The biogeochemical cycling of soil organic matter (SOM) plays a central role in regulating
soil health, water quality, carbon storage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, many …

The rewetting of dry soils and the thawing of frozen soils are short-term, transitional
phenomena in terms of hydrology and the thermodynamics of soil systems. The impact of …

Abstract Background In the Mediterranean climate, plants have evolved under conditions of
low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …

The Australian continent contributes substantially to the year-to-year variability of the global
terrestrial carbon dioxide (CO2) sink. However, the scarcity of in situ observations in remote …

Long-term stabilisation of soil organic matter (SOM) largely depends on its interaction with
the active mineral components of soils. SOM may become associated with the mineral active …

Our understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil CO 2 pulses after rainfall
events is still limited and thus, our capacity to predict the consequences of future changes in …

Peatlands are climate critical carbon (C) reservoirs that could become a C source under
continued warming. A strong relationship between plant tissue chemistry and the soil …

This volume presents recent advances in the observation, understanding, and modeling of
fundamental processes and feedback mechanisms occurring among climate, soil, and …

Partitioning soil respiration (Rs) into its heterotrophic (Rh) and autotrophic (Ra) components
is crucial to evaluate the effects of inorganic and organic nitrogen (N) fertilization on carbon …

The changes of surface vegetation cover, caused by the return of farmland to forest and
grassland, can not only effectively control soil erosion, but also significantly increase soil …