A keystone microbial enzyme for nitrogen control of soil carbon storage

Faster turnover of new soil carbon inputs under increased atmospheric CO2

(2017) Kees Jan van Groenigen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Nitrogen limitation of decomposition and decay: How can it occur?

(2017) Colin Averill et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of nitrogen deposition on soil microbial communities in temperate and subtropical forests in China

(2017) Di Tian et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Nitrogen deposition has minor effect on soil extracellular enzyme activities in six Chinese forests

(2017) Xin Jing et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Indications that long-term nitrogen loading limits carbon resources for soil microbes

(2017) M.O. Rappe-George et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Patterns and mechanisms of responses by soil microbial communities to nitrogen addition

(2017) Zhenghu Zhou et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of continuous nitrogen addition on microbial properties and soil organic matter in a Larix gmelinii plantation in China

(2017) Kai Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

Changes in soil microbial community, enzyme activities and organic matter fractions under long-term straw return in north-central China

(2016) Shicheng Zhao et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Neutral effect of nitrogen addition and negative effect of phosphorus addition on topsoil extracellular enzymatic activities in an alpine grassland ecosystem

(2016) Xin Jing et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Effects of long-term fertilization on peat stoichiometry and associated microbial enzyme activity in an ombrotrophic bog

(2016) Andrew J. Pinsonneault et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Nitrogen alters microbial enzyme dynamics but not lignin chemistry during maize decomposition

(2016) Zachary L. Rinkes et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Composition of the soil fungal community is more sensitive to phosphorus than nitrogen addition in the alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2016) Dan He et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Nitrogen addition affects chemical compositions of plant tissues, litter and soil organic matter

(2016) Jun Liu et al.   ECOLOGY

Toward more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth system models

(2016) Yiqi Luo et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Anthropogenic N deposition increases soil organic matter accumulation without altering its biochemical composition

(2016) Donald R. Zak et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Costimulation of soil glycosidase activity and soil respiration by nitrogen addition

(2016) Ji Chen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Mycorrhizal association as a primary control of the CO2 fertilization effect

(2016) C. Terrer et al.   SCIENCE

Effects of long-term nitrogen deposition on fine root decomposition and its extracellular enzyme activities in temperate forests

(2016) Tao Sun et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil extracellular enzyme activities, soil carbon and nitrogen storage under nitrogen fertilization: A meta-analysis

(2016) Siyang Jian et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Fatty-Acid Profiles and Enzyme Activities in Soil Particle-Size Fractions under Long-Term Fertilization

(2016) Qian Zhang et al.   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Soil microbial responses to forest floor litter manipulation and nitrogen addition in a mixed-wood forest of northern China

(2016) Xiao-Lu Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

Anthropogenic N Deposition Slows Decay by Favoring Bacterial Metabolism: Insights from Metagenomic Analyses

(2016) Zachary B. Freedman et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Simulated Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Alters Decomposition of Ephemeral Roots

(2015) Tao Sun et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

A global analysis of soil acidification caused by nitrogen addition

(2015) Dashuan Tian et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Ectomycorrhizal fungi decompose soil organic matter using oxidative mechanisms adapted from saprotrophic ancestors

(2015) Firoz Shah et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Stronger warming effects on microbial abundances in colder regions

(2015) Ji Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Chronic nitrogen additions suppress decomposition and sequester soil carbon in temperate forests

(2014) S. D. Frey et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration stimulates soil microbial activity and impacts water-extractable organic carbon in an agricultural soil

(2014) Huajun Fang et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Influences of various forms of nitrogen additions on carbon mineralization in natural secondary forests and adjacent larch plantations in Northeast China

(2014) Kai Yang et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Different types of nitrogen deposition show variable effects on the soil carbon cycle process of temperate forests

(2014) Yuhan Du et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Nutrient availability and pH jointly constrain microbial extracellular enzyme activities in nutrient-poor tundra soils

(2014) Sari Stark et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Soil respiration and litter decomposition responses to nitrogen fertilization rate in no-till corn systems

(2013) A. Stuart Grandy et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Responses of soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activities to different forms of organic nitrogen deposition in the subtropical forests in East China

(2013) Yanna Lü et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Nitrogen Addition Increases Carbon Storage in Soils, But Not in Trees, in an Eastern U.S. Deciduous Forest

(2013) Gary M. Lovett et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Competition between roots and microorganisms for nitrogen: mechanisms and ecological relevance

(2013) Yakov Kuzyakov et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global soil carbon projections are improved by modelling microbial processes

(2013) William R. Wieder et al.   Nature Climate Change

Trenching reduces soil heterotrophic activity in a loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda ) forest exposed to elevated atmospheric [CO 2 ] and N fertilization

(2012) J.E. Drake et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Response of decomposing litter and its microbial community to multiple forms of nitrogen enrichment

(2012) Sarah E. Hobbie et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Soil carbon sequestration in prairie grasslands increased by chronic nitrogen addition

(2012) Dario A. Fornara et al.   ECOLOGY

Biodiversity, Nitrogen Deposition, and CO2 Affect Grassland Soil Carbon Cycling but not Storage

(2012) Joseph P. Reid et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

The ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus converts organic matter in plant litter using a trimmed brown-rot mechanism involving Fenton chemistry

(2012) Francois Rineau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Chronic N deposition does not apparently alter the biochemical composition of forest floor and soil organic matter

(2012) Dana C. Thomas et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and future directions

(2012) Richard G. Burns et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Long-term effect of compost and inorganic fertilizer on activities of carbon-cycle enzymes in aggregates of an intensively cultivated sandy loam

(2012) H.Y. YU et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT

Changes in CO2, 13C abundance, inorganic nitrogen, β-glucosidase, and oxidative enzyme activities of soil during the decomposition of switchgrass root carbon as affected by inorganic nitrogen additions

(2011) Ji Young Jung et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Effects of long-term compost and fertilizer application on stability of aggregate-associated organic carbon in an intensively cultivated sandy loam soil

(2011) Hongyan Yu et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

The impacts of excessive nitrogen additions on enzyme activities and nutrient leaching in two contrasting forest soils

(2011) Haryun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

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

Effects of ammonium and nitrate additions on carbon mineralization in wetland soils

(2011) Kyungjin Min et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Minor stimulation of soil carbon storage by nitrogen addition: A meta-analysis

(2010) Meng Lu et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Response of degradative enzymes to N fertilization during litter decomposition in a subtropical forest through a microcosm experiment

(2010) Congyan Wang et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

A global perspective on belowground carbon dynamics under nitrogen enrichment

(2010) Lingli Liu et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Indirect Effects of Nitrogen Amendments on Organic Substrate Quality Increase Enzymatic Activity Driving Decomposition in a Mesic Grassland

(2010) Lisa K. Tiemann et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Reduction of forest soil respiration in response to nitrogen deposition

(2010) I. A. Janssens et al.   Nature Geoscience

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

Nitrogen alters carbon dynamics during early succession in boreal forest

(2010) Steven D. Allison et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of tree species and N additions on forest floor microbial communities and extracellular enzyme activities

(2010) Matthew P. Weand et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Influences of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on polyphenol oxidase activity in a forested Andisol

(2009) Takashi Kunito et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Impacts of elevated N inputs on north temperate forest soil C storage, C/N, and net N-mineralization

(2009) L.E. Nave et al.   GEODERMA

Alteration of belowground carbon dynamics by nitrogen addition in southern California mixed conifer forests

(2009) Nicole S. Nowinski et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Phenol oxidase, peroxidase and organic matter dynamics of soil

(2009) Robert L. Sinsabaugh   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Nitrogen deposition effects on soil organic matter chemistry are linked to variation in enzymes, ecosystems and size fractions

(2008) A. Stuart Grandy et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

PLANT AND MICROBE CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN A DIRECTIONALLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

(2008) Katharine N. Suding et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Effects of Long-Term Nitrogen Addition on Microbial Enzyme Activity in Eight Forested and Grassland Sites: Implications for Litter and Soil Organic Matter Decomposition

(2008) Bonnie L. Keeler et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

The effects of chronic nitrogen fertilization on alpine tundra soil microbial communities: implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling

(2008) Diana R. Nemergut et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial activity and soil respiration under nitrogen addition in Alaskan boreal forest

(2008) STEVEN D. ALLISON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Global nitrogen deposition and carbon sinks

(2008) Dave S. Reay et al.   Nature Geoscience

The Global Stoichiometry of Litter Nitrogen Mineralization

(2008) S. Manzoni et al.   SCIENCE

Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Questions, and Potential Solutions

(2008) J. N. Galloway et al.   SCIENCE

Soil enzyme activities in two forage systems following application of different rates of swine lagoon effluent or ammonium nitrate

(2007) Kannan Iyyemperumal et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY