On the phenology of soil organisms: Current knowledge and future steps

AE Bonato Asato, C Wirth, N Eisenhauer… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phenology is the study of timing of periodic activities in biological life cycles. It describes an
inherent component of ecosystem dynamics, and shifts in biological activity have been …

Effect of vegetation type and season on microbial biomass carbon in Central Himalayan forest soils, India

K Bargali, V Manral, K Padalia, SS Bargali… - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil microbial biomass is an important component of soil organic matter constituting from 2
to 5% of the soil organic carbon and play a significant role in the cycling of nutrients and …

Influence of vegetation types on soil physical and chemical properties, microbial biomass and stoichiometry in the central Himalaya

RK Joshi, SC Garkoti - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil physical and chemical properties and microbial biomass dynamics are significantly
related to vegetation types. However, how different vegetation types influence the soil and …

C: N: P stoichiometry in soil: is there a “Redfield ratio” for the microbial biomass?

CC Cleveland, D Liptzin - Biogeochemistry, 2007 - Springer
Well-constrained carbon: nitrogen: phosphorus (C: N: P) ratios in planktonic biomass, and
their importance in advancing our understanding of biological processes and nutrient …

A meta-analysis of soil microbial biomass responses to forest disturbances

SR Holden, KK Treseder - Frontiers in microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Climate warming is likely to increase the frequency and severity of forest disturbances, with
uncertain consequences for soil microbial communities and their contribution to ecosystem …

Effects of forest degradation on microbial communities and soil carbon cycling: a global meta‐analysis

Z Zhou, C Wang, Y Luo - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim was to explore how conversions of primary or secondary forests to plantations
or agricultural systems influence soil microbial communities and soil carbon (C) cycling …

A meta‐analysis of tropical land‐use change effects on the soil microbiome: Emerging patterns and knowledge gaps

EJ Díaz‐Vallejo, M Seeley, AP Smith… - Biotropica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Modifications to vegetation and soil due to changes in land use have the potential to alter
the soil microbiome, with consequences for carbon and nutrient cycling. Despite the …

A meta-analysis of the effects of experimental warming on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau

XZ Zhang, ZX Shen, G Fu - Applied Soil Ecology, 2015 - Elsevier
Alpine ecosystems at high altitudes and latitudes are notably sensitive to climatic warming
and the Tibetan Plateau is a widely distributed alpine ecosystem. The magnitude of climatic …

Seasonal changes of soil organic carbon and microbial biomass carbon in different forest ecosystems

E Babur, T Dindaroglu - Environmental factors affecting human …, 2020 - books.google.com
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) are important components
of soil organic matter (SOM). SOC and MBC have generally recognized key parameters of …

Microbial respiration, microbial biomass and activity are highly sensitive to forest tree species and seasonal patterns in the Eastern Mediterranean Karst Ecosystems

E Babur, T Dindaroğlu, ZM Solaiman… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil microbial biomass and functions are the most affected soil components by
environmental changes. Therefore, determining the factors affecting soil microorganisms is …