Soil organic matter (SOM) consists of various functional pools that are stabilized by specific
mechanisms and have certain turnover rates. For the development of mechanistic models …

The chemical and physical factors which influence the magnitude of the soil microbial
biomass and their relative importance in natural and managed terrestrial ecosystems are …

Root exudates play an important role in ecosystem response to climate change, but the
functional consequences of drought‐induced changes in the quality of root exudates are …

The kEC value (= extractable part of microbial biomass C) of the fumigation-extraction (FE)
method was assessed on the basis of 153 soils (94 arable, 46 grassland and 13 forest soils) …

Soil microbial communities play a pivotal role in regulating ecosystem functioning. But they
are increasingly being shaped by human-induced environmental change, including intense …

Global change is likely to alter plant community structure, with consequences for the
structure and functioning of the below‐ground community and potential feedbacks to climate …

There is much interest in the development of agricultural land management strategies aimed
at enhancing reliance on ecosystem self-regulation rather than on artificial inputs such as …

This study aimed to determine the factors which regulate soil microbial community
organisation and function in temperate upland grassland ecosystems. Soil microbial …

The effects of a dry-rewetting event (D/RW) on soil microbial properties and nutrient release
by leaching from two soils taken from adjacent grasslands with different histories of …

Modifications associated with urban infrastructure directly impact soil properties. In
particular, soil bulk density, microbial biomass and activity, and organic matter are impacted …