Most of our terrestrial carbon (C) storage occurs in soils as organic C derived from living
organisms. Therefore, the fate of soil organic C (SOC) in response to changes in climate …

In arable farming systems, the term 'subsoil'refers to the soil beneath the tilled or formerly
tilled soil horizon whereas the latter one is denoted as 'topsoil'. To date, most agronomic and …

To predict the behavior of the terrestrial carbon cycle, it is critical to understand the source,
formation pathway, and chemical composition of soil organic matter (SOM). There is …

Despite their low carbon (C) content, most subsoil horizons contribute to more than half of
the total soil C stocks, and therefore need to be considered in the global C cycle. Until …

Soil structure in natural systems is a product of complex interactions between biological
activity, climate and soil minerals that promote aggregation and accumulation of biopores. In …

Soil organic matter (SOM) stabilisation in subsoil horizons received much attention in recent
years, due to the presence of compounds with very long residence times. The reasons for …

Water is a crucial factor controlling the fate and processing of soil organics. Water commonly
flows through the vadose zone via preferential flow pathways, resulting in nonuniform and …

Spatial and temporal variability of throughfall beneath forests are potentially important
controls on soil processes, watershed hydrology, and biogeochemistry. We used a set of 94 …

Earthworms strongly affect soil organic carbon cycling. The aim of this study was to
determine whether deep burrowing anecic earthworms enhance carbon storage in soils and …

The living soil is the basis for crop production in organic agriculture. Biopores are voids in
the soil which were formed by the activity of soil life. The first scientific studies on biopores …