Interactions between biochar stability and soil organisms: review and research needs

Palatability of carbonized materials to Collembola

(2012) Mohamed Salem et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Biochar Carbon Stability in a Clayey Soil As a Function of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature

(2012) Bhupinder Pal Singh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biochar and Earthworm Effects on Soil Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

(2012) Cara A. Augustenborg et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Kinetics of Carbon Mineralization of Biochars Compared with Wheat Straw in Three Soils

(2012) Muhammad Farooq Qayyum et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Soil Nematode Response to Biochar Addition in a Chinese Wheat Field

(2012) Xiao-Ke ZHANG et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Biological degradation of pyrogenic organic matter in temperate forest soils

(2012) Fernanda Santos et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Short-term CO2 and N2O emissions and microbial properties of biochar amended sandy loam soils

(2012) Nele Ameloot et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochar addition to agricultural soil increased CH4 uptake and water holding capacity – Results from a short-term pilot field study

(2011) Kristiina Karhu et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis

(2011) S. Jeffery et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Microbial mineralization of biochar and wheat straw mixture in soil: A short-term study

(2011) Costanza Zavalloni et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Qualitative analysis of volatile organic compounds on biochar

(2011) Kurt A. Spokas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of Chemical, Biological, and Physical Aging As Well As Soil Addition on the Sorption of Pyrene to Activated Carbon and Biochar

(2011) SarahE. Hale et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Interactive Priming of Biochar and Labile Organic Matter Mineralization in a Smectite-Rich Soil

(2011) Alexandra Keith et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

High surface area biochar negatively impacts herbicide efficacy

(2011) E. R. Graber et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Pyrogenic organic matter in soil: Its origin and occurrence, its chemistry and survival in soil environments

(2011) Heike Knicker   QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL

Earthworm avoidance of biochar can be mitigated by wetting

(2011) Dong Li et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Bioavailability of N released from N-rich pyrogenic organic matter: An incubation study

(2011) José M. de la Rosa et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Short-term biochar-induced increase in soil CO2 release is both biotically and abiotically mediated

(2011) D.L. Jones et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Positive and negative carbon mineralization priming effects among a variety of biochar-amended soils

(2011) Andrew R. Zimmerman et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Short term soil priming effects and the mineralisation of biochar following its incorporation to soils of different pH

(2011) Y. Luo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochar effects on soil biota – A review

(2011) Johannes Lehmann et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The priming potential of biochar products in relation to labile carbon contents and soil organic matter status

(2011) Andrew Cross et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of slow and fast pyrolysis biochar on soil C and N turnover dynamics

(2011) Esben W. Bruun et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Sorption, Volatilization, and Efficacy of the Fumigant 1,3-Dichloropropene in a Biochar-Amended Soil

(2011) E. R. Graber et al.   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Can Soil Carbonate Dissolution Lead to Overestimation of Soil Respiration?

(2011) Guy Tamir et al.   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Soil microbial communities and activities under intensive organic and conventional vegetable farming in West Java, Indonesia

(2010) Bram Moeskops et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

An investigation into the reactions of biochar in soil

(2010) S. D. Joseph et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL RESEARCH

pH-Dependent Mineral Release and Surface Properties of Cornstraw Biochar: Agronomic Implications

(2010) A. Silber et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Abiotic and Microbial Oxidation of Laboratory-Produced Black Carbon (Biochar)

(2010) Andrew R. Zimmerman   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Soil biodiversity and carbon cycling: a review and synthesis of studies examining diversity-function relationships

(2010) U. N. Nielsen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Investigation of growth responses in saprophytic fungi to charred biomass

(2010) Philippa L. Ascough et al.   ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES

“Black nitrogen” – an important fraction in determining the recalcitrance of charcoal

(2010) Heike Knicker   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Biochar impact on development and productivity of pepper and tomato grown in fertigated soilless media

(2010) Ellen R. Graber et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review

(2010) Christopher J. Atkinson et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Impact of black carbon addition to soil on the determination of soil microbial biomass by fumigation extraction

(2010) M. Durenkamp et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The effect of young biochar on soil respiration

(2010) Jeffrey L. Smith et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Reconciling apparent variability in effects of biochar amendment on soil enzyme activities by assay optimization

(2010) Vanessa L. Bailey et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Review of the stability of biochar in soils: predictability of O:C molar ratios

(2010) Kurt A Spokas   Carbon Management

Impacts of woodchip biochar additions on greenhouse gas production and sorption/degradation of two herbicides in a Minnesota soil

(2009) K.A. Spokas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Breaking ground: Pedological, geological, and ecological implications of soil bioturbation

(2009) Marshall T. Wilkinson et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Influence of Environmental Factors on Pesticide Adsorption by Black Carbon: pH and Model Dissolved Organic Matter

(2009) Yuping Qiu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Short-term CO2 mineralization after additions of biochar and switchgrass to a Typic Kandiudult

(2009) J.M. Novak et al.   GEODERMA

Fate of soil-applied black carbon: downward migration, leaching and soil respiration

(2009) JULIE MAJOR et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Bacterial Community Composition in Brazilian Anthrosols and Adjacent Soils Characterized Using Culturing and Molecular Identification

(2009) B. O’Neill et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic performance and soil fertility

(2009) L. Van Zwieten et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Effect of biochar amendment on soil carbon balance and soil microbial activity

(2009) S. Steinbeiss et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Using poultry litter biochars as soil amendments

(2008) K. Y. Chan et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL RESEARCH

Slow pyrolysis of poultry litter and pine woody biomass: Impact of chars and bio-oils on microbial growth

(2008) K. C. Das et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

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

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

Microbial mineralization and assimilation of black carbon: Dependency on degree of thermal alteration

(2008) Sander Bruun et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

A new conceptual model for the structural properties of char produced during vegetation fires

(2008) Heike Knicker et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Mineralisation and structural changes during the initial phase of microbial degradation of pyrogenic plant residues in soil

(2008) André Hilscher et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Response to Comment on "Fire-Derived Charcoal Causes Loss of Forest Humus"

(2008) D. A. Wardle et al.   SCIENCE

Black carbon decomposition and incorporation into soil microbial biomass estimated by 14C labeling

(2008) Yakov Kuzyakov et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Charcoal and smoke extract stimulate the soil microbial community in a highly weathered xanthic Ferralsol

(2007) Christoph Steiner et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA