Experimental nitrogen fertilisation globally accelerates, then slows decomposition of leaf litter

Interaction between tannins and fungal necromass stabilizes fungal residues in boreal forest soils

(2019) Bartosz Adamczyk et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Conceptualizing soil organic matter into particulate and mineral‐associated forms to address global change in the 21st century

(2019) Jocelyn M. Lavallee et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Responses of litter decomposition and nutrient release to N addition: A meta-analysis of terrestrial ecosystems

(2018) Tian'an Zhang et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Reconciling multiple impacts of nitrogen enrichment on soil carbon: plant, microbial and geochemical controls

(2018) Chenglong Ye et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Manganese limitation as a mechanism for reduced decomposition in soils under atmospheric nitrogen deposition

(2018) Emily D. Whalen et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Flexible Carbon-Use Efficiency across Litter Types and during Decomposition Partly Compensates Nutrient Imbalances—Results from Analytical Stoichiometric Models

(2017) Stefano Manzoni   Frontiers in Microbiology

A parsimonious modular approach to building a mechanistic belowground carbon and nitrogen model

(2017) Rose Z. Abramoff et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Chronic nitrogen additions fundamentally restructure the soil fungal community in a temperate forest

(2016) Eric W. Morrison et al.   Fungal Ecology

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

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

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

Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

(2016) Cynthia M. Kallenbach et al.   Nature Communications

Stimulation of terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage by nitrogen addition: a meta-analysis

(2016) Kai Yue 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

A global analysis of soil acidification caused by nitrogen addition

(2015) Dashuan Tian et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Explicitly representing soil microbial processes in Earth system models

(2015) William R. Wieder et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Long-term fertilization effects on soil organic carbon stocks in the irrigated desert soil of NW China

(2015) Yanjun Chai et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

The contentious nature of soil organic matter

(2015) Johannes Lehmann et al.   NATURE

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

(2015) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   Nature Geoscience

Warming and Nitrogen Addition Increase Litter Decomposition in a Temperate Meadow Ecosystem

(2015) Shiwei Gong et al.   PLoS One

Plant species effects on nutrient cycling: revisiting litter feedbacks

(2015) Sarah E. Hobbie   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Microbial community dynamics alleviate stoichiometric constraints during litter decay

(2014) Christina Kaiser et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

(2014) I. Tanya Handa et al.   NATURE

Combination of nitrogen deposition and ultraviolet-B radiation decreased litter decomposition in subtropical China

(2014) Xinzhang Song et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Decomposition patterns for foliar litter – A theory for influencing factors

(2014) Björn Berg   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Modeling adaptation of carbon use efficiency in microbial communities

(2014) Steven D. Allison   Frontiers in Microbiology

Soil C and N availability determine the priming effect: microbial N mining and stoichiometric decomposition theories

(2013) Ruirui Chen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Decomposition trajectories of diverse litter types: a model selection analysis

(2013) William K. Cornwell et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Global soil carbon projections are improved by modelling microbial processes

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

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

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

Evaluating litter decomposition in earth system models with long-term litterbag experiments: an example using the Community Land Model version 4 (CLM4)

(2012) Gordon B. Bonan et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

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

(2012) Stefano Manzoni et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Impact of litter quality and soil nutrient availability on leaf decomposition rate in a semi-arid grassland of Northeast China

(2011) Lu-Jun Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Simulated Atmospheric N Deposition Alters Fungal Community Composition and Suppresses Ligninolytic Gene Expression in a Northern Hardwood Forest

(2011) Ivan P. Edwards et al.   PLoS One

Stoichiometric controls on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in decomposing litter

(2010) Stefano Manzoni et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Reduction of forest soil respiration in response to nitrogen deposition

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

Microbial production of recalcitrant organic matter in global soils: implications for productivity and climate policy

(2010) Chao Liang et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Long-term nitrogen additions increased surface soil carbon concentration in a forest plantation despite elevated decomposition

(2010) Zhiqun Huang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC NO3−DEPOSITION INCREASES SOIL ORGANIC MATTER BY SLOWING DECOMPOSITION

(2009) Donald R. Zak et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Long-term manure and fertilizer effects on soil organic matter fractions and microbes under a wheat–maize cropping system in northern China

(2009) Wei Gong et al.   GEODERMA

NITROGEN EFFECTS ON DECOMPOSITION: A FIVE-YEAR EXPERIMENT IN EIGHT TEMPERATE SITES

(2008) Sarah E. Hobbie   ECOLOGY

Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate-dependent

(2008) DIANA H. WALL et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

(2008) MARK E. HARMON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Tree species identity alters forest litter decomposition through long-term plant and soil interactions in Patagonia, Argentina

(2008) Lucía Vivanco et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors

(2008) Deqiang Zhang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

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

Negative impact of nitrogen deposition on soil buffering capacity

(2008) William D. Bowman et al.   Nature Geoscience