The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

Numerous field studies have found changes in soil respiration and microbial abundance
under experimental warming. Yet, it is uncertain whether the magnitude of these responses …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential and often limiting element that could play a crucial role in
terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate warming. However, it has yet remained unclear …

Microorganisms are critical in mediating carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling processes in
soils. Yet, it has long been debated whether the processes underlying biogeochemical …

Vegetation degradation, due to climate change and human activities, changes the biomass,
vegetation species composition, and soil nutrient input sources and thus affects soil nutrient …

Upward shifts of mountain vegetation lag behind rates of climate warming, partly related to
interconnected changes belowground. Here, we unravel above-and belowground linkages …

The ratio of carbon (C) that is invested into microbial growth to organic C taken up is known
as microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE), which is influenced by environmental factors such …

Extracellular enzymes catalyze rate‐limiting steps in soil organic matter decomposition, and
their activities (EEAs) play a key role in determining soil respiration (SR). Both EEAs and SR …

Quantifying soil carbon dynamics is of utmost relevance in the context of global change
because soils play an important role in land–atmosphere gas exchange. Our current …