Enlarging interface reverses the dominance of fungi over bacteria in litter decomposition

T Cao, Q Zhang, Y Chen, Q Li, Y Fang, Y Luo… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms are primary decomposers driving carbon and nutrient cycling in
terrestrial ecosystems. One prevailing view is that fungi, rather than bacteria, play a …

Soil Cd increased the leaf litter Cd remains of Solanum nigrum and Solanum lycopersicum

Q Chen, Y Feng, Z Ran, Z Zhou, Q Li, Y Luo, S Cai… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant litter decomposition is a natural pathway of heavy metal cycling in soil ecosystems, but
the dynamics of heavy metal release during litter decomposition are relatively poorly …

Earthworms neutralize the influence of components of particulate pollutants on soil extracellular enzymatic functions in subtropical forests

J Yang, J Lu, Y Yang, K Tian, X Kong, X Tian, S Scheu - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Human activities are increasing the input of atmospheric particulate pollutants to forests. The
components of particulate pollutants include inorganic anions, base cations and …