Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yanqing Duan, Aijuan Zhou, Xiuping Yue, Zhichun Zhang, Yanjuan Gao, Yanhong Luo, Xiao Zhang
Summary: The study investigated the accelerated hydrolysis of particulate organic matter (POM) by using mesh sieves, which showed significantly improved hydrolysis efficiency and a higher hydrolysis constant. The domestication of specific microbial communities played a key role in the process. Improving POM hydrolysis method can economically enhance carbon availability for biological nutrient removal processes.
FRONTIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Itamar A. Shabtai, Roland C. Wilhelm, Steffen A. Schweizer, Carmen Hoeschen, Daniel H. Buckley, Johannes Lehmann
Summary: Calcium plays a crucial role in mediating interactions between organic compounds and minerals in soil. It affects microbial adhesion and colonization of plant and mineral surfaces, and also contributes to the transformation of organic matter in soil.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Bin Hu, Peifang Wang, Chao Wang, Tianli Bao
Summary: This study provides a systematic overview of the photogeochemistry of particulate organic matter (POM) in aquatic environments, focusing on photodissolution and photo induced flocculation processes. Photodissolution can alter the bioavailability of organic matter and impact the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, heavy metals, and organic pollutants; while photo induced flocculation may influence the transport and transformation of organic matter and associated pollutants.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Fernanda C. C. Oliveira, Gabriel W. D. Ferreira, Jennifer A. J. Dungait, Elias F. Araujo, Emanuelle M. B. Soares, Ivo R. Silva
Summary: This study indicates that retaining harvest residues and different nitrogen availability significantly affect soil organic matter pools and microbial community structure in short-rotation plantations, contributing to increased SOC concentrations and POM-C content.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Junliang Zou, Weiwei Zhang, Yun Zhang, Juying Wu
Summary: This study demonstrated that elevated CO2 concentrations have a positive impact on plant and microbial biomass. The effects vary depending on factors such as CO2 levels and soil nitrogen limitations. It also highlighted the importance of considering climatic and soil properties in ecosystem models to predict the effects of global climate change and ecosystem functions more accurately.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Xiaoyu Zhang, Yuzhong Li, Lu Wang, Zhuping Zhang, Yong Dong
Summary: This study found that adding an appropriate amount of biomass to pulverized coal can effectively inhibit the production of coal-fired condensable particulate matter. Cornstalk showed the most significant inhibitory effect on CPM, with an addition ratio of around 30%. Additionally, adding cornstalk was also found to decrease the content of certain components in CPM and efficiently reduce the amount of aromatic compounds, the substances with the highest toxicity levels in CPM, at an approximate addition ratio of 30%.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Arulkumar Nagappan, Su Bum Park, Su-Jun Lee, Yuseok Moon
Summary: Particulate matter (PM) is a major and harmful component of urban air pollution that is associated with various diseases, particularly respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Exposure to biomass-derived PM may lead to immune system dysregulation, increasing the risk of hypersensitivity disorders and susceptibility to infectious diseases. Understanding the immunological effects and molecular mechanisms of PM could provide insights for clinical interventions against environmental disorders induced by biomass-derived PM.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mamun Mandal, Sujit Das, Anamika Roy, Randeep Rakwal, Oliver A. H. Jones, Robert Popek, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Abhijit Sarkar
Summary: Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a significant risk to ecosystems, especially plants which cannot move away. Microorganisms in the phyllosphere can help plants cope with pollutants and stressors. Plant-microbe symbiosis in the phyllosphere affects host survivability and efficiency, but it can also have disadvantages such as the loss of symbiotic organisms and inducing disease.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wei Cheng, Youjian Zhu, Jing'ai Shao, Wennan Zhang, Guihao Wu, Hao Jiang, Junhao Hu, Zhen Huang, Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen
Summary: A new phosphoric acid modification method was proposed to improve the reduction efficiency of PM0.2 by kaolin additive in agricultural biomass pellet combustion, significantly reducing PM0.2 emissions. The modification destroyed the internal structure of kaolin and increased its pore structure, leading to better alkali capture ability.
Article
Geography, Physical
Francesca Galasso, Annette Schmid-Roehl, Susanne Feist-Burkhardt, Stefano M. Bernasconi, Elke Schneebeli-Hermann
Summary: The study conducted detailed analysis of the Posidonia Shale Formation in Dormettingen, Germany, revealing different episodes of paleoecological upheavals during the studied time interval. By integrating new palynofacies data with existing sedimentological and paleoecological data, it helps to interpret relative sea-level fluctuations and climatic changes at the local paleogeographic setting.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Feng Tao, Yuanyuan Huang, Bruce A. Hungate, Stefano Manzoni, Serita D. Frey, Michael W. I. Schmidt, Markus Reichstein, Nuno Carvalhais, Philippe Ciais, Lifen Jiang, Johannes Lehmann, Ying-Ping Wang, Benjamin Z. Houlton, Bernhard Ahrens, Umakant Mishra, Gustaf Hugelius, Toby D. Hocking, Xingjie Lu, Zheng Shi, Kostiantyn Viatkin, Ronald Vargas, Yusuf Yigini, Christian Omuto, Ashish A. Malik, Guillermo Peralta, Rosa Cuevas-Corona, Luciano E. Di Paolo, Isabel Luotto, Cuijuan Liao, Yi-Shuang Liang, Vinisa S. Saynes, Xiaomeng Huang, Yiqi Luo
Summary: Soils store more carbon than other terrestrial ecosystems, but how soil organic carbon (SOC) forms and persists remains uncertain, making it challenging to predict its response to climate change. This study investigates the role of microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) in SOC persistence and finds that it is at least four times more important than other factors in determining SOC storage. Understanding the environmental dependence of microbial processes underlying CUE may help predict SOC feedback to a changing climate.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yu Li, Zhiwu Tan, Youjian Zhu, Wennan Zhang, Zhenyi Du, Jingai Shao, Long Jiang, Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen
Summary: This study investigates the effects of NH4H2PO4 additive on the properties of biomass fuel and particulate matter emissions during combustion. The results show that NH4H2PO4 addition can enhance the removal of O and retention of C, reduce the absolute content of Cl and S in the torrefied fuel, and significantly change the occurrence of alkali and alkaline earth metals. Furthermore, the emissions of PM1 from the torrefied fuels are effectively reduced with the addition of NH4H2PO4.
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhyldyz Oskonbaeva, Tilek Maitykov, Sanja Annabel Schwalb, Rainer Georg Joergensen, Florian Wichern
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effect of differences in annual average temperature on soil microbial communities in walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan. Soil samples were collected from different elevation levels with similar vegetation and analyzed for soil chemical and biological properties. The results showed that most soil properties did not differ significantly between elevation levels. Microbial biomass, activity, and community composition were similar across all sites, with slightly higher fungal contribution at high elevation. The study suggests that climate change effects on microbial properties are more likely to occur indirectly through changes in vegetation.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wei Yang, Youjian Zhu, Yu Li, Wei Cheng, Wennan Zhang, Haiping Yang, Zhiwu Tan, Hanping Chen
Summary: This study investigates the influence of co-combustion of rice husk with cotton stalk or cornstalk on PM emissions. The experimental results demonstrate a significant reduction in PM1 yields during the co-combustion process. The synergistic effect of physical dilution and chemical reactions between alkali metals and Si-containing species in the ash contributes to the inhibition of fine particulate matter generation. The Si/(Ca+Mg) ratio in the ash chemistry, especially for rice husk/cornstalk, plays a crucial role in the degree of PM reduction.
Article
Soil Science
M. Francesca Cotrufo, Michelle L. Haddix, Marie E. Kroeger, Catherine E. Stewart
Summary: Soil organic matter plays a crucial role in providing ecosystem services, and understanding the mechanisms of its formation from plant inputs is important for promoting its regeneration. A laboratory incubation experiment revealed that the physical nature and chemical composition of plant inputs significantly influenced the pathways and efficiency of soil organic matter formation. The highest potential for soil organic matter accrual was found in subsoils with higher C saturation deficit.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mihai Zamfir, Doris G. Gerstner, Sandra M. Walser, Juergen Buenger, Thomas Eikmann, Stefanie Heinze, Annette Kolk, Dennis Nowak, Monika Raulf, Helmut Sagunski, Nadja Sedlmaier, Roland Suchenwirth, Gerhard A. Wiesmueller, Klaus-Michael Wollin, Irene Tesseraux, Caroline E. W. Herr
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Elke Plaas, Friederike Meyer-Wolfarth, Martin Banse, Jan Bengtsson, Holger Bergmann, Jack Faber, Martin Potthoff, Tania Runge, Stefan Schrader, Astrid Taylor
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Stefan Lukas, Martin Potthoff, Jens Dyckmans, Rainer Georg Joergensen
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
Mamoun A. Gharaibeh, Bernd Marschner, Stefanie Heinze, Nicolai Moos
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Annegret Nicolai, Muriel Guernion, Sarah Guillocheau, Kevin Hoeffner, Pascaline Le Gouar, Nelly Menard, Christophe Piscart, Dominique Vallet, Morgane E. T. Herve, Elora Benezeth, Hughes Chedanne, Jeremie Blemus, Philippe Vernon, Daniel Cylly, Hoel Hotte, Gregoire Lois, Barbara Mai, Gregoire Perez, Tiphaine Ouisse, Cecile Monard, Claudia Wiegand, Jean-Pierre Caudal, Alain Butet, Maxime Dahirel, Lou Barbe, Manon Balbi, Valerie Briand, Myriam Bormans, Maryvonne Charrier, Guillaume Bouger, Vincent Jung, Cecile Le Lann, Alexandrine Pannard, Julien Petillon, Yann Rantier, Dominique Marguerie, Kevin Tougeron, Pierre Devogel, Sebastien Dugravot, Thomas Dubos, Mael Garrin, Mathurin Carnet, Clement Gouraud, Audrey Chambet, Joel Esnault, Maxime Poupelin, Erik Welk, Astrid Butof, Glenn F. Dubois, Guillaume Humbert, Odile Marie-Reau, Olivier Norvez, Gaelle Richard, Benoit Froger, Celine Rochais, Martin Potthoff, Khaoula Ayati, Alain Bellido, Alain Rissel, Mathieu Santonja, Jacques-Olivier Farcy, Eric Collias, Lina Sene, Daniel Cluzeau, Regis Supper
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Soil Science
Bernhard Ahrens, Georg Guggenberger, Janet Rethemeyer, Stephan John, Bernd Marschner, Stefanie Heinze, Gerrit Angst, Carsten W. Mueller, Ingrid Koegel-Knabner, Christoph Leuschner, Dietrich Hertel, Joerg Bachmann, Markus Reichstein, Marion Schrumpf
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kevin Hoeffner, Anneke Beylich, Abad Chabbi, Daniel Cluzeau, Dumitrita Dascalu, Ulfert Graefe, Gema Guzman, Vincent Hallaire, Jorg Hanisch, Blanca B. Landa, Deborah Linsler, Safya Menasseri, Maarja Opik, Martin Potthoff, Mignon Sandor, Stefan Scheu, Rudiger M. Schmelz, Ilka Engell, Stefan Schrader, Tanel Vahter, Martin Banse, Annegret Nicolai, Elke Plaas, Tania Runge, Tomas Roslin, Marie-Laure Decau, Siim-Kaarel Sepp, Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, Sylvain Busnot, Marc Roucaute, Guenola Peres
Summary: The introduction of temporary grassland into an annual crop rotation is beneficial for soil structure maintenance and biodiversity conservation, but may reduce pathogen regulation. A higher proportion of grassland in the crop rotation leads to stronger beneficial effects on soil structure maintenance and biodiversity conservation. However, water regulation, pathogen regulation, and forage production are not significantly affected by the presence of grassland in the rotation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Isaac Asirifi, Steffen Werner, Stefanie Heinze, Courage K. S. Saba, Innocent Y. D. Lawson, Bernd Marschner
Summary: The study found that biochar and wastewater irrigation have positive effects on soil biological properties, contributing to soil fertility.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Morgane E. T. Herve, Michel Renault, Elke Plaas, Rebekka Schuette, Martin Potthoff, Guenola Peres, Daniel Cluzeau, Annegret Nicolai
Summary: The study investigated valuation processes among farmers when choosing management practices, revealing that values are situation-dependent and may evolve over time. It also found that values are dynamic, influenced by social consensus on good practices and farming objectives, and implementing new practices can reform the references for evaluating practices.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Stefanie Heinze, Michael Hemkemeyer, Sanja Annabell Schwalb, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Rainer Georg Joergensen, Florian Wichern
Summary: This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on microbial biomass in different soils, with a focus on the importance of sulfur (S) and methodological shortcomings. The study shows that microbial biomass in soils is influenced by various factors, including soil pH and organic carbon content. Future research is needed to verify these observations and further explore the relationships between elements in soil and the soil microbial ionome.
Article
Soil Science
Ilka Engell, Deborah Linsler, Stefan Schrader, Astrid Taylor, Bernard Ludwig, Martin Potthoff
Summary: In the context of sustainable agriculture, a deeper understanding of the interactions between soil management practices, annelids, and soil parameters is needed. The study found that soil inversion and annelid addition did not directly interact with each other, but were closely related to the placement of crop residues. Anecic earthworms enhanced soil microbial properties, while stimulating microbial activity and increasing soil aeration, leading to higher CO2 emissions.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Joerg Hanisch, Ilka Engell, Deborah Linsler, Stefan Scheu, Martin Potthoff
Summary: This study investigates the role of Collembola in decomposition processes of crop residues in two different tillage systems. The results show that Collembola accelerates litter carbon loss and increases litter nitrogen accumulation in both conventional tillage and minimum tillage, contributing to the sustainable management of arable systems.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ilka Engell, Deborah Linsler, Mignon Sandor, Rainer Georg Joergensen, Catharina Meinen, Martin Potthoff
Summary: The study found that reduced tillage can improve soil microbial properties, but its effectiveness is highly dependent on site conditions such as pH, soil texture, and climatic conditions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Edzo Veldkamp, Marcus Schmidt, Christian Markwitz, Lukas Beule, Rene Beuschel, Andrea Biertuempfel, Xenia Bischel, Xiaohong Duan, Rowena Gerjets, Leonie Goebel, Ruediger Grass, Victor Guerra, Florian Heinlein, Martin Komainda, Maren Langhof, Jie Luo, Martin Potthoff, Justus G. V. van Ramshorst, Carolin Rudolf, Diana-Maria Seserman, Guodong Shao, Lukas Siebicke, Nikolai Svoboda, Anita Swieter, Andrea Carminati, Dirk Freese, Torsten Graf, Joerg M. Greef, Johannes Isselstein, Martin Jansen, Petr Karlovsky, Alexander Knohl, Norbert Lamersdorf, Eckart Priesack, Christine Wachendorf, Michael Wachendorf, Marife D. Corre
Summary: This study comprehensively analyzed the ecosystem functions of agroforestry systems in croplands and grasslands. Results showed that alley-cropping agroforestry improved carbon sequestration, soil biological habitat, and erosion resistance. However, soil nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas abatement, and water regulation did not improve due to high fertilization rates. Efficient nutrient management is needed to enhance the environmental benefits of agroforestry.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geography
Morgane E. T. Herve, Michel Renault, Elke Plaas, Rebekka Schuette, Martin Potthoff, Daniel Cluzeau, Annegret Nicolai
SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
(2020)
Article
Soil Science
C. Beraud, F. Piola, J. Gervaix, G. Meiffren, C. Creuze des Chatelliers, A. Delort, C. Boisselet, S. Poussineau, E. Lacroix, A. A. M. Cantarel
Summary: This study investigated the soil factors influencing the development of biological denitrification inhibition (BDI) and found that initial soil moisture, ammonium concentration, and the initial abundance of certain microbial genes play significant roles in BDI development. Additionally, the research highlighted the relevance of biotic factors in explaining BDI and proposed the use of procyanidin concentration from plant belowground system as a new proxy for measuring BDI intensity.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yizhu Qiao, Tingting Wang, Qiwei Huang, Hanyue Guo, He Zhang, Qicheng Xu, Qirong Shen, Ning Ling
Summary: Soil microbial community coalescence, the mixing and interaction of microbial communities, has been found to enhance the stability and complexity of rhizobacterial networks, leading to improved plant health and biomass. This study investigated the effects of different degrees of bacterial community coalescence on plant disease resistance by mixing soils from healthy and diseased habitats for watermelon planting. The results showed that mixing in more healthy soil reduced the plant disease index and increased biomass by improving the stability and complexity of the rhizobacterial network. Core taxa Nitrospirillum and Singulisphaera were enriched in the rhizosphere from healthy soils and played important roles in disease suppression and regulating the positive cohesion and modularity of the networks. Overall, these findings provide insights into the potential mechanism of microbial community coalescence for improving plant microbial community function and suggest new tools for enhancing plant fitness via soil microbiota mixing.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Mengqiu He, Shending Chen, Lei Meng, Xiaoqian Dan, Wenjie Wang, Qinying Zhu, Zucong Cai, Jinbo Zhang, Pierfrancesco Nardi, Christoph Mueller
Summary: Maize genotypes directly affect gene expression and nitrogen uptake capacity. The feedback between maize genotypes and soil nitrogen transformations, as well as their regulations on nitrogen uptake capacity, have been studied. The findings suggest that maize genotypes play a central role in regulating these feedbacks, which are important for maize breeding and enhancing maize production.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ke Shi, Jiahui Liao, Xiaoming Zou, Han Y. H. Chen, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Zhengming Yan, Tingting Ren, Honghua Ruan
Summary: Through rewilding, microbial extracellular and cellular residues can continuously accumulate in soils and significantly contribute to soil organic carbon sequestration. Extracellular residues are mainly driven by fine root biomass, while cellular residues are mainly driven by soil nitrogen and organic carbon content.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sensen Chen, Ying Teng, Yongming Luo, Eiko Kuramae, Wenjie Ren
Summary: This study comprehensively assesses the effects of NMs on the soil microbiome through a global meta-analysis. The results reveal significant negative impacts of NMs on soil microbial diversity, biomass, activity, and function. Metal NMs, especially Ag NMs, have the most pronounced negative effects on various soil microbial community metrics.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Shareen K. D. Sanders, Gerard Martinez-De Leon, Ludovico Formenti, Madhav P. Thakur
Summary: Collembolans, the diverse group of soil invertebrates, are affected by anthropogenic climate warming, which alters their diversity and density. In addition to abiotic stressors, changes in food availability, specifically the abundance of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi, influence Collembola responses to climate warming. Collembolans prefer saprotrophic fungi but rely on mycorrhizal fungi when food sources are scarce. Understanding the mechanisms behind these dietary shifts in warm-dry and warm-wet soil conditions is crucial for predicting the impact of climate change on Collembola-fungal interactions.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Wimonsiri Pingthaisong, Sergey Blagodatsky, Patma Vityakon, Georg Cadisch
Summary: A study found that mixing high-C/N ratio rice straw with low-C/N ratio groundnut stover can improve the chemical composition of the input, stimulate microbial growth, decrease the loss of residue-derived carbon in the soil, and reduce native soil carbon and nitrogen consumption.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Jiachen Wang, Jie Zhao, Rong Yang, Xin Liu, Xuyuan Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan, Kelin Wang
Summary: Nitrogen is vital for ecosystem productivity, restoration, and succession processes. This study found that legume intercropping was more effective than chemical nitrogen fertilizers in promoting the complexity and stability of the soil micro-food web, as it increased microbial and nematode communities and enhanced energy flow patterns.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)