Labile compounds in plant litter reduce the sensitivity of decomposition to warming and altered precipitation

The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate

(2013) Serita D. Frey et al.   Nature Climate Change

The responses of soil and rhizosphere respiration to simulated climatic changes vary by season

(2012) Vidya Suseela et al.   ECOLOGY

The origin of litter chemical complexity during decomposition

(2012) Kyle Wickings et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Long-term carbon storage through retention of dissolved aromatic acids by reactive particles in soil

(2012) Marc G. Kramer et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of plant diversity, N fertilization, and elevated carbon dioxide on grassland soil N cycling in a long-term experiment

(2012) Kevin E. Mueller et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions

(2012) Thomas Schneider et al.   ISME Journal

Environmental and stoichiometric controls on microbial carbon-use efficiency in soils

(2012) Stefano Manzoni et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Paleozoic Origin of Enzymatic Lignin Decomposition Reconstructed from 31 Fungal Genomes

(2012) D. Floudas et al.   SCIENCE

Phenolic inputs by invasive species could impart seasonal variations in nitrogen pools in the introduced soils: A case study with Polygonum cuspidatum

(2012) Nishanth Tharayil et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Litter chemistry changes more rapidly when decomposed at home but converges during decomposition–transformation

(2012) Matthew D. Wallenstein et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Litter decay rates are determined by lignin chemistry

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Effects of soil moisture on the temperature sensitivity of heterotrophic respiration vary seasonally in an old-field climate change experiment

(2011) Vidya Suseela et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Interactive responses of old-field plant growth and composition to warming and precipitation

(2011) Susanne S. Hoeppner et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Changes in the structural composition and reactivity of Acer rubrum leaf litter tannins exposed to warming and altered precipitation: climatic stress-induced tannins are more reactive

(2011) Nishanth Tharayil et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2010) Cindy E. Prescott   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Functional diversity in resource use by fungi

(2010) Krista L. McGuire et al.   ECOLOGY

Fungal community responses to precipitation

(2010) CHRISTINE V. HAWKES et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Soil-carbon response to warming dependent on microbial physiology

(2010) Steven D. Allison et al.   Nature Geoscience

The sensitivity of tropical leaf litter decomposition to temperature: results from a large-scale leaf translocation experiment along an elevation gradient in Peruvian forests

(2010) N. Salinas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

(2010) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

(2010) A. T. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rapid Assessment of Lignin Content and Structure in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Grown Under Different Environmental Conditions

(2009) David G. J. Mann et al.   BioEnergy Research

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

Soil organic nitrogen mineralization across a global latitudinal gradient

(2009) D. L. Jones et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Sources of plant-derived carbon and stability of organic matter in soil: implications for global change

(2009) SUSAN E. CROW et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Despite strong seasonal responses, soil microbial consortia are more resilient to long-term changes in rainfall than overlying grassland

(2009) Karelyn Cruz-Martínez et al.   ISME Journal

Microbial communities and their relevance for ecosystem models: Decomposition as a case study

(2009) Krista L. McGuire et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

EXPERIMENTAL WARMING SHOWS THAT DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY INCREASES WITH SOIL ORGANIC MATTER RECALCITRANCE

(2008) Richard T. Conant et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

From Genes to Ecosystems: The Genetic Basis of Condensed Tannins and Their Role in Nutrient Regulation in a Populus Model System

(2008) Jennifer A. Schweitzer et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Comparison of the chemical alteration trajectory ofLiriodendron tulipifera L.leaf litter among forests with different earthworm abundance

(2008) Timothy R. Filley et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Increased cuticular carbon sequestration and lignin oxidation in response to soil warming

(2008) Xiaojuan Feng et al.   Nature Geoscience

FT-IR study of the changes in carbohydrate chemistry of three New Jersey pine barrens leaf litters during simulated control burning

(2008) Kristin Lammers et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

FTIR spectroscopy can be used as a screening tool for organic matter quality in regenerating cutover peatlands

(2007) Rebekka R.E. Artz et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY