In the ecological literature, a 'home-field advantage'(HFA) describes the phenomenon where
plant litters are broken down more quickly in their native versus a foreign environment due to …

Soil microbial inoculants are expected to boost crop productivity under climate change and
soil degradation. However, the efficiency of native vs commercialized microbial inoculants in …

Understanding how N addition status (ie, duration, rate, and form of N addition) impacts
carbon (C) cycling has great implications for C storage prediction and grassland …

The continuing nitrogen (N) deposition observed worldwide alters ecosystem nutrient
cycling and ecosystem functioning. Litter decomposition is a key process contributing to …

Despite the essential role of litter decomposition in carbon (C) and nutrient cycle in terrestrial
ecosystems, some uncertainties remain about how this fundamental process is affected by …

Soil microbial community composition and litter quality are important drivers of litter
decomposition, but how litter quality influences the soil microbial composition largely …

Stoichiometric imbalance between resources and their decomposers can alter the activity
and structure of soil microbial communities and play an important role in regulating nutrient …

Increasing evidence suggests that specific interactions between microbial decomposers and
plant litter, named home‐field advantage (HFA), influence litter breakdown. However, we still …

Germination onset is the first stage in the phenological plant cycle, influenced by abiotic and
biotic factors. Both soil and seed microbiota are key drivers of germination, influencing seed …

Introduction The decomposition of plant litter mass is responsible for substantial carbon
fluxes and remains a key process regulating nutrient cycling in natural and managed …