Microbial communities in litter and soil are the functional link through which the tree species
occupying a site may alter rates of soil processes fundamental to nutrient cycling and carbon …

Agricultural systems face several challenges that threaten their capacity to feed the world
while maintaining a healthy and functional environment. Climate change, together with soil …

Declining biodiversity (BD) is affecting food security, agricultural sustainability, and
environmental quality. Agroforestry (AF) is recognized as a possible partial solution for BD …

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 …

Although soil microorganisms play a central role in the soil processes that determine nutrient
availability and productivity of forest ecosystems, we are only beginning to understand how …

Elevated nitrogen (N) deposition in humid tropical regions may aggravate phosphorus (P)
deficiency in forest on old weathered soil found in these regions. From January 2007 to …

Aims This study aimed to determine the influence of tree species on soil microbial
community structure. Methods We conducted a litter and root manipulation and a short-term …

Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) are key components of microbial cell membranes. The
analysis of PLFAs extracted from soils can provide information about the overall structure of …

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition derived from fossil‐fuel combustion, land clearing, and
biomass burning is occurring over large geographical regions on nearly every continent …

Phospholipid ester-linked fatty acid (PLFA) profiles were used to evaluate soil microbial
community composition for 9 land use types in two coastal valleys in California. These …