Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key

G Angst, KE Mueller, MJ Castellano, C Vogel… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Much research focuses on increasing carbon storage in mineral-associated organic matter
(MAOM), in which carbon may persist for centuries to millennia. However, MAOM-targeted …

Effect of organic material addition on active soil organic carbon and microbial diversity: A meta-analysis

L Chen, S Zhou, Q Zhang, M Zou, Q Yin, Y Qiu… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Organic materials are integral to the soil carbon cycle in agricultural ecosystems, yet their
specific impacts on soil organic carbon (SOC) and microbial diversity are not fully …

Nitrogen fertilization weakens the linkage between soil carbon and microbial diversity: a global meta‐analysis

Y Yang, X Chen, L Liu, T Li, Y Dou, J Qiao… - Global Change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil microbes make up a significant portion of the genetic diversity and play a critical role in
belowground carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil microbial diversity and …

Changes in plant inputs alter soil carbon and microbial communities in forest ecosystems

J Feng, K He, Q Zhang, M Han, B Zhu - Global Change Biology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Global changes can alter plant inputs from both above‐and belowground, which, thus, may
differently affect soil carbon and microbial communities. However, the general patterns of …

Global warming accelerates soil heterotrophic respiration

A Nissan, U Alcolombri, N Peleg, N Galili… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Carbon efflux from soils is the largest terrestrial carbon source to the atmosphere, yet it is still
one of the most uncertain fluxes in the Earth's carbon budget. A dominant component of this …

Spatial patterns and environmental functions of dissolved organic matter in grassland soils of China

P Zhou, L Tian, N Graham, S Song, R Zhao… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) is crucial to atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic
environments as well as human life. Here, by characterizing DOM from 89 grassland soils …

Oxygen availability regulates the quality of soil dissolved organic matter by mediating microbial metabolism and iron oxidation

Y Li, Z Chen, J Chen, MJ Castellano, C Ye… - Global Change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a vital role in biogeochemical processes and in
determining the responses of soil organic matter (SOM) to global change. Although the …

Improved global-scale predictions of soil carbon stocks with Millennial Version 2

RZ Abramoff, B Guenet, H Zhang, K Georgiou… - Soil Biology and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Soil carbon (C) models are used to predict C sequestration responses to climate and land
use change. Yet, the soil models embedded in Earth system models typically do not …

Machine learning prediction and interpretation of the impact of microplastics on soil properties

PA Withana, J Li, SS Senadheera, C Fan, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The annual microplastic (MP) release into soils is 4–23 times higher than that into oceans,
significantly impacting soil quality. However, the mechanisms underlying how MPs impact …

The influence of tide-brought nutrients on microbial carbon metabolic profiles of mangrove sediments

X Li, X Cheng, K Cheng, Z Cai, S Feng… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Mangrove ecosystems in the intertidal zone are continually affected by tidal inundation, but
the impact of tidal-driven nutrient inputs upon bacterial communities and carbon metabolic …