Cross‐ecosystem material flows, in the form of inorganic nutrients, detritus and organisms,
spatially connect ecosystems and impact food web dynamics. To date research on material …

Few studies have comprehensively investigated the temporal variability in soil microbial
communities despite widespread recognition that the belowground environment is dynamic …

Forests are the largest carbon sink in terrestrial ecosystems, and the impact of nitrogen (N)
deposition on this carbon sink depends on the fate of external N inputs. However, the …

Soil‐mantled pole‐facing hillslopes on Earth tend to be steeper, wetter, and have more
vegetation cover compared with adjacent equator‐facing hillslopes. These and other slope …

The effects of elevated atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition on N cycling in Japanese forest
ecosystems are reviewed here to assess the sensitivity of nitrate (NO3−) leaching from …

Abstract The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has pioneered an integrated approach
to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories …

In this study, we develop a watershed zonation approach for characterizing watershed
organization and functions in a tractable manner by integrating multiple spatial data layers …

Patterns of watershed nitrogen (N) retention and loss are shaped by how watershed
biogeochemical processes retain, biogeochemically transform, and lose incoming …

Understanding the interactions among agricultural processes, soil, and plants is necessary
for optimizing crop yield and productivity. This study focuses on develo** effective …

The porous near‐surface layer of the Earth's crust–the critical zone–constitutes a vital
reservoir of water for ecosystems, provides baseflow to streams, guides recharge to deep …