Microbial communities in natural and disturbed peatlands: a review

R Andersen, SJ Chapman, RRE Artz - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Even though large extents of boreal peatlands are still in a pristine condition, especially in
North America, extensive areas have been affected by natural or anthropogenic …

Soil chemical insights provided through vibrational spectroscopy

SJ Parikh, KW Goyne, AJ Margenot, FND Mukome… - Advances in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vibrational spectroscopy techniques provide a powerful approach to the study of
environmental materials and processes. These multifunctional analytical tools can be used …

[HTML][HTML] Large scale map** of soil organic carbon concentration with 3D machine learning and satellite observations

C Sothe, A Gonsamo, J Arabian, J Snider - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Canada has extensive forests and peatlands that play key roles in global carbon cycle.
Canadian soils and peatlands are assumed to store approximately 20% of the world's soil …

Organic matter and mineral composition of silicate soils: FTIR comparison study by photoacoustic, diffuse reflectance, and attenuated total reflection modalities

DS Volkov, OB Rogova, MA Proskurnin - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aims to compare photoacoustic (FTIR–PAS), diffuse reflectance (DRIFT), and
attenuated total reflection (ATR) FTIR modalities in the wide wavenumber range from NIR …

Applications of Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy in microbial cell biology and environmental microbiology: advances, challenges, and future perspectives

A Kassem, L Abbas, O Coutinho, S Opara… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms play pivotal roles in sha** ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. Their
intricate interactions involve complex biochemical processes. Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT …

Recent applications of vibrational mid-Infrared (IR) spectroscopy for studying soil components: a review

A Tinti, V Tugnoli, S Bonora, O Francioso - Journal of Central European …, 2015 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The present review highlights the recent applications of mid-infrared spectroscopy
and in particular of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRIFT) and attenuated total reflectance …

FTIR spectroscopy can be used as a screening tool for organic matter quality in regenerating cutover peatlands

RRE Artz, SJ Chapman, AHJ Robertson… - Soil Biology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Vegetational changes during the restoration of cutover peatlands leave a legacy in terms of
the organic matter quality of the newly formed peat. Current efforts to restore peatlands at a …

Chemical differences in soil organic matter fractions determined by diffuse‐reflectance mid‐infrared spectroscopy

FJ Calderón, JB Reeves, HP Collins… - Soil Science Society of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We performed mid‐infrared (MidIR) spectral interpretation of fractionated fresh and
incubated soils to determine changes in soil organic matter (SOM) chemistry during …

Integrating biolayer interferometry, atomic force microscopy, and density functional theory calculation studies on the affinity between humic acid fractions and …

Q Zhou, S Ouyang, Z Ao, J Sun, G Liu… - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The interactions between nanoparticles and humic acid (HA) are critical to understanding
the environmental risks and applications of nanoparticles. However, the interactions …

Role of substrate supply on microbial carbon use efficiency and its role in interpreting soil microbial community-level physiological profiles (CLPP)

DL Jones, PW Hill, AR Smith, M Farrell, T Ge… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon use efficiency (CUE) describes the relative partitioning of carbon (C) between
anabolic and catabolic processes within the soil microbial community. Further, it represents …