Salt effects on the soil microbial decomposer community and their role in organic carbon cycling: a review

KM Rath, J Rousk - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Salinization of soil is recognised as one of the most pressing environmental challenges to
resolve for the next century. We here conduct a synoptic review of the available research on …

Considering fungal: bacterial dominance in soils–methods, controls, and ecosystem implications

MS Strickland, J Rousk - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2010‏ - Elsevier
An expectation in soil ecology is that a microbial communities' fungal: bacterial dominance
indicates both its response to environmental change and its impact on ecosystem function …

Microbial growth and carbon use efficiency in soil: links to fungal-bacterial dominance, SOC-quality and stoichiometry

M Soares, J Rousk - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Microbial decomposers are responsible for the breakdown of organic matter (OM) and thus
regulate soil carbon (C) stocks. During the decomposition of OM, microorganisms can use …

Biochar-mediated changes in soil quality and plant growth in a three year field trial

DL Jones, J Rousk, G Edwards-Jones… - Soil biology and …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
While many laboratory studies have focused on the short term effects of biochar addition to
soil), there have been comparatively few tracing its longer term effects in the field. This study …

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 - journals.asm.org
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 …

Microbial interactions in the mycorrhizosphere and their significance for sustainable agriculture

JF Johansson, LR Paul, RD Finlay - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2004‏ - academic.oup.com
In sustainable, low-input crop** systems the natural roles of microorganisms in
maintaining soil fertility and biocontrol of plant pathogens may be more important than in …

Diversity, structure, and size of N2O-producing microbial communities in soils—what matters for their functioning?

G Braker, R Conrad - Advances in applied microbiology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is mainly generated via nitrification and denitrification processes in
soils and subsequently emitted into the atmosphere where it causes well-known radiative …

[PDF][PDF] Anaerobic metabolism: linkages to trace gases and aerobic processes

JP Megonigal, ME Hines, PT Visscher - Biogeochemistry, 2004‏ - repository.si.edu
Life evolved and flourished in the absence of molecular oxygen (02). As the 02 content of
the atmosphere rose to the present level of 21% beginning about two billion years ago …

Various players in the nitrogen cycle: diversity and functions of the microorganisms involved in nitrification and denitrification

M Hayatsu, K Tago, M Saito - Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2008‏ - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms play important roles in the nitrogen cycles of various ecosystems. Research
has revealed that a greater diversity of microorganisms is involved in the nitrogen cycle than …

Exotic plant species alter the microbial community structure and function in the soil

PS Kourtev, JG Ehrenfeld, M Häggblom - Ecology, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Exotic plant species are increasingly becoming the focus of research and have been
identified as a component of human‐induced global change. Successful invaders may alter …