Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

Surface water and groundwater interactions in salt marshes and their impact on plant ecology and coastal biogeochemistry

P Xin, A Wilson, C Shen, Z Ge, KB Moffett… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Salt marshes are highly productive intertidal wetlands providing important ecological
services for maintaining coastal biodiversity, buffering against oceanic storms, and acting as …

Effects of microplastics and nitrogen deposition on soil multifunctionality, particularly C and N cycling

S Zhang, L Pei, Y Zhao, J Shan, X Zheng, G Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both nitrogen deposition (ND) and microplastics (MPs) pose global change challenges. The
effects of MPs co-existing with ND on ecosystem functions are still largely unknown. Herein …

Unwelcome exchange: International trade as a direct and indirect driver of biological invasions worldwide

PE Hulme - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Biological invasions are synonymous with international trade. The direct effects of trade
have largely been quantified using relationships between imports and the number of alien …

Changes in soil bacterial and fungal community composition and functional groups during the succession of boreal forests

S Jiang, Y Xing, G Liu, C Hu, X Wang, G Yan… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clarifying the response of soil microbial communities and their potential functions during
succession is of great significance for understanding the biogeochemical processes and the …

Environment and host as large-scale controls of ectomycorrhizal fungi

S van der Linde, LM Suz, CDL Orme, F Cox, H Andreae… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Explaining the large-scale diversity of soil organisms that drive biogeochemical processes—
and their responses to environmental change—is critical. However, identifying consistent …

Impacts of nitrogen addition on plant species richness and abundance: A global meta‐analysis

G Midolo, R Alkemade, AM Schipper… - Global ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Experimental nitrogen (N) addition (fertilization) studies are commonly used to quantify
the impacts of increased N inputs on plant biodiversity. However, given that plant community …

Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change

KG Lyons, P Török, JM Hermann, K Kiehl… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Grasslands are ubiquitous globally, and their conservation and restoration are critical to
combat both the biodiversity and climate crises. There is increasing interest in implementing …

Nitrogen deposition contributes to soil acidification in tropical ecosystems

X Lu, Q Mao, FS Gilliam, Y Luo, J Mo - Global change biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition has greatly altered terrestrial ecosystem
functioning, threatening ecosystem health via acidification and eutrophication in temperate …

Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across the United States

SM Simkin, EB Allen, WD Bowman… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has been shown to decrease plant species richness
along regional deposition gradients in Europe and in experimental manipulations. However …