The role of microbial community in the decomposition of leaf litter and deadwood

A Bani, S Pioli, M Ventura, P Panzacchi, L Borruso… - Applied soil ecology, 2018 - Elsevier
Leaf litter and deadwood have important roles in the forest ecosystems, providing shelter for
several organisms, preventing erosion and microclimate fluctuations. Their decomposition is …

The significance of microbial transformation of nitrogen compounds in the light of integrated crop management

A Grzyb, A Wolna-Maruwka, A Niewiadomska - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) is widely distributed in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and
biosphere. It is a basic component of every plant cell as well as microorganisms, as a …

Ecological memory of recurrent drought modifies soil processes via changes in soil microbial community

A Canarini, H Schmidt, L Fuchslueger, V Martin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of drought events. Recent evidence
indicates that drought may produce legacy effects on soil microbial communities. However, it …

FUTURE DIRECTIONS: Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

MA Bradford, B Berg, DS Maynard, WR Wieder… - Journal of Ecology, 2016 - JSTOR
1. Litter decomposition is a biogeochemical process fundamental to element cycling within
ecosystems, influencing plant productivity, species composition and carbon storage. 2 …

Soil food web properties explain ecosystem services across European land use systems

FT De Vries, E Thébault, M Liiri… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Intensive land use reduces the diversity and abundance of many soil biota, with
consequences for the processes that they govern and the ecosystem services that these …

[HTML][HTML] The diversity and co-occurrence network of soil bacterial and fungal communities and their implications for a new indicator of grassland degradation

X Wu, J Yang, H Ruan, S Wang, Y Yang, I Naeem… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grassland degradation is a retrogressive succession of grassland vegetation, which leads to
the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem functions. Soil microbiomes play …

Decomposition responses to climate depend on microbial community composition

SI Glassman, C Weihe, J Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Bacteria and fungi drive decomposition, a fundamental process in the carbon cycle, yet the
importance of microbial community composition for decomposition remains elusive. Here …

Future climate conditions accelerate wheat straw decomposition alongside altered microbial community composition, assembly patterns, and interaction networks

SFM Wahdan, L Ji, M Schädler, YT Wu… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although microbial decomposition of plant litter plays a crucial role in nutrient cycling and
soil fertility, we know less about likely links of specific microbial traits and decomposition …

Adaptive differentiation and rapid evolution of a soil bacterium along a climate gradient

AB Chase, C Weihe… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Microbial community responses to environmental change are largely associated with
ecological processes; however, the potential for microbes to rapidly evolve and adapt …

Broadscale ecological patterns are robust to use of exact sequence variants versus operational taxonomic units

SI Glassman, JBH Martiny - MSphere, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recent discussion focuses on the best method for delineating microbial taxa, based on
either exact sequence variants (ESVs) or traditional operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of …