The soil microbial carbon pump (MCP) conceptualizes a sequestration mechanism based
on the process of microbial production of a set of new organic compounds, which carry the …

The importance of soil sustainability in achieving sustainable development goals and global
environmental agreements has been widely recognized. Understanding the biological …

Amino sugars are important indices for the contribution of soil microorganisms to soil organic
matter. Consequently, the past decade has seen a great increase in the number of studies …

Amino sugars are one of the important microbial residue biomarkers which are associated
with soil organic matter cycling. However, little is known about their transformation kinetics in …

Amino sugars and D-amino acid enantiomers are major components of bacterial and fungal
cell walls (ie peptidoglycan and chitin) and are often used as biomarkers of microbial …

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has frequently been observed to increase soil carbon
(C) storage in forests, but the underlying mechanisms still remain unclear. Changes in …

Amino sugars are key compounds of microbial cell walls, which have been widely used as
biomarker of microbial residues to investigate soil microbial communities and organic …

Background and Aims A substantial amount of photosynthesized plant-C is allocated
belowground in grassland ecosystems where it influences the structure and function of the …