Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

Annual burning of a tallgrass prairie inhibits C and N cycling in soil, increasing recalcitrant pyrogenic organic matter storage while reducing N availability

(2015) Jennifer L. Soong et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Litter type control on soil C and N stabilization dynamics in a temperate forest

(2014) Pierre-Joseph Hatton et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Carbon use efficiency of microbial communities: stoichiometry, methodology and modelling

(2013) Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Biochar addition rate influences soil microbial abundance and activity in temperate soils

(2013) J. D. Gomez et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Calculating co-metabolic costs of lignin decay and their impacts on carbon use efficiency

(2013) Daryl L. Moorhead et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Co-generated fast pyrolysis biochar mitigates green-house gas emissions and increases carbon sequestration in temperate soils

(2012) Catherine E. Stewart et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

The Microbial Efficiency-Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

(2012) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Cycling downwards – dissolved organic matter in soils

(2012) Klaus Kaiser et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

SOM genesis: microbial biomass as a significant source

(2011) Anja Miltner et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

A new conceptual model for the fate of lignin in decomposing plant litter

(2011) Thimo Klotzbücher et al.   ECOLOGY

Interactions among lignin, cellulose, and nitrogen drive litter chemistry–decay relationships

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   ECOLOGY

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

(2011) Michael W. I. Schmidt et al.   NATURE

Litter decomposition: what controls it and how can we alter it to sequester more carbon in forest soils?

(2010) Cindy E. Prescott   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Carbon input belowground is the major C flux contributing to leaf litter mass loss: Evidences from a 13C labelled-leaf litter experiment

(2010) M. Rubino et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 2. 13C Abundance, Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Meaning of “Lignin”

(2009) Caroline M. Preston et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Stabilization mechanisms of organic matter in four temperate soils: Development and application of a conceptual model

(2008) Margit von Lützow et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?

(2008) Bernd Marschner et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

13C and 15N stabilization dynamics in soil organic matter fractions during needle and fine root decomposition

(2008) Jeffrey A. Bird et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Molecular C dynamics downstream: The biochemical decomposition sequence and its impact on soil organic matter structure and function

(2008) A. Stuart Grandy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT