Soil organic matter formation, persistence, and functioning: A synthesis of current understanding to inform its conservation and regeneration
MF Cotrufo, JM Lavallee - Advances in agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) provides vital services to humanity. Its preservation and further
accrual are key to sustain food production and avoid an irreversible climate crisis. Here we …
accrual are key to sustain food production and avoid an irreversible climate crisis. Here we …
Fire effects on the persistence of soil organic matter and long-term carbon storage
One paradigm in biogeochemistry is that frequent disturbance tends to deplete carbon (C) in
soil organic matter (SOM) by reducing biomass inputs and promoting losses. However …
soil organic matter (SOM) by reducing biomass inputs and promoting losses. However …
Soil carbon in tropical savannas mostly derived from grasses
Tropical savannas have been increasingly targeted for carbon sequestration by
afforestation, assuming large gains in soil organic carbon (SOC) with increasing tree cover …
afforestation, assuming large gains in soil organic carbon (SOC) with increasing tree cover …
Understanding and modelling wildfire regimes: an ecological perspective
SP Harrison, IC Prentice, KJ Bloomfield… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent extreme wildfire seasons in several regions have been associated with exceptionally
hot, dry conditions, made more probable by climate change. Much research has focused on …
hot, dry conditions, made more probable by climate change. Much research has focused on …
Restoring degraded lands
Land degradation continues to be an enormous challenge to human societies, reducing
food security, emitting greenhouse gases and aerosols, driving the loss of biodiversity …
food security, emitting greenhouse gases and aerosols, driving the loss of biodiversity …
Soil carbon storage capacity of drylands under altered fire regimes
The determinants of fire-driven changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) across broad
environmental gradients remains unclear, especially in global drylands. Here we combined …
environmental gradients remains unclear, especially in global drylands. Here we combined …
Decadal changes in fire frequencies shift tree communities and functional traits
Global change has resulted in chronic shifts in fire regimes. Variability in the sensitivity of
tree communities to multi-decadal changes in fire regimes is critical to anticipating shifts in …
tree communities to multi-decadal changes in fire regimes is critical to anticipating shifts in …
A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire
Background Fire is an important driver of ecosystem dynamics worldwide. However,
knowledge on broad-scale patterns of ecosystem and organism responses to fires is still …
knowledge on broad-scale patterns of ecosystem and organism responses to fires is still …
Fire recurrence and time since last fire interact to determine the supply of multiple ecosystem services by Mediterranean forests
Wildfires shape the composition and functioning of Mediterranean ecosystems, but we do
not know how these ecosystems respond to both the higher fire recurrence and shorter …
not know how these ecosystems respond to both the higher fire recurrence and shorter …
Fire decreases soil enzyme activities and reorganizes microbially mediated nutrient cycles: A meta‐analysis
The biogeochemical signature of fire shapes the functioning of many ecosystems. Fire
changes nutrient cycles not only by volatilizing plant material, but also by altering organic …
changes nutrient cycles not only by volatilizing plant material, but also by altering organic …