Experimental warming and drying increase older carbon contributions to soil respiration in lowland tropical forests

KJ McFarlane, DF Cusack, LH Dietterich… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Tropical forests account for over 50% of the global terrestrial carbon sink, but climate change
threatens to alter the carbon balance of these ecosystems. We show that warming and …

Soil respiration responses to throughfall exclusion are decoupled from changes in soil moisture for four tropical forests, suggesting processes for ecosystem models

DF Cusack, LH Dietterich… - Global Biogeochemical …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climatic drying is predicted for many tropical forests yet models remain poorly
parameterized for these ecosystems, hampering predictions of forest‐climate interactions …

Plant–soil interactions and nutrient cycling dynamics in tropical rainforests

S Zhao, M Riaz - Environment, Climate, Plant and Vegetation Growth, 2024‏ - Springer
Tropical rainforest's ecosystem's stability, fertility of the soil, and sustainability depend on
understanding plant–soil interactions. Soil biota which includes plants and microbes …

Tree species mixture effect on extracellular enzyme kinetics varies with enzyme type and soil depth in subtropical plantations

XL Jiang, R Mao, ZL Li, FS Chen, B Xu, J He… - Plant and Soil, 2023‏ - Springer
Aims Tree species mixing is an essential measure used to increase soil carbon (C) sinks
and enhance nutrient cycling, while enzyme catalysis is the rate-limiting step of soil C …

Divergent responses of soil microorganisms to throughfall exclusion across tropical forest soils driven by soil fertility and climate history

SS Chacon, DF Cusack, A Khurram, M Bill… - Soil Biology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Model projections predict tropical forests will experience longer periods of drought
and more intense precipitation cycles under a changing climate. Such transitions have …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Biochar Type and Bradyrhizobium japonicum Seed Inoculation on Soybean Growth, Nodulation and Yield in a Tropical Ferric Acrisol

GM Elebiyo, RT Bachmann - Agricultural Sciences, 2024‏ - scirp.org
In tropical environments, most soybean growth studies have utilized rice husk biochar (RHB)
in soil, even though it is low in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. This may not give …

Root Characteristics Vary with Depth Across Four Lowland Seasonal Tropical Forests

AL Cordeiro, DF Cusack, LH Dietterich, WC Hockaday… - Ecosystems, 2024‏ - Springer
Fine roots are key to ecosystem-scale nutrient, carbon (C), and water cycling, yet our
understanding of fine root trait variation within and among tropical forests, one of Earth's …

Panama Rainforest Changes with Experimental Drought (PaRChED): Initial Effects of Partial Throughfall Exclusion on Soil Dynamics in Lowland Forests Across …

DF Cusack, LH Dietterich, NJ Bouskill… - The First 100 Years of …, 2024‏ - osti.gov
Changes in rainfall are predicted across tropical regions, with effects on nutrient, water, and
carbon cycling. This chapter summarizes results from the first two years of a throughfall …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Nitrogen Addition and Precipitation Reduction on Microbial and Soil Nutrient Imbalances in a Temperate Forest Ecosystem

Y **ao, X Dong, Z Chen, S Han - Forests, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Global climate change, characterized by nitrogen (N) deposition and precipitation reduction,
can disrupt soil microbial stoichiometry and soil nutrient availability, subsequently affecting …

[HTML][HTML] Study on Plant Diversity and Soil Properties of Different Forest Types in Pisha Sandstone Area and Their Correlation

D Fan, Z Yang, J Guo, F Qin, H He, W Han - Forests, 2025‏ - mdpi.com
Studying the variation characteristics of species diversity and soil properties across different
forest types, as well as their interrelationships, enhances our understanding of the …