Plant-soil feedbacks (PSFs) are interactions among plants, soil organisms, and abiotic soil
conditions that influence plant performance, plant species diversity, and community …

The first step in carbon (C) turnover, where senesced plant biomass is converted through
various pathways into compounds that are released to the atmosphere or incorporated into …

The Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) is one of three Panels of experts that
inform the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The EEAP focuses on the effects of UV radiation …

A mechanistic understanding of the controls on carbon storage and losses is essential for
our capacity to predict and mitigate human impacts on the global carbon cycle. Plant litter …

Litter decomposition determines carbon (C) backflow to the atmosphere and ecosystem
nutrient cycling. Although sunlight provides the indispensable energy for terrestrial …

Global change influences biogeochemical cycles within and between environmental
compartments (ie, the cryosphere, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and the atmosphere) …

During soil development, bacteria and fungi can be differentially affected by changes in soil
biogeochemistry. Since the chemistry of parent material affects soil pH, nutrient availability …

Background Assessment of carbon pools in semi-arid forests of India is crucial in order to
develop a better action plan for management of such ecosystems under global climate …

Sunlight can accelerate the decomposition process through an ensemble of direct and
indirect processes known as photodegradation. Although photodegradation is widely …

While considerable attention has been devoted to how precipitation modulates net primary
productivity in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems, the emergence of multi‐faceted controls on …