Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: concept & review

Y Kuzyakov, E Blagodatskaya - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Soils are the most heterogeneous parts of the biosphere, with an extremely high
differentiation of properties and processes within nano-to macroscales. The spatial and …

Microaggregates in soils

KU Totsche, W Amelung, MH Gerzabek… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

Mineral–organic associations: formation, properties, and relevance in soil environments

M Kleber, K Eusterhues, M Keiluweit, C Mikutta… - Advances in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon

U Stockmann, MA Adams, JW Crawford… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Soil contains approximately 2344Gt (1 gigaton= 1 billion tonnes) of organic carbon globally
and is the largest terrestrial pool of organic carbon. Small changes in the soil organic carbon …

Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance

Life on Earth is sustained by a small volume of soil surrounding roots, called the
rhizosphere. The soil is where most of the biodiversity on Earth exists, and the rhizosphere …

Aggregate-associated soil organic matter as an ecosystem property and a measurement tool

J Six, K Paustian - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Our 2000 paper Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: A mechanism
for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture had its genesis in attempts to identify and …

Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil

R Tecon, D Or - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

Organo‐mineral associations in temperate soils: Integrating biology, mineralogy, and organic matter chemistry

I Kögel‐Knabner, G Guggenberger… - Journal of Plant …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We summarize progress with respect to (1) different approaches to isolate, extract, and
quantify organo‐mineral compounds from soils,(2) types of mineral surfaces and associated …

Interactions and self-organization in the soil-microbe complex

IM Young, JW Crawford - Science, 2004 - science.org
Soil is the most complicated biomaterial on the planet. As with any material, the physical
habitat is of prime importance in determining and regulating biological activity. However …

[HTML][HTML] The physical structure of soil: determinant and consequence of trophic interactions

A Erktan, D Or, S Scheu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Trophic interactions play a vital role in soil functioning and are increasingly considered as
important drivers of the soil microbiome and biogeochemical cycles. In the last decade …