Some of the most species-rich plant communities occur on ancient, strongly weathered soils,
whereas those on recently developed soils tend to be less diverse. Mechanisms underlying …

Soil phosphatase enzymes are produced by plant roots and microorganisms and play a key
role in the cycling of phosphorus (P), an often‐limiting element in terrestrial ecosystems. The …

Abstract Carbon (C): nitrogen (N): phosphorus (P) stoichiometry in plants, soils, and
microbial biomass influences productivity and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems …

Phosphorus availability may shape plant–microorganism–soil interactions in forest
ecosystems. Our aim was to quantify the interactions between soil P availability and P …

Background Soil phosphorus availability declines during long-term ecosystem development
on stable land surfaces due to a gradual loss of phosphorus in runoff and transformation of …

During this century, a number of reports have described the potential roles of thermophiles
in the upper soil layers during high-temperature periods. This study evaluates the …

The leaching of P from the upper 20 cm of forest topsoils influences nutrient (re-) cycling and
the redistribution of available phosphate and organic P forms. However, the effective …

Soil chronosequences provide valuable model systems to investigate pedogenesis and
associated effects of nutrient availability on biological communities. However, long-term …

Almost four decades ago, TW Walker and JK Syers published a paper in the journal
Geoderma that transformed our understanding of nutrient availability and limitation in …

The physicochemical and biological gradients of soil and vegetative succession along the F
ranz J osef chronosequence in N ew Z ealand were used to test whether bacterial …