Understanding dryland dynamics is essential to predict future climate trajectories. However,
there remains large uncertainty on the extent to which drylands are expanding or greening …

The rise in wildfire frequency and severity across the globe has increased interest in
secondary succession. However, despite the role of soil microbial communities in controlling …

Climate change is expected to alter precipitation regimes, resulting in longer periods of
drought and heavier precipitation events. Even though the direct effect of water availability …

Soil microbes perceive drying and rewetting (DRW) events as more or less harsh depending
on the previous soil moisture history. If a DRW event is not perceived as harsh, microbial …

Rewetting dry soil induces enormous changes in microbial growth and biogeochemistry.
Upon drying-rewetting (D/RW), bacteria have been shown to exhibit two different …

Grazing exclusion has been implemented worldwide as a nature-based solution for
restoring degraded grassland ecosystems that arise from overgrazing. However, the effect of …

Natural calamities like droughts have harmed not just humanity throughout history but also
the economy, food, agricultural production, flora, animal habitat, etc. A drought monitoring …

When dry soil is re-wet there is a rapid increase in CO 2 efflux and rates can remain above
those of well-watered controls for one or more days. These large pulses of CO 2 efflux are …

Soil freeze-thaw cycles affect N2O fluxes in high-and mid-latitude regions, but
understanding microbial processes behind N2O will help clarify the long-term impact of …

Climate change scenarios predict more frequent and intense drought periods for 2071 to
2100 for many regions of the world including Austria. Current and predicted lower …