Soil enzymes in a changing environment: current knowledge and future directions

RG Burns, JL DeForest, J Marxsen… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review focuses on some important and challenging aspects of soil extracellular enzyme
research. We report on recent discoveries, identify key research needs and highlight the …

Optimization of hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme methods for ecosystem studies

DP German, MN Weintraub, AS Grandy… - Soil Biology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Microbial digestive enzymes in soil and litter have been studied for over a half century, yet
the understanding of microbial enzymes as drivers of ecosystem processes remains …

14 year applications of chemical fertilizers and crop straw effects on soil labile organic carbon fractions, enzyme activities and microbial community in rice-wheat …

B Liu, H ** systems
Y Rui, RD Jackson, MF Cotrufo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Intensive crop production on grassland-derived Mollisols has liberated massive amounts of
carbon (C) to the atmosphere. Whether minimizing soil disturbance, diversifying crop …

Soil aggregate size-dependent relationships between microbial functional diversity and multifunctionality

S Han, M Delgado-Baquerizo, X Luo, Y Liu… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil stability and aggregates are important drivers of soil fertility and microbial diversity and
are highly vulnerable to land degradation. However, the role of soil aggregates in driving the …

Microbial diversity and the abundance of keystone species drive the response of soil multifunctionality to organic substitution and biochar amendment in a tea …

Z Han, P Xu, Z Li, H Lin, C Zhu, J Wang… - GCB Bioenergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High nitrogen (N) fertilizer inputs accelerate soil acidification and degradation in tea
plantations, thus posing a threat to soil microbial diversity, species composition, and …

Changes in soil microbial community, enzyme activities and organic matter fractions under long-term straw return in north-central China

S Zhao, K Li, W Zhou, S Qiu, S Huang, P He - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Field nutrients management practices influence soil biological properties and organic matter
fractions. A long-term experiment (30-year) was conducted to investigate changes in soil …

High-throughput fluorometric measurement of potential soil extracellular enzyme activities

CW Bell, BE Fricks, JD Rocca… - Journal of …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microbes in soils and other environments produce extracellular enzymes to depolymerize
and hydrolyze organic macromolecules so that they can be assimilated for energy and …