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 …

Opencast coal mining has a series of consequences on land resources and places
enormous pressure on the ecological environment. Stripping, excavation, transportation and …

Soil fauna consumes substantial amounts of litter and can even consume the entire annual
litterfall in some ecosystems. The assimilation efficiency of fauna may reach 50% but is …

In forest ecosystems, trees represent the major primary producers and affect the chemical
composition and microbial processes in the ecosystem via specific litter chemistry and …

Many forested landscapes around the world are severely altered during mining for their rich
mineral and energy reserves. Herein we provide an overview of the challenges inherent in …

Abstract Information on tree species effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is scattered
and there have been few attempts to synthesize results for forest floor and mineral soil C …

Most empirical and modeling research on soil carbon (C) dynamics has focused on those
processes that control and promote C stabilization. However, we lack a strong …

The effects of tree species differing in foliage and litter chemistry on the chemical, micro-
morphological, and biological properties of soil were studied on post-mining sites afforested …

Microbial necromass is a central component of soil organic matter (SOM), whose
management may be essential in mitigating atmospheric CO2 concentrations and climate …

Soils and forest soil in particular represent important pools of carbon (C). The amount of C
stored in soil depends on the input of organic matter into the soil, but also on quality of the …