Soil organic matter formation, persistence, and functioning: A synthesis of current understanding to inform its conservation and regeneration

MF Cotrufo, JM Lavallee - Advances in agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) provides vital services to humanity. Its preservation and further
accrual are key to sustain food production and avoid an irreversible climate crisis. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis

M Mayer, CE Prescott, WEA Abaker, L Augusto… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Almost half of the total organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems is stored in forest soils.
By altering rates of input or release of C from soils, forest management activities can …

Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter

C Liang, W Amelung, J Lehmann… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Soil carbon transformation and sequestration have received significant interest in recent
years due to a growing need for quantitating its role in mitigating climate change. Even …

Crop residue return sustains global soil ecological stoichiometry balance

J Liu, T Qiu, J Peñuelas, J Sardans, W Tan… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although soil ecological stoichiometry is constrained in natural ecosystems, its responses to
anthropogenic perturbations are largely unknown. Inputs of inorganic fertilizer and crop …

A critical review of the possible adverse effects of biochar in the soil environment

M Brtnicky, R Datta, J Holatko, L Bielska… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has received extensive attention because of its multi-functionality for agricultural
and environmental applications. Despite its many benefits, there are concerns related to the …

Can N2O emissions offset the benefits from soil organic carbon storage?

B Guenet, B Gabrielle, C Chenu… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To respect the Paris agreement targeting a limitation of global warming below 2° C by 2100,
and possibly below 1.5° C, drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are mandatory …

Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes

Z Dai, X Xiong, H Zhu, H Xu, P Leng, J Li, C Tang, J Xu - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in soil nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, fertility
maintenance and crop health and production. To date, the responses of microorganisms …

Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands

Y Yang, Y Dou, B Wang, Z Xue, Y Wang, S An… - Imeta, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In macroecology, the concept of r‐and K‐strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial life‐history strategies in temperate grasslands using …

Long-term nutrient inputs shift soil microbial functional profiles of phosphorus cycling in diverse agroecosystems

Z Dai, G Liu, H Chen, C Chen, J Wang, S Ai… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microorganisms play an important role in soil phosphorus (P) cycling and regulation of P
availability in agroecosystems. However, the responses of the functional and ecological …

Organic fertilization promotes crop productivity through changes in soil aggregation

S Tian, B Zhu, R Yin, M Wang, Y Jiang, C Zhang… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil aggregates are the key functional units of soil ecosystems which are essential to
biogeochemical cycling and plant growth. However, it remains unclear how fertilization …