Dynamic interactions at the mineral–organic matter interface

M Kleber, IC Bourg, EK Coward, CM Hansel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Minerals are widely assumed to protect organic matter (OM) from degradation in the
environment, promoting the persistence of carbon in soil and sediments. In this Review, we …

Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain

PC Baveye, W Otten, A Kravchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

Beyond bulk: Density fractions explain heterogeneity in global soil carbon abundance and persistence

K Heckman, CE Hicks Pries, CR Lawrence… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the controls on the amount and persistence of soil organic carbon (C) is
essential for predicting its sensitivity to global change. The response may depend on …

Oxygen availability regulates the quality of soil dissolved organic matter by mediating microbial metabolism and iron oxidation

Y Li, Z Chen, J Chen, MJ Castellano, C Ye… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a vital role in biogeochemical processes and in
determining the responses of soil organic matter (SOM) to global change. Although the …

Water availability creates global thresholds in multidimensional soil biodiversity and functions

J Zhang, Y Feng, FT Maestre, M Berdugo… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Soils support an immense portion of Earth's biodiversity and maintain multiple ecosystem
functions which are essential for human well-being. Environmental thresholds are known to …

Nitrous oxide emissions from permafrost-affected soils

C Voigt, ME Marushchak, BW Abbott, C Biasi… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Soils are sources of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) globally, but emissions
from permafrost-affected soils have been considered negligible owing to nitrogen (N) …

Soil redox dynamics under dynamic hydrologic regimes-A review

Z Zhang, A Furman - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Electron transfer (redox) reactions, mediated by soil microbiota, modulate elemental cycling
and, in part, establish the redox poise of soil systems. Understanding soil redox processes …

Manure-borne pathogens as an important source of water contamination: An update on the dynamics of pathogen survival/transport as well as practical risk mitigation …

OO Alegbeleye, AS Sant'Ana - … journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2020 - Elsevier
Enteropathogen contamination of water resources is a global concern. Several sources and
routes of pathogen contamination of water resources have been identified including …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis on the effects of types and levels of N, P, and K fertilization on organic carbon in cropland soils

Y Liu, C Li, G Cai, L Sauheitl, M Xiao, O Shibistova… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Most agroecosystems receive inputs of anthropogenically derived nutrients, which impact
soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the impact of the combination of different fertilizer …

Consider the anoxic microsite: acknowledging and appreciating spatiotemporal redox heterogeneity in soils and sediments

EM Lacroix, M Aeppli, K Boye, E Brodie… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions underlie essentially all biogeochemical cycles. Like
most soil properties and processes, redox is spatiotemporally heterogeneous. However …