Global patterns in belowground communities

N Fierer, MS Strickland, D Liptzin, MA Bradford… - Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Although belowground ecosystems have been studied extensively and soil biota play
integral roles in biogeochemical processes, surprisingly we have a limited understanding of …

Alive and kicking: why dormant soil microorganisms matter

RG Joergensen, F Wichern - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The current review investigates the hypothesis that dormant soil microorganisms are
relevant for microbial processes and community changes. Dormant soil microorganisms are …

Soil moisture is the major factor influencing microbial community structure and enzyme activities across seven biogeoclimatic zones in western Canada

BFT Brockett, CE Prescott, SJ Grayston - Soil biology and biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Although soil microorganisms play a central role in the soil processes that determine nutrient
availability and productivity of forest ecosystems, we are only beginning to understand how …

Contrasting soil pH effects on fungal and bacterial growth suggest functional redundancy in carbon mineralization

J Rousk, PC Brookes, E Bååth - Applied and environmental …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The influence of pH on the relative importance of the two principal decomposer groups in
soil, fungi and bacteria, was investigated along a continuous soil pH gradient at Hoosfield …

Impact of no‐tillage and conventional tillage systems on soil microbial communities

RP Mathew, Y Feng, L Githinji… - Applied and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Soil management practices influence soil physical and chemical characteristics and bring
about changes in the soil microbial community structure and function. In this study, the …

Plant community richness and microbial interactions structure bacterial communities in soil

DC Schlatter, MG Bakker, JM Bradeen, LL Kinkel - Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plant species, plant community diversity and microbial interactions can significantly impact
soil microbial communities, yet there are few data on the interactive effects of plant species …

Niche separation of comammox Nitrospira and canonical ammonia oxidizers in an acidic subtropical forest soil under long-term nitrogen deposition

X Shi, HW Hu, J Wang, JZ He, C Zheng, X Wan… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The recent discovery of comammox Nitrospira capable of converting ammonia to nitrate in a
single organism radically challenged our century-long perception of the classic two-step …

Validation and application of a PCR primer set to quantify fungal communities in the soil environment by real-time quantitative PCR

N Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré, R Christen, S Dequiedt… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Fungi constitute an important group in soil biological diversity and functioning. However,
characterization and knowledge of fungal communities is hampered because few primer …

[HTML][HTML] Abundant fungal and rare bacterial taxa jointly reveal soil nutrient cycling and multifunctionality in uneven-aged mixed plantations

H Xu, M Yu, X Cheng - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Uneven-aged silvicultural practices can maintain habitat continuity and enhance
biodiversity. Soil microorganisms play critical roles in multiple ecosystem functions (ie …

Responses of soil microbial communities to nutrient limitation in the desert-grassland ecological transition zone

Y Cui, L Fang, X Guo, X Wang, Y Wang, P Li… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms are crucial to indicate ecosystem functions of terrestrial ecosystems.
However, the responses of microbial communities to soil nutrient limitation in desert …