Ecological interpretations of nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial plants and soils

JM Craine, ENJ Brookshire, MD Cramer… - Plant and Soil, 2015 - Springer
Background Knowledge of biological and climatic controls in terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling
within and across ecosystems is central to understanding global patterns of key ecosystem …

Global overview on nitrogen dynamics in mangroves and consequences of increasing nitrogen availability for these systems

CRG Reis, GB Nardoto, RS Oliveira - Plant and soil, 2017 - Springer
Background and scope Mangroves provide several ecosystem goods and services to
society. However, mangroves are frequently subjected to land conversion, overharvesting …

Soil parent material—A major driver of plant nutrient limitations in terrestrial ecosystems

L Augusto, DL Achat, M Jonard, D Vidal… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Because the capability of terrestrial ecosystems to fix carbon is constrained by nutrient
availability, understanding how nutrients limit plant growth is a key contemporary question …

Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems

JM Craine, AJ Elmore, L Wang, J Aranibar… - Nature Ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Human societies depend on an Earth system that operates within a constrained range of
nutrient availability, yet the recent trajectory of terrestrial nitrogen (N) availability is uncertain …

Soil organic matter is stabilized by organo-mineral associations through two key processes: The role of the carbon to nitrogen ratio

PM Kopittke, RC Dalal, C Hoeschen, C Li, NW Menzies… - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
The loss of organic matter (OM) from soil during long-term agricultural cropping results in a
decrease in the inherent fertility of the soil as well as releasing greenhouse gases. Despite …

Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading

I Matiatos, LI Wassenaar, LR Monteiro… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Remediation of nitrate pollution of Earth's rivers and aquifers is hampered by cumulative
biogeochemical processes and nitrogen sources. Isotopes (δ 15N, δ 18O) help unravel …

Soil organic carbon stability in forests: Distinct effects of tree species identity and traits

G Angst, KE Mueller, DM Eissenstat… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased interest in the potential for forest
ecosystems and soils to act as carbon (C) sinks. While soil organic C contents often vary …

Overestimated nitrogen loss from denitrification for natural terrestrial ecosystems in CMIP6 Earth System Models

M Feng, S Peng, Y Wang, P Ciais, DS Goll… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Denitrification and leaching nitrogen (N) losses are poorly constrained in Earth System
Models (ESMs). Here, we produce a global map of natural soil 15N abundance and quantify …

A distinctive latitudinal trend of nitrogen isotope signature across urban forests in eastern China

N Xia, E Du, Y Tang, H Guo - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid urbanization has greatly altered nitrogen (N) cycling from regional to global scales.
Compared to natural forests, urban forests receive much more external N inputs with …

Order from disorder: do soil organic matter composition and turnover co-vary with iron phase crystallinity?

SJ Hall, AA Berhe, A Thompson - Biogeochemistry, 2018 - Springer
Soil organic matter (SOM) often increases with the abundance of short-range-ordered iron
(SRO Fe) mineral phases at local to global scales, implying a protective role for SRO Fe …