Decomposition and transformations along the continuum from litter to soil organic matter in forest soils

Root‐derived inputs are major contributors to soil carbon in temperate forests, but vary by mycorrhizal type

(2021) Adrienne B. Keller et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Mycorrhizal type effects on leaf litter decomposition depend on litter quality and environmental context

(2021) Georgia S. Seyfried et al.   Biogeochemistry

Soil texture affects the coupling of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation

(2021) Gerrit Angst et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Dissolved organic carbon production and flux under long-term litter manipulations in a Pacific Northwest old-growth forest

(2020) Lucas R. Evans et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Substrate quality drives fungal necromass decay and decomposer community structure under contrasting vegetation types

(2020) Katilyn V. Beidler et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis

(2020) Mathias Mayer et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Mycorrhizal association of common European tree species shapes biomass and metabolic activity of bacterial and fungal communities in soil

(2020) Petr Heděnec et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Positive feedback loop between earthworms, humus form and soil pH reinforces earthworm abundance in European forests

(2020) Ellen Desie et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Sticky dead microbes: Rapid abiotic retention of microbial necromass in soil

(2020) Kate M. Buckeridge et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Tree species effects on topsoil carbon stock and concentration are mediated by tree species type, mycorrhizal association, and N-fixing ability at the global scale

(2020) Yan Peng et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Turnover of gram-negative bacterial biomass-derived carbon through the microbial food web of an agricultural soil

(2020) Tiantian Zheng et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

(2019) Bartosz Adamczyk et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global patterns in fine root decomposition: climate, chemistry, mycorrhizal association and woodiness

(2019) Craig R. See et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter

(2019) Chao Liang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Root litter inputs exert greater influence over soil C than does aboveground litter in a subtropical natural forest

(2019) Xiaofei Liu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Soil chemistry turned upside down: a meta‐analysis of invasive earthworm effects on soil chemical properties

(2019) Olga Ferlian et al.   ECOLOGY

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

Soil carbon storage informed by particulate and mineral-associated organic matter

(2019) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   Nature Geoscience

Does ectomycorrhiza have a universal key role in the formation of soil organic matter in boreal forests?

(2019) Mona N. Högberg et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition

(2018) François-Xavier Joly et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Effects of soil macro- and mesofauna on litter decomposition and soil organic matter stabilization

(2018) Jan Frouz   GEODERMA

Tree mycorrhizal type predicts within-site variability in the storage and distribution of soil organic matter

(2018) Matthew E. Craig et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Tree species effects are amplified by clay content in acidic soils

(2018) Gorik Verstraeten et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Nutrient content affects the turnover of fungal biomass in forest topsoil and the composition of associated microbial communities

(2018) Vendula Brabcová et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant litter quality affects the accumulation rate, composition, and stability of mineral-associated soil organic matter

(2018) S. Carolina Córdova et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Evidence for the primacy of living root inputs, not root or shoot litter, in forming soil organic carbon

(2018) Noah W. Sokol et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Contrasting dynamics and trait controls in first-order root compared with leaf litter decomposition

(2018) Tao Sun et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The afterlife effects of fungal morphology: Contrasting decomposition rates between diffuse and rhizomorphic necromass

(2018) Amanda K. Certano et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Ant and Earthworm Bioturbation in Cold-Temperate Ecosystems

(2018) A. R. Taylor et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Soil organic carbon stability in forests: distinct effects of tree species identity and traits

(2018) Gerrit Angst et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Microbial formation of stable soil carbon is more efficient from belowground than aboveground input

(2018) Noah W. Sokol et al.   Nature Geoscience

Leaf litter decay rates differ between mycorrhizal groups in temperate, but not tropical, forests

(2018) Adrienne B. Keller et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Stabilization of soil organic matter by earthworms is connected with physical protection rather than with chemical changes of organic matter

(2017) Šárka Angst et al.   GEODERMA

Carbon input by roots into the soil: Quantification of rhizodeposition from root to ecosystem scale

(2017) Johanna Pausch et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Relationships among leaf functional traits, litter traits, and mass loss during early phases of leaf litter decomposition in 12 woody plant species

(2017) Jenna M. Zukswert et al.   OECOLOGIA

Can short-term litter-bag measurements predict long-term decomposition in northern forests?

(2017) Tim R. Moore et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial residues as inputs to soil organic matter: Fourteen years on

(2017) Ingrid Kögel-Knabner   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Tree Species Identity Shapes Earthworm Communities

(2017) Stephanie Schelfhout et al.   Forests

The importance of anabolism in microbial control over soil carbon storage

(2017) Chao Liang et al.   Nature Microbiology

Leaf Litter Consumption by Macroarthropods and Burial of their Faeces Enhance Decomposition in a Mediterranean Ecosystem

(2016) Mathieu Coulis et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Dead fungal mycelium in forest soil represents a decomposition hotspot and a habitat for a specific microbial community

(2016) Vendula Brabcová et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The fate of cutin and suberin of decaying leaves, needles and roots – Inferences from the initial decomposition of bound fatty acids

(2016) Gerrit Angst et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Enhanced extractability of cutin- and suberin-derived organic matter with demineralization implies physical protection over chemical recalcitrance in soil

(2016) Lisa H. Lin et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Beyond microbes: Are fauna the next frontier in soil biogeochemical models?

(2016) A. Stuart Grandy et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass

(2016) Christopher W. Fernandez 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

From Litter to Humus in a Norwegian Spruce Forest: Long-Term Studies on the Decomposition of Needles and Cones

(2016) Sigmund Hågvar   Forests

Long-Term (13 Years) Decomposition Rates of Forest Floor Organic Matter on Paired Coniferous and Deciduous Watersheds with Contrasting Temperature Regimes

(2016) Robert Qualls   Forests

Effects of litter traits, soil biota, and soil chemistry on soil carbon stocks at a common garden with 14 tree species

(2015) Kevin E. Mueller et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

The life cycle, population dynamics, and contribution to litter decomposition of Penthetria holosericea (Diptera: Bibionidae) in an alder forest

(2015) Jan Frouz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Do soil fauna really hasten litter decomposition? A meta-analysis of enclosure studies

(2015) Jan Frouz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

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

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

Fine roots are the dominant source of recalcitrant plant litter in sugar maple-dominated northern hardwood forests

(2015) Mengxue Xia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Moving beyond the black-box: fungal traits, community structure, and carbon sequestration in forest soils

(2015) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelia turnover in a longleaf pine forest

(2015) Joseph J. Hendricks et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fate of ectomycorrhizal fungal biomass in a soil bioreactor system and its contribution to soil organic matter formation

(2015) Michael Schweigert et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The role of Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in litter decomposition and soil organic matter stabilization

(2014) Alexandra Špaldoňová et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

EctomycorrhizalCortinariusspecies participate in enzymatic oxidation of humus in northern forest ecosystems

(2014) Inga T. M. Bödeker et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ectomycorrhizal fungi - potential organic matter decomposers, yet not saprotrophs

(2014) Björn D. Lindahl et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carbon sequestration is related to mycorrhizal fungal community shifts during long-term succession in boreal forests

(2014) Karina E. Clemmensen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Influence of Litter Diversity on Dissolved Organic Matter Release and Soil Carbon Formation in a Mixed Beech Forest

(2014) Andrea Scheibe et al.   PLoS One

Root-induced changes in nutrient cycling in forests depend on exudation rates

(2014) Huajun Yin et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Initial melanin and nitrogen concentrations control the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter

(2014) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The role of litter-feeding macroarthropods in decomposition processes: A reappraisal of common views

(2014) J.F. David   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Global pattern of soil carbon losses due to the conversion of forests to agricultural land

(2014) Xiaorong Wei et al.   Scientific Reports

Does the addition of leaf litter affect soil respiration in the same way as addition of macrofauna excrements (of Bibio marci Diptera larvae) produced from the same litter?

(2013) S. Kaneda et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Earthworm effects on the incorporation of litter C and N into soil organic matter in a sugar maple forest

(2013) Timothy J. Fahey et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Soil carbon accumulation and nitrogen retention traits of four tree species grown in common gardens

(2013) Geshere Abdisa Gurmesa et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tree species effects on soils in temperate and boreal forests: Emerging themes and research needs

(2013) Cindy E. Prescott et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Do tree species influence soil carbon stocks in temperate and boreal forests?

(2013) Lars Vesterdal et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Linking litter decomposition of above- and below-ground organs to plant-soil feedbacks worldwide

(2013) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The mycorrhizal-associated nutrient economy: a new framework for predicting carbon-nutrient couplings in temperate forests

(2013) Richard P. Phillips et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of 15N-labeled leaf, root, and twig litter in temperate coniferous forests

(2013) Tiff L. van Huysen et al.   OECOLOGIA

Slow decomposition of very fine roots and some factors controlling the process: a 4-year experiment in four temperate tree species

(2013) Tao Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling

(2013) A. Ekblad et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forest

(2013) K. E. Clemmensen et al.   SCIENCE

On the persistence of Cenococcum geophilum ectomycorrhizas and its implications for forest carbon and nutrient cycles

(2013) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Macroarthropod-microorganism interactions during the decomposition of Mediterranean shrub litter at different moisture levels

(2013) M. Coulis et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Earthworms facilitate carbon sequestration through unequal amplification of carbon stabilization compared with mineralization

(2013) Weixin Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms

(2013) Ingrid M. Lubbers et al.   Nature Climate Change

Characterization of dissolved organic matter in decomposing Norway spruce and silver birch litter

(2012) O. Kiikkilä et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

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

Slow decomposition and limited nitrogen release by lower order roots in eight Chinese temperate and subtropical trees

(2012) Yanmei Xiong et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rapid incorporation of carbon from ectomycorrhizal mycelial necromass into soil fungal communities

(2012) B. Drigo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Extramatrical mycelia of ectomycorrhizal fungi as moderators of carbon dynamics in forest soil

(2012) John W.G. Cairney   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of leaf litter consumption by millipedes (Harpaphe haydeniana) on subsequent decomposition depends on litter type

(2012) Yoriko Suzuki et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Roots contribute more to refractory soil organic matter than above-ground crop residues, as revealed by a long-term field experiment

(2011) Thomas Kätterer et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Decomposition pathways of 13C-depleted leaf litter in forest soils of the Swiss Jura

(2011) Adrian Kammer et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Litter decay rates are determined by lignin chemistry

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

SOM genesis: microbial biomass as a significant source

(2011) Anja Miltner et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen leaching from Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch stands in southern Sweden

(2011) Mats Fröberg et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Soil respiration and rates of soil carbon turnover differ among six common European tree species

(2011) Lars Vesterdal et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

A plant economics spectrum of litter decomposability

(2011) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

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

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

(2010) Cindy E. Prescott   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Decomposition of the finest root branching orders: linking belowground dynamics to fine-root function and structure

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

A new conceptual model for the fate of lignin in decomposing plant litter

(2010) Thimo Klotzbücher et al.   ECOLOGY

Labile soil carbon inputs mediate the soil microbial community composition and plant residue decomposition rates

(2010) Marie-Anne de Graaff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Slow decomposition of lower order roots: a key mechanism of root carbon and nutrient retention in the soil

(2010) Pingping Fan et al.   OECOLOGIA

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(2010) Christiane Kramer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effective retention of litter-derived dissolved organic carbon in organic layers

(2009) Matthias Müller et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Amounts of carbon mineralised and leached as DOC during decomposition of Norway spruce needles and fine roots

(2009) Karna Hansson et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Short term and long term effects of bibionid (Diptera: Bibionidae) larvae feeding on microbial respiration and alder litter decomposition

(2008) J. Frouz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Decomposers in disguise: mycorrhizal fungi as regulators of soil C dynamics in ecosystems under global change

(2008) J. M. Talbot et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

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

Endogenous and exogenous controls of root life span, mortality and nitrogen flux in a longleaf pine forest: root branch order predominates

(2008) Dali Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

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

Carbon and nitrogen in forest floor and mineral soil under six common European tree species

(2007) Lars Vesterdal et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT