Minerals are widely assumed to protect organic matter (OM) from degradation in the
environment, promoting the persistence of carbon in soil and sediments. In this Review, we …

Fine-grained muds produced largely from rock weathering at the Earth's surface have great
influence on global carbon cycling. Mud binds and protects organic carbon (OC) from …

Soils support an immense portion of Earth's biodiversity and maintain multiple ecosystem
functions which are essential for human well-being. Environmental thresholds are known to …

Understanding the controls on the amount and persistence of soil organic carbon (C) is
essential for predicting its sensitivity to global change. The response may depend on …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a vital role in biogeochemical processes and in
determining the responses of soil organic matter (SOM) to global change. Although the …

Enteropathogen contamination of water resources is a global concern. Several sources and
routes of pathogen contamination of water resources have been identified including …

Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

Reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions underlie essentially all biogeochemical cycles. Like
most soil properties and processes, redox is spatiotemporally heterogeneous. However …

Electron transfer (redox) reactions, mediated by soil microbiota, modulate elemental cycling
and, in part, establish the redox poise of soil systems. Understanding soil redox processes …

Soils are sources of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) globally, but emissions
from permafrost-affected soils have been considered negligible owing to nitrogen (N) …