The material classed as “mineral matter” in coal embraces crystalline mineral materials as
well as a range of inorganic elements that occur in non-crystalline form. This review outlines …

Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is the largest pool (≈ 950 Pg of soil carbonate+ 1404 Pg of
bicarbonate in groundwater; ie, 1 Pg= 10 15 g= 1 gigaton) of the global carbon cycle at a …

Soils play an essential role in the global cycling of carbon and understanding the
stabilisation mechanisms behind the preservation of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools is of …

The precipitation of calcium carbonate is widespread in soils and regoliths and common
under different environmental settings, especially in soils of arid environments. This topic is …

Intro--Foreword--Acknowledgements--Introduction to the Atlas--Contents--About the Authors--
1 Observation of Soils: From the Field to the Microscope--File 1: The Multiscalar Nature of …

This paper aims to develop a new approach to interpret soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics
from Rock-Eval pyrolysis. Rock-Eval standard parameters (TpS2, HI, OI) are limited when …

The effect of bacterial extracellular polymers (EPS) on calcium carbonate morphology and
polymorphism was investigated by means of free-drift mineralisation experiments …

Soil represents the largest reservoir of terrestrial organic C, and plays a critical role in global
C cycling. In light of predicted climate change and a more unified approach to mitigate …

Fungi and bacteria form various associations that are central to numerous environmental
processes. In the so-called fungal highway, bacteria disperse along fungal mycelium. We …

Soil research in temperate to cool and humid regions has typically focused on acidic soils;
there has been relatively little investigation of the effects of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) on …