Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gas emissions from soils—A review

C Oertel, J Matschullat, K Zurba, F Zimmermann… - Geochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Soils act as sources and sinks for greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide (CO 2),
methane (CH 4), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Since both storage and emission capacities may …

How microbes can, and cannot, be used to assess soil health

N Fierer, SA Wood, CPB de Mesquita - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Healthy soils are critical to the health of ecosystems, economies, and human populations.
Thus, it is widely acknowledged that soil health is important to quantify, both for assessment …

Global map** of crop-specific emission factors highlights hotspots of nitrous oxide mitigation

X Cui, F Zhou, P Ciais, EA Davidson, FN Tubiello… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
Mitigating soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions is essential for staying below a 2° C warming
threshold. However, accurate assessments of mitigation potential are limited by uncertainty …

Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: concept & review

Y Kuzyakov, E Blagodatskaya - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Soils are the most heterogeneous parts of the biosphere, with an extremely high
differentiation of properties and processes within nano-to macroscales. The spatial and …

Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil

R Tecon, D Or - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

Nitrous oxide emissions from soils: how well do we understand the processes and their controls?

K Butterbach-Bahl, EM Baggs… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although it is well established that soils are the dominating source for atmospheric nitrous
oxide (N2O), we are still struggling to fully understand the complexity of the underlying …

Key factors influencing differences in stream water quality across space

A Lintern, JA Webb, D Ryu, S Liu… - Wiley …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, many rivers are experiencing declining water quality, for example, with altered
levels of sediments, salts, and nutrients. Effective water quality management requires a …

Control points in ecosystems: moving beyond the hot spot hot moment concept

ES Bernhardt, JR Blaszczak, CD Ficken, ML Fork… - Ecosystems, 2017 - Springer
The phrase “hot spots and hot moments” first entered the lexicon in 2003, following the
publication of the paper “Biogeochemical hot spots and hot moments at the interface of …

Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils challenge climate sustainability in the US Corn Belt

NC Lawrence, CG Tenesaca… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Agricultural landscapes are the largest source of anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O)
emissions, but their specific sources and magnitudes remain contested. In the US Corn Belt …