Soil carbon sequestration – An interplay between soil microbial community and soil organic matter dynamics

Aggregate-related changes in living microbial biomass and microbial necromass associated with different fertilization patterns of greenhouse vegetable soils

(2021) Haoan Luan et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Aridity and NPP constrain contribution of microbial necromass to soil organic carbon in the Qinghai-Tibet alpine grasslands

(2021) Xinying Zhang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Physical protection of extracellular and intracellular DNA in soil aggregates against simulated natural oxidative processes

(2021) Shamina Imran Pathan et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Fungal alpha diversity influences stochasticity of bacterial and fungal community assemblies in soil aggregates in an apple orchard

(2021) Wei Zheng et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Microbial population dynamics and evolutionary outcomes under extreme energy limitation

(2021) William R. Shoemaker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems

(2021) Baorong Wang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Do cover crops benefit soil microbiome? A meta-analysis of current research

(2020) Nakian Kim et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Changes in Labile Fractions of Soil Organic Matter During the Conversion to Organic Farming

(2020) H. Abdelrahman et al.  

Fungal Traits Important for Soil Aggregation

(2020) Anika Lehmann et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Fertilization regime has a greater effect on soil microbial community structure than crop rotation and growth stage in an agroecosystem

(2020) Zhibin Guo et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

The potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in C cycling: a review

(2020) Manoj Parihar et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Minimum tillage and residue retention increase soil microbial population size and diversity: Implications for conservation tillage

(2020) Yuan Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Soil DOC release and aggregate disruption mediate rhizosphere priming effect on soil C decomposition

(2020) Yanghui He et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

A meta-analysis of global cropland soil carbon changes due to cover cropping

(2020) Jinshi Jian et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Long-term effects of straw return and straw-derived biochar amendment on bacterial communities in soil aggregates

(2020) Naling Bai et al.   Scientific Reports

Long-term impact of diversified crop rotations and nutrient management practices on soil microbial functions and soil enzymes activity

(2020) D.N. Borase et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

The vertical distribution and control of microbial necromass carbon in forest soils

(2020) Xiangyin Ni et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Relationships Between Organic Matter Contents and Bacterial Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities in Soils: Comparisons Between Seasons

(2020) Alexis Wilkerson et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Rhizosphere priming is tightly associated with root-driven aggregate turnover

(2020) Xiaohong Wang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil fertility and bacterial community composition in a semiarid Mediterranean agricultural soil under long‐term tillage management

(2020) Mohammad Yaghoubi Khanghahi et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT

Cover cropping enhances soil microbial biomass and affects microbial community structure: A meta-analysis

(2020) Ihsan Muhammad et al.   GEODERMA

A systematic reconsideration on proteases

(2019) Poorani Gurumallesh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Variations of SOC and MBC observed in an incubated brown loam soils managed under different tillage systems for 12 years

(2019) Xiaosha Li et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT

Soil aggregate microbial communities: Towards understanding microbiome interactions at biologically relevant scales

(2019) Regina L. Wilpiszeski et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Soil organic carbon sequestration in soil aggregates in the karst Critical Zone Observatory, Southwest China

(2019) Man Liu et al.   Plant, Soil and Environment

Managing Agroecosystems for Soil Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency: Ecological Unknowns, Potential Outcomes, and a Path Forward

(2019) Cynthia M. Kallenbach et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Deep soil inventories reveal that impacts of cover crops and compost on soil carbon sequestration differ in surface and sub‐surface soils

(2019) N.E. Tautges et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter

(2019) Chao Liang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Functional Soil Organic Matter Fractions, Microbial Community, and Enzyme Activities in a Mollisol Under 35 Years Manure and Mineral Fertilization

(2019) Fan Yang et al.  

Microbial spatial footprint as a driver of soil carbon stabilization

(2019) A. N. Kravchenko et al.   Nature Communications

Ecological Functions of Agricultural Soil Bacteria and Microeukaryotes in Chitin Degradation: A Case Study

(2019) Adam S. Wieczorek et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Response of organic carbon fractions and microbial community composition of soil aggregates to long-term fertilizations in an intensive greenhouse system

(2019) Lihong Tong et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Increasing Temperature and Microplastic Fibers Jointly Influence Soil Aggregation by Saprobic Fungi

(2019) Yun Liang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Soil microbiomes and climate change

(2019) Janet K. Jansson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of tillage practices on soil microbiome and agricultural parameters

(2019) Judith Kraut-Cohen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Relationship between the microbial community and catabolic diversity in response to conservation tillage

(2019) Ziting Wang et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Amino sugars as specific indices for fungal and bacterial residues in soil

(2018) Rainer Georg Joergensen   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Distinct responses of soil bacterial and fungal communities to changes in fertilization regime and crop rotation

(2018) Chao Ai et al.   GEODERMA

Early accumulation of active fraction soil carbon in newly established cellulosic biofuel systems

(2018) Christine D. Sprunger et al.   GEODERMA

Fertilization with nitrogen and/or phosphorus lowers soil organic carbon sequestration in alpine meadows

(2018) Jin Hua Li et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

Effect of long-term tillage on soil aggregates and aggregate-associated carbon in black soil of Northeast China

(2018) Hongbing Zheng et al.   PLoS One

Long-term use of cover crops and no-till shift soil microbial community life strategies in agricultural soil

(2018) Radomir Schmidt et al.   PLoS One

Linking macroaggregation to soil microbial community and organic carbon accumulation under different tillage and residue managements

(2018) Xianfeng Zhang et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Necromass as a Limited Source of Energy for Microorganisms in Marine Sediments

(2018) James A. Bradley et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Divergent accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin components in grassland soils

(2018) Tian Ma et al.   Nature Communications

Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Ecological Function and Impact on Soil Aggregation

(2018) Ohana Y. A. Costa et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Managing for soil carbon sequestration: Let’s get realistic

(2018) William H. Schlesinger et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Hidden miners – the roles of cover crops and soil microorganisms in phosphorus cycling through agroecosystems

(2018) Moritz Hallama et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Carbon and nitrogen inputs differentially affect priming of soil organic matter in tropical lowland and montane soils

(2018) Lettice C. Hicks et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil carbon sequestration to depth in response to long-term phosphorus fertilization of grazed pasture

(2018) Elizabeth C. Coonan et al.   GEODERMA

Spatial distribution of microbial biomass and residues across soil aggregate fractions at different elevations in the Central Austrian Alps

(2018) Rajasekaran Murugan et al.   GEODERMA

Living cover crops have immediate impacts on soil microbial community structure and function

(2017) D.M. Finney et al.   JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

Soil organic carbon sequestration and tillage systems in the Mediterranean Basin: a data mining approach

(2017) Rosa Francaviglia et al.   NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Soil aggregates response to tillage and residue management in a double paddy rice soil of the Southern China

(2017) Zhongdu Chen et al.   NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Soil microbial communities alter leaf chemistry and influence allelopathic potential among coexisting plant species

(2017) Scott J. Meiners et al.   OECOLOGIA

Effects of plant-symbiotic relationships on the living soil microbial community and microbial necromass in a long-term agro-ecosystem

(2017) J. Schmidt et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Long-term no-tillage and organic input management enhanced the diversity and stability of soil microbial community

(2017) Yi Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effect of fertilization on soil microorganisms in paddy rice systems – A meta-analysis

(2017) Daniel Geisseler et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biosolids and conservation tillage: Impacts on soil fungal communities in dryland wheat-fallow cropping systems

(2017) Daniel C. Schlatter et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Rhizosphere priming effect: A meta-analysis

(2017) Changfu Huo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Temporal Dynamics of Soil Microbial Communities below the Seedbed under Two Contrasting Tillage Regimes

(2017) Florine Degrune et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Soil Microbiome Is More Heterogeneous in Organic Than in Conventional Farming System

(2017) Manoeli Lupatini et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Response of soil enzymes and microbial communities to root extracts of the alien Alternanthera philoxeroides

(2017) Yanyan Ge et al.   Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Organic farming enhances soil microbial abundance and activity—A meta-analysis and meta-regression

(2017) Martina Lori et al.   PLoS One

Tillage effects on soil microbial biomass, SOM mineralization and enzyme activity in a semi-arid Calcixerepts

(2016) Vida Kabiri et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Soil microbial diversity and activity linked to crop yield and quality in a dryland organic wheat production system

(2016) Nicole E. Tautges et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Microbial carbon use efficiency: accounting for population, community, and ecosystem-scale controls over the fate of metabolized organic matter

(2016) Kevin M. Geyer et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Plant functional groups, grasses versus forbs, differ in their impact on soil carbon dynamics with nitrogen fertilization

(2016) Jin Hua Li et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

The impact of crop rotation on soil microbial diversity: A meta-analysis

(2016) Zander Samuel Venter et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Effect of biochar and organic fertilizers on C mineralization and macro-aggregate dynamics under different incubation temperatures

(2016) Dennis Grunwald et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

One-time strategic tillage does not cause major impacts on soil microbial properties in a no-till Calcisol

(2016) Hongwei Liu et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Strip tillage improves soil biological activity, fruit yield and sugar content of triploid watermelon

(2016) Daniel Leskovar et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Microorganisms and their residues under restored perennial grassland communities of varying diversity

(2016) Chao Liang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biogeochemical drivers of microbial community convergence across actively retreating glaciers

(2016) Sarah C. Castle et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Some concepts of soil organic carbon characteristics and mineral interaction from a review of literature

(2016) Lanfang Han et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The nature and dynamics of soil organic matter: Plant inputs, microbial transformations, and organic matter stabilization

(2016) Eldor A. Paul   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Organic farming induces changes in soil microbiota that affect agro-ecosystem functions

(2016) Giuliano Bonanomi 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

Soil Fungal:Bacterial Ratios Are Linked to Altered Carbon Cycling

(2016) Ashish A. Malik et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

High quality residues from cover crops favor changes in microbial community and enhance C and N sequestration

(2016) Ileana Frasier et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Cellulose and hemicellulose decomposition by forest soil bacteria proceeds by the action of structurally variable enzymatic systems

(2016) Rubén López-Mondéjar et al.   Scientific Reports

Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils via cultivation of cover crops – A meta-analysis

(2015) Christopher Poeplau et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Stable-Isotope Probing Identifies Uncultured Planctomycetes as Primary Degraders of a Complex Heteropolysaccharide in Soil

(2015) Xiaoqing Wang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Soil respiration, microbial biomass and nutrient availability in soil after repeated addition of low and high C/N plant residues

(2015) Trung Ta Nguyen et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

The physiology and ecological implications of efficient growth

(2015) Benjamin RK Roller et al.   ISME Journal

The contentious nature of soil organic matter

(2015) Johannes Lehmann et al.   NATURE

Microbial physiology and necromass regulate agricultural soil carbon accumulation

(2015) C.M. Kallenbach et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Changes in soil aggregation and microbial community structure control carbon sequestration after afforestation of semiarid shrublands

(2015) N. Garcia-Franco et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Long term tillage, cover crop, and fertilization effects on microbial community structure, activity: Implications for soil quality

(2015) Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage

(2015) Markus Lange et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon sequestration potential in perennial bioenergy crops: the importance of organic matter inputs and its physical protection

(2014) Carlo Chimento et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Distinct soil microbial diversity under long-term organic and conventional farming

(2014) Martin Hartmann et al.   ISME Journal

Long-term study of root biomass in a biodiversity experiment reveals shifts in diversity effects over time

(2014) Janneke M. Ravenek et al.   OIKOS

Carbon mineralization kinetics in soils under urban environment

(2013) Alessandro Saviozzi et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Response of microbial communities to long-term fertilization depends on their microhabitat

(2013) Dominik Neumann et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Sorptive fractionation of organic matter and formation of organo-hydroxy-aluminum complexes during litter biodegradation in the presence of gibbsite

(2013) K. Heckman et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Soil-Borne Bacterial Structure and Diversity Does Not Reflect Community Activity in Pampa Biome

(2013) Manoeli Lupatini et al.   PLoS One

The impact of agricultural practices on soil biota: A regional study

(2013) Jean-François Ponge et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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

Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification

(2012) Teja Tscharntke et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

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

(2012) Stefano Manzoni et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Soil microbial community dynamics over a maize (Zea mays L.) growing season under conventional- and no-tillage practices in a rainfed agroecosystem

(2012) Bin Zhang et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Bacterial communities in soil mimic patterns of vegetative succession and ecosystem climax but are resilient to change between seasons

(2012) Mark A. Williams et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbial control over carbon cycling in soil

(2012) Joshua P. Schimel et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Influence of biological aggregating agents associated with microbial population on soil aggregate stability

(2011) Jia Tang et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

SOM genesis: microbial biomass as a significant source

(2011) Anja Miltner et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Different crop rotation systems as drivers of change in soil bacterial community structure and yield of rice, Oryza sativa

(2011) Do Thi Xuan et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Long-term tillage effects on the distribution patterns of microbial biomass and activities within soil aggregates

(2011) X. Jiang et al.   CATENA

Patterns of lignin degradation and oxidative enzyme secretion by different wood- and litter-colonizing basidiomycetes and ascomycetes grown on beech-wood

(2011) Christiane Liers et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Soil microbial biomass and organic matter fractions during transition from conventional to organic farming systems

(2011) Valdinar B. Santos et al.   GEODERMA

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

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

No-tillage increases soil profile carbon and nitrogen under long-term rainfed cropping systems

(2011) G.E. Varvel et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Glomalin related soil protein, carbon, nitrogen and soil aggregate stability as affected by land use variation in the humid forest zone of south Cameroon

(2011) R. Fokom et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

The distribution of nematodes and soil microbial communities across soil aggregate fractions and farm management systems

(2011) Shabeg S. Briar et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

No-till soil management increases microbial biomass and alters community profiles in soil aggregates

(2010) B.L. Helgason et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Soil organic carbon and biological indicators in an Acrisol under tillage systems and organic management in north-eastern Brazil

(2010) Luiz F. C. Leite et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL RESEARCH

An Absorbing Markov Chain approach to understanding the microbial role in soil carbon stabilization

(2010) Chao Liang et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Contribution of a sewage sludge application to the short-term carbon sequestration across a wide range of agricultural soils

(2010) José Martín Soriano-Disla et al.   Environmental Earth Sciences

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

(2010) Chao Liang et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Members of soil bacterial communities sensitive to tillage and crop rotation

(2010) Chuntao Yin et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbial biogeography at the soil pore scale

(2010) Léo Simon Ruamps et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Aggregate stability in range sandy loam soils Relationships with runoff and erosion

(2009) Y. Cantón et al.   CATENA

Soil aggregation and carbon sequestration are tightly correlated with the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: results from long-term field experiments

(2009) Gail W. T. Wilson et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Long-Term Phosphorus Fertilization Impacts Soil Fungal and Bacterial Diversity but not AM Fungal Community in Alfalfa

(2009) M. S. Beauregard et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Changes in soil aggregation and glomalin-related soil protein content as affected by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species Glomus mosseae and Glomus intraradices

(2009) Stefano Bedini et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil-carbon preservation through habitat constraints and biological limitations on decomposer activity

(2008) Klemens Ekschmitt et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

On the importance of the negative selection effect for the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

(2008) Lin Jiang et al.   OIKOS

Rhizosphere priming effect: Its functional relationships with microbial turnover, evapotranspiration, and C–N budgets

(2008) Weixin Cheng   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY