Summary● Fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi may either stimulate leaf litter decomposition
by providing free‐living decomposers with root‐derived carbon, or may slow decomposition …

Tropical forests are among the most productive and vulnerable ecosystems in the planet.
Several global forestation programs are aiming to plant millions of trees in tropical regions in …

A growing body of literature have emphasized the effects of fertilization regimes on soil
respiration and microbial community in the semiarid region, however, fertilization treatment …

Drought and extreme precipitation are projected to occur more frequently as a consequence
of climate change, with uncertain implications for soil CO 2 emission. Although studies have …

Temperate forest soils are net sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) and net sinks for methane
(CH4), the two greenhouse gases most responsible for contemporary global climate change …

Viewing plant species by their mycorrhizal type has explained a range of ecosystem
processes. However, mycorrhizal type is confounded with plant phylogeny and the …

Predicting the ecological consequences of shifting forest composition requires an
understanding of how tree species alter the soils beneath them. However, given the huge …

Mycorrhizal fungi can affect soil organic matter cycling through several mechanisms
including priming, nutrient competition, and direct enzyme production. Differences in nutrient …

CO 2 release from forest soils (R s) is a prominent flux in the global carbon cycle. R s is
derived from roots (autotrophic respiration, R a) and microbial (heterotrophic) respiration …

In view of the problems of low detection accuracy, inability to monitor real-time and high cost
of measuring instruments in the traditional soil respiratory CO2 concentration detection …