Invasion of plant species with functional traits that influences the rhizosphere can have
significant effects on soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics if the invasive species stimulates …

Increases in carbon (C) inputs can augment soil organic matter (SOM), or reduce SOM by
accelerating decomposition. Thus, there is a need to understand how and why ecosystems …

While it has long been held that invasive plants alter ecosystem processes, the magnitude
and direction of these effects have rarely been quantified in situ. We measured the effects of …

Introduced, invasive plants can alter local soil chemistry and microbial communities, but the
underlying mechanisms and extent of these changes are largely unknown. Based on …

Plant invasions can have substantial consequences for the soil ecosystem, altering
microbial community structure and nutrient cycling. However, relatively little is known about …

Understanding the processes that control deep soil carbon (C) dynamics and accumulation
is of key importance, given the relevance of soil organic matter (SOM) as a vast C pool and …

Plant invasion can dramatically impact soil carbon (C) cycling and sequestration while, other
global change factors, such as nitrogen (N) deposition, are predicted to promote plant …

Soil carbon (C) sequestration, as an ecosystem property, may be strongly influenced by
invasive plants capable of depositing disproportionately high quantities of chemically distinct …

Plants often impact the rate of native soil organic matter turnover through root interactions
with soil organisms; however the role of root-microbial interactions in mediation of the …

Grazing or mowing is central to the management of grasslands and may alter mineralization
of soil organic matter (SOM) and soil carbon (C) stocks. Some studies have shown grazing …