Soil microorganisms play important roles in nitrogen cycling within forest ecosystems.
Current research has revealed that a wider variety of microorganisms, with unexpected …

The integrated land ecosystem-atmosphere processes study (iLEAPS) is an international
research project focussing on the fundamental processes that link land-atmosphere …

This paper summarizes currently available data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
African natural ecosystems and agricultural lands. The available data are used to synthesize …

Several studies have shown that rainfall seasonality, soil heterogeneity, and increased
nitrogen (N) deposition may have important effects on tropical forest function. However, the …

Leguminous tree plantations at phosphorus (P) limited sites may result in excess nitrogen
(N) and higher rates of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions. However, the effects of N and P …

As ecosystem engineers, ants can mediate soil processes and functions by producing
biogenic structures. In their mounds, ants not only directly produce CO 2 by respiration, but …

Mountain regions and their communities are particularly vulnerable to climate change
impacts. However, little is known on the impacts observed and adaptation responses used in …

Understanding how species richness and diversity patterns vary across time and space is
essential for predicting how biodiversity will respond to anthropogenic threats and for …

Salt-affected soils are extensively present and constitute about 7% of total land surface.
However, our knowledge about nitrous oxide (N 2 O) production through rapid nitrification …

Strong seasonal variability of hygric and thermal soil conditions are a defining
environmental feature in northern Australia. However, how such changes affect the soil …