However, the magnitude of …