Organic matter decomposition is a biochemical process with consequences affecting climate
change and ecosystem productivity. Once decomposition begins, C is lost as CO 2 or …

Microorganisms are centrally important to the soil organic carbon (C) cycle as decomposers
that also contribute to long term C sequestration through physical stabilization and de novo …

Agricultural soil microbial communities are largely impacted by agronomic practices, soil
physicochemical properties and climatic conditions. To understand how these factors induce …

The organic carbon content of soil (SOC) is a key factor for soil health and in climate change.
Both tillage practice and straw returns influence the SOC pool. However, their …

Fertilisation plays key roles in soil organic carbon (SOC) formation and stabilization by
regulating a range of microbial traits. However, little is known about the relationships …

Subtropical forest soil exerts a large, but uncertain effect on terrestrial carbon (C) cycling.
Global warming is anticipated to alter subtropical soil C cycling but currently, there is no …

Transferring soil organic carbon (SOC) to the SOC pool fractions is an essential process in
soil carbon sequestration. How the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers can change the SOC …

Litter decomposition contributes largely to global carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling, and it
is strongly determined by litter quality and microbial community composition in ways that are …

Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of droughts, with potential
impacts on carbon (C) release from soil (ie soil respiration, Rs). Although numerous studies …

As one kind of the most important carbon (C) sink in the world, peatlands are sensitive to
climate change. The decomposition of litter plays an important role in C fixation and nutrient …