Clarifying the evidence for microbial‐and plant‐derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding

ED Whalen, AS Grandy, NW Sokol… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The deep soil organic carbon response to global change

CE Hicks Pries, R Ryals, B Zhu, K Min… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Over 70% of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored at a depth greater than 20 cm belowground.
A portion of this deep SOC actively cycles on annual to decadal timescales and is sensitive …

Microbial carbon use efficiency promotes global soil carbon storage

F Tao, Y Huang, BA Hungate, S Manzoni, SD Frey… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Soils store more carbon than other terrestrial ecosystems,. How soil organic carbon (SOC)
forms and persists remains uncertain,, which makes it challenging to understand how it will …

Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits

ME Craig, KM Geyer, KV Beidler, ER Brzostek… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Conceptual and empirical advances in soil biogeochemistry have challenged long-held
assumptions about the role of soil micro-organisms in soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics; …

[PDF][PDF] Land–climate interactions

ÉL Davin - 2022 - boris.unibe.ch
Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

TW Crowther, J Van den Hoogen, J Wan, MA Mayes… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Soil is the largest repository of organic matter on land, storing~ 1500 Gt
carbon, which is at least as much as the vegetation (~ 560 Gt) and atmosphere (~ 750 Gt) …

Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils-A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

M Wiesmeier, L Urbanski, E Hobley, B Lang… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

Global effects on soil respiration and its temperature sensitivity depend on nitrogen addition rate

Y Yang, T Li, P Pokharel, L Liu, J Qiao, Y Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil respiration (Rs) plays a crucial role in regulating carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial
ecosystems and the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration. However, the impact …

Nitrogen loading enhances phosphorus limitation in terrestrial ecosystems with implications for soil carbon cycling

M Luo, DL Moorhead, R Ochoa‐Hueso… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increased human‐derived nitrogen (N) loading in terrestrial ecosystems has caused
widespread ecosystem‐level phosphorus (P) limitation. In response, plants and soil micro …

Livestock manure and the impacts on soil health: A review

N Rayne, L Aula - Soil Systems, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil health is the capacity of the soil to provide an environment for optimum growth and
development of plants, while also ensuring the health of animals and humans. Animal …