The Palaeozoic evolution of land plants revolutionized river geomorphology. However, the
relationships between biotic forcing and channel dynamics are still debated and, as such …

Contents Summary 1012 I. Introduction 1013 II. The mycorrhizal symbiosis at the dawn and
rise of the land flora 1014 III. From early land plants to early trees: the origin of roots and true …

Roots are near‐ubiquitous components of soils globally but have often been regarded as
separate from the soil rather than a substantial factor in determining what soil is and how it …

Mudrocks are a primary archive of Earth's history from the Archean eon to recent times, and
their source-to-sink production and deposition play a central role in long-term ocean …

Terrestrial plants evolution occurred in the presence of microbes, the phytomicrobiome. The
rhizosphere microbial community is the most abundant and diverse subset of the …

As decomposers or plant pathogens, fungi deploy invasive growth and powerful
carbohydrate active enzymes to reduce multicellular plant tissues to humus and simple …

Soil is a crucial component of the biosphere and is a major sink for organic carbon. Plant
roots are known to release a wide range of carbon‐based compounds into soils, including …

Subaerial endolithic systems of the current extreme environments on Earth provide
exclusive insight into emergence and development of soils in the Precambrian when due to …

The cycle of organic carbon through the atmosphere, oceans, continents and mantle
reservoirs is a hallmark of Earth. Over geological time, chemical exchanges between those …

Soil erosion continues to be one of the most serious environmental problems of our time and
is exacerbated by progressive climate change. Until now, forests have been considered an …