The role of microorganisms at different stages of ecosystem development for soil formation

S Schulz, R Brankatschk, A Dümig… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Soil formation is the result of a complex network of biological as well as chemical and
physical processes. The role of soil microbes is of high interest, since they are responsible …

Interaction of minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms during biogeochemical interface formation as shown by a series of artificial soil experiments

GJ Pronk, K Heister, C Vogel, D Babin… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2017 - Springer
Our understanding of the interactions between minerals, organic matter, and
microorganisms at so-called biogeochemical interfaces in soil is still hampered by the …

Development of biogeochemical interfaces in an artificial soil incubation experiment; aggregation and formation of organo-mineral associations

GJ Pronk, K Heister, GC Ding, K Smalla… - Geoderma, 2012 - Elsevier
Soils represent a very complex material where mineral, organic and biological components
interact together to form a large 'biogeochemical interface'. In order to study this complex …

Toward a new paradigm for tailings phytostabilization—nature of the substrates, amendment options, and anthropogenic pedogenesis

X Li, L Huang - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Base metal tailings (BMTs) are normally sulfidic and contain high abundance of residue
metals. Their adverse impacts on the environment can last for decades to centuries if without …

Long-term changes in soil microbial communities during primary succession

NA Cutler, DL Chaput, CJ van der Gast - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil microbial communities (SMCs) play a critical role in the cycling of carbon and nutrients
in terrestrial ecosystems, as well as regulating plant productivity and diversity. However, very …

Shifts in reclamation management strategies shape the role of exopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide‐producing bacteria during soil formation

M Vuko, B Cania, C Vogel, S Kublik… - Microbial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric substances produced by microbes play a key role for the development of soil
aggregates. Here, we investigated the dynamics of bacterial families contributing to the …

Geotechnical systems that evolve with ecological processes

J DeJong, M Tibbett, A Fourie - Environmental earth sciences, 2015 - Springer
Geotechnical systems, such as landfills, mine tailings storage facilities (TSFs), slopes, and
levees, are required to perform safely throughout their service life, which can span from …

3–4D soil model as challenge for future soil research: Quantitative soil modeling based on the solid phase

HH Gerke, HJ Vogel, TKD Weber… - Journal of Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A 3–4D soil model represents a logical step forward from one‐dimensional soil columns
(1D), two‐dimensional soil maps (2D), and three‐dimensional soil volumes (3D) toward …

Organic matter from biological soil crusts induces the initial formation of sandy temperate soils

A Dümig, M Veste, F Hagedorn, T Fischer, P Lange… - Catena, 2014 - Elsevier
Different development stages of algae-dominated and moss-dominated biological soil crusts
(BSCs) were sampled on a natural sand dune (< 17 years old) and on an experimental sand …

Relationships between soil properties, vegetation and soil biota in extremely sulfurized mine soils

J Likus-Cieślik, A Józefowska, J Frouz, J Vicena… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study aimed to assess the influence of high sulfur (S) contamination and the properties
of the reclaimed (eg neutralization/liming of contamination) soil on the regeneration of soil …