Dual, differential isotope labeling shows the preferential movement of labile plant constituents into mineral-bonded soil organic matter

A new conceptual model on the fate and controls of fresh and pyrolized plant litter decomposition

(2015) Jennifer L. Soong et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

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

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

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

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

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

Proteins with High Turnover Rate in Barley Leaves Estimated by Proteome Analysis Combined with in Planta Isotope Labeling

(2014) Clark J. Nelson et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Design and Operation of a Continuous 13C and 15N Labeling Chamber for Uniform or Differential, Metabolic and Structural, Plant Isotope Labeling

(2014) Jennifer L Soong et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

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

(2013) Vidya Suseela et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

Extractability of water-soluble soil organic matter as monitored by spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses

(2012) Ezzhora Nkhili et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

Transport of Carbon and Nitrogen Between Litter and Soil Organic Matter in a Northern Hardwood Forest

(2011) Timothy J. Fahey et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

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

A litter-slurry technique elucidates the key role of enzyme production and microbial dynamics in temperature sensitivity of organic matter decomposition

(2011) Matthew D. Wallenstein et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Old and stable soil organic matter is not necessarily chemically recalcitrant: implications for modeling concepts and temperature sensitivity

(2010) MARKUS KLEBER et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Sensitivity of organic matter decomposition to warming varies with its quality

(2008) RICHARD T. CONANT et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

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

Labile and recalcitrant plant fractions are utilised by distinct microbial communities in soil: Independent of the presence of roots and mycorrhizal fungi

(2008) Eric Paterson et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY