Unveiling the crucial role of soil microorganisms in carbon cycling: A review

H Wu, H Cui, C Fu, R Li, F Qi, Z Liu, G Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms, by actively participating in the decomposition and transformation of
organic matter through diverse metabolic pathways, play a pivotal role in carbon cycling …

Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry

NW Sokol, E Slessarev, GL Marschmann… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …

Engineered living materials for sustainability

B An, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, Y Liu, D Xun… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Soil microbial network complexity predicts ecosystem function along elevation gradients on the Tibetan Plateau

W Chen, J Wang, X Chen, Z Meng, R Xu… - Soil Biology and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The contributions of soil microbial diversity for the multifunctionality of ecosystem functions
remain little understood despite the well-known importance of soil microbial communities for …

Microbially mediated mechanisms underlie soil carbon accrual by conservation agriculture under decade-long warming

J Tian, JAJ Dungait, R Hou, Y Deng, IP Hartley… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) in croplands by switching from conventional to
conservation management may be hampered by stimulated microbial decomposition under …

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 …

Biochar stability and impact on soil organic carbon mineralization depend on biochar processing, aging and soil clay content

Y Yang, K Sun, L Han, Y Chen, J Liu, B **ng - Soil Biology and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The carbon sequestration potential of biochar depends on its stability in the soil and its
priming effect on native soil organic carbon mineralization, which could be expected to be in …

Global distribution, formation and fate of mineral‐associated soil organic matter under a changing climate: A trait‐based perspective

NW Sokol, ED Whalen, A Jilling… - Functional …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil organic matter (SOM) is the largest actively cycling reservoir of terrestrial carbon (C),
and the majority of SOM in Earth's mineral soils (~ 65%) is mineral‐associated organic …

Fungal community composition predicts forest carbon storage at a continental scale

MA Anthony, L Tedersoo, B De Vos, L Croisé… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Forest soils harbor hyper-diverse microbial communities which fundamentally regulate
carbon and nutrient cycling across the globe. Directly testing hypotheses on how …

Tree species diversity increases soil microbial carbon use efficiency in a subtropical forest

P Duan, R Fu, AT Nottingham… - Global Change …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plant communities strongly influence soil microbial communities and, in turn, soil carbon (C)
cycling. Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) is an important parameter for predicting soil C …