Advancing the mechanistic understanding of the priming effect on soil organic matter mineralisation

L Bernard, I Basile‐Doelsch, D Derrien… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The priming effect (PE) is a key mechanism contributing to the carbon balance of the soil
ecosystem. Almost 100 years of research since its discovery in 1926 have led to a rich body …

[HTML][HTML] Reviews and syntheses: The mechanisms underlying carbon storage in soil

I Basile-Doelsch, J Balesdent, S Pellerin - Biogeosciences, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Soil organic matter (OM) represents a key C pool for climate regulation but also an essential
component for soil functions and services. Scientific research in the 21st century has …

Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review

MF Dignac, D Derrien, P Barré, S Barot… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
The international 4 per 1000 initiative aims at supporting states and non-governmental
stakeholders in their efforts towards a better management of soil carbon (C) stocks. These …

Soil organic matter dynamics mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi–an updated conceptual framework

S Wu, W Fu, MC Rillig, B Chen, YG Zhu… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in soil organic matter (SOM)
formation and stabilization. Previous studies have emphasized organic compounds …

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 …

Oxalate production by fungi: significance in geomycology, biodeterioration and bioremediation

GM Gadd, J Bahri-Esfahani, Q Li, YJ Rhee, Z Wei… - Fungal Biology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxalate is a key metabolite that plays a significant role in many metal and mineral
transformations mediated by fungi. Metal and mineral transformations are central to …

[PDF][PDF] Shifting paradigms: development of high-efficiency biochar fertilizers based on nano-structures and soluble components

S Joseph, ER Graber, C Chia, P Munroe… - Carbon …, 2013 - academia.edu
Many biochars have a complex carbon lattice structure with aromatic and aliphatic domains,
acidic and basic groups, vacancies, metallic and non-metallic elements, and free radicals …

Microbial interaction with clay minerals and its environmental and biotechnological implications

M Fomina, I Skorochod - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Clay minerals are very common in nature and highly reactive minerals which are typical
products of the weathering of the most abundant silicate minerals on the planet. Over recent …

The contribution of living organisms to rock weathering in the critical zone

B Wild, R Gerrits, S Bonneville - npj Materials degradation, 2022 - nature.com
Rock weathering is a key process in global elemental cycling. Life participates in this
process with tangible consequences observed from the mineral interface to the planetary …

Reviews and syntheses: on the roles trees play in building and plumbing the critical zone

SL Brantley, DM Eissenstat, JA Marshall… - …, 2017 - bg.copernicus.org
Trees, the most successful biological power plants on earth, build and plumb the critical
zone (CZ) in ways that we do not yet understand. To encourage exploration of the character …