Deconstructing the microbial necromass continuum to inform soil carbon sequestration

KM Buckeridge, C Creamer, J Whitaker - Functional Ecology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microbial necromass is a large, dynamic and persistent component of soil organic carbon,
the dominant terrestrial carbon pool. Quantification of necromass carbon stocks and its …

Rhizosphere priming effect: a meta-analysis

C Huo, Y Luo, W Cheng - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Rhizosphere priming is crucial for regulating soil carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical
cycles. An appreciable number of studies have been conducted to quantify the rhizosphere …

Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C: N stoichiometric imbalance by priming

J Cui, Z Zhu, X Xu, S Liu, DL Jones, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The impact of increasing amounts of labile C input on priming effects (PE) on soil organic
matter (SOM) mineralization remains unclear, particularly under anoxic conditions and …

A stoichiometric approach to estimate sources of mineral‐associated soil organic matter

Y Chang, NW Sokol, KJ van Groenigen… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mineral‐associated soil organic matter (MAOM) is the largest, slowest cycling pool of carbon
(C) in the terrestrial biosphere. MAOM is primarily derived from plant and microbial sources …

Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage crop** systems

Y Rui, RD Jackson, MF Cotrufo, GR Sanford… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Intensive crop production on grassland-derived Mollisols has liberated massive amounts of
carbon (C) to the atmosphere. Whether minimizing soil disturbance, diversifying crop …

Clarifying the interpretation of carbon use efficiency in soil through methods comparison

KM Geyer, P Dijkstra, R Sinsabaugh, SD Frey - Soil Biology and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Accurate estimates of microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) are required to predict how
global change will impact microbially-mediated ecosystem functions such as organic matter …

Microorganisms and nutrient stoichiometry as mediators of soil organic matter dynamics

EC Coonan, CA Kirkby, JA Kirkegaard… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2020‏ - Springer
Microbial detritus contributes substantially to the soil organic matter (SOM). Analysis of
global literature indicated that microbial detritus carbon (C) contributed 59 and 64% of total …

[HTML][HTML] The case for digging deeper: soil organic carbon storage, dynamics, and controls in our changing world

CD Gross, RB Harrison - Soil Systems, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Most of our terrestrial carbon (C) storage occurs in soils as organic C derived from living
organisms. Therefore, the fate of soil organic C (SOC) in response to changes in climate …

Soil properties rather than climate and ecosystem type control the vertical variations of soil organic carbon, microbial carbon, and microbial quotient

T Sun, Y Wang, D Hui, X **g, W Feng - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Small changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) may have great influences on the climate-
carbon (C) cycling feedback. However, there are large uncertainties in predicting the …

Effects of experimental nitrogen deposition on soil organic carbon storage in Southern California drylands

JF Püspök, S Zhao, AD Calma, GL Vourlitis… - Global Change …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is enriching soils with N across biomes. Soil N
enrichment can increase plant productivity and affect microbial activity, thereby increasing …