Elemental stoichiometry constitutes an inherent link between biogeochemistry and the
structure and processes within food webs, and thus is at the core of ecosystem functioning …

An expectation in soil ecology is that a microbial communities' fungal: bacterial dominance
indicates both its response to environmental change and its impact on ecosystem function …

Despite their low carbon (C) content, most subsoil horizons contribute to more than half of
the total soil C stocks, and therefore need to be considered in the global C cycle. Until …

Plant functional traits control a variety of terrestrial ecosystem processes, including soil
carbon storage which is a key component of the global carbon cycle. Plant traits regulate net …

Since fungi and bacteria are the dominant decomposers in soil, their distinct physiologies
are likely to differentially influence rates of ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling …

Enhanced frequency and intensity of freeze-thaw cycle (FTC) owing to global climate
change may influence soil carbon (C) and phosphorus (P) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems …

There is growing evidence of the importance of extramatrical mycelium (EMM) of mycorrhizal
fungi in carbon (C) cycling in ecosystems. However, our understanding has until recently …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 493–502 Abstract Understanding the factors that drive soil
carbon (C) accumulation is of fundamental importance given their potential to mitigate …

A common finding in multiple CO 2 enrichment experiments in forests is the lack of soil
carbon (C) accumulation owing to microbial priming of 'old'soil organic matter (SOM) …

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 …