Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …

Predicting and mitigating changes in soil carbon (C) stocks under global change requires a
coherent understanding of the factors regulating soil organic matter (SOM) formation and …

Plants release a wealth of metabolites into the rhizosphere that can shape the composition
and activity of microbial communities in response to environmental stress. The connection …

The rhizosphere is a hotspot for microbial carbon transformations, and is the entry point for
root polysaccharides and polymeric carbohydrates that are important precursors to soil …

Background Despite their widespread distribution and ecological importance, protists
remain one of the least understood components of the soil and rhizosphere microbiome …

Salt marshes sit at the terrestrial–aquatic interface of oceans around the world. Unique
features of salt marshes that differentiate them from their upland or offshore counterparts …

Plants stimulate microbial enzyme production in the rhizosphere, regulating soil organic
matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. The availability of labile organic compounds (ie …

Soil bacteria and fungi are known to form niche-specific communities that differ between
actively growing and decaying roots. Yet almost nothing is known about the cross-kingdom …

Plant survival during environmental stress greatly affects ecosystem carbon (C) cycling, and
plant–microbe interactions are central to plant stress survival. The release of C-rich root …

Minerals preserve the oldest, most persistent soil carbon, and mineral characteristics appear
to play a critical role in the formation of soil organic matter (SOM) associations. To test the …