Commercial perennial agriculture is prone to declining productivity due to negative plant-soil
feedback. An alternative to costly and environmentally harmful conventional treatment such …

An expectation in soil ecology is that a microbial communities' fungal: bacterial dominance
indicates both its response to environmental change and its impact on ecosystem function …

Tillage intensity affects soil microbiological activity in many ways, often driven by changes in
soil organic C (SOC) content. The magnitude and direction of those changes, however …

While many laboratory studies have focused on the short term effects of biochar addition to
soil), there have been comparatively few tracing its longer term effects in the field. This study …

While numerous studies both in laboratory and field have showed short term impacts of
biochar on soil microbial community, there have been comparatively few reports addressing …

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology, 3rd Edition, offers a holistic approach to soil biology and
ecosystem function, providing students and ecosystem researchers with a greater …

The influence of pH on the relative importance of the two principal decomposer groups in
soil, fungi and bacteria, was investigated along a continuous soil pH gradient at Hoosfield …

This paper reviews the current knowledge of microbial processes affecting C sequestration
in agroecosystems. The microbial contribution to soil C storage is directly related to …

We discuss the dynamics of plant litter, the effects of litter on the chemical and physical
environment, the direct and indirect effects of plant litter on plant populations and …

We present a conceptual model of the processes by which plant leaf and root litter is
transformed to soil organic C and CO2. Stabilization of a portion of the litter C yields material …