Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key

G Angst, KE Mueller, MJ Castellano, C Vogel… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Much research focuses on increasing carbon storage in mineral-associated organic matter
(MAOM), in which carbon may persist for centuries to millennia. However, MAOM-targeted …

The soil pH and heavy metals revealed their impact on soil microbial community

M Naz, Z Dai, S Hussain, M Tariq, S Danish… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Soil microbial community is the main indicator having a crucial role in the remediation of
polluted soils. These microbes can alter soil pH, organic matter in soils (SOM), soil physic …

Nitrogen increases soil organic carbon accrual and alters its functionality

B Tang, KS Rocci, A Lehmann… - Global Change …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) availability has been considered as a critical factor for the cycling and storage
of soil organic carbon (SOC), but effects of N enrichment on the SOC pool appear highly …

Distinct, direct and climate‐mediated environmental controls on global particulate and mineral‐associated organic carbon storage

PM Hansen, R Even, AE King, J Lavallee… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Identifying controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, and where SOC is most
vulnerable to loss, are essential to managing soils for both climate change mitigation and …

A stoichiometric approach to estimate sources of mineral‐associated soil organic matter

Y Chang, NW Sokol, KJ van Groenigen… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mineral‐associated soil organic matter (MAOM) is the largest, slowest cycling pool of carbon
(C) in the terrestrial biosphere. MAOM is primarily derived from plant and microbial sources …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting properties of soil organic matter fractions isolated by different physical separation methodologies

S Leuthold, JM Lavallee, ML Haddix, MF Cotrufo - Geoderma, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Physical soil organic matter (SOM) fractions provide increased insight into the
biogeochemical functioning of soils. Several fractionation methodologies have been …

Root exudates mediate the processes of soil organic carbon input and efflux

X Lei, Y Shen, J Zhao, J Huang, H Wang, Y Yu, C **ao - Plants, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Root exudates, as an important form of material input from plants to the soil, regulate the
carbon input and efflux of plant rhizosphere soil and play an important role in maintaining …

Vegetation restoration altered the soil organic carbon composition and favoured its stability in a Robinia pseudoacacia plantation

Z Su, Y Zhong, X Zhu, Y Wu, Z Shen… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) stabilization is vital for the mitigation of global climate change
and retention of soil carbon stocks. However, there are knowledge gaps on how SOC …

Climate and mineral accretion as drivers of mineral‐associated and particulate organic matter accumulation in tidal wetland soils

C Fu, Y Li, L Zeng, C Tu, X Wang, H Ma… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tidal wetlands sequester vast amounts of organic carbon (OC) and enhance soil accretion.
The conservation and restoration of these ecosystems is becoming increasingly geared …

Divergent accumulation of amino sugars and lignins mediated by soil functional carbon pools under tropical forest conversion

T Li, H Cheng, Y Li, Z Mou, X Zhu, W Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Tropical primary forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate and converted for other land
uses which is expected to greatly influence soil carbon (C) cycling. However, our …