Competition between roots and microorganisms for nitrogen: mechanisms and ecological relevance

The below-ground perspective of forest plants: soil provides mainly organic nitrogen for plants and mycorrhizal fungi

(2012) Erich Inselsbacher et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2012) Stefano Manzoni et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Organic nitrogen uptake by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a boreal forest

(2012) Matthew D. Whiteside et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Bigger may be better in soil N cycling: Does rapid acquisition of small l-peptides by soil microbes dominate fluxes of protein-derived N in soil?

(2012) Paul W. Hill et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mycorrhizal networks: Mechanisms, ecology and modelling

(2012) Suzanne W. Simard et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Seasonal changes in nitrogen availability, and root and microbial uptake of 15N13C9-phenylalanine and 15N-ammonium in situ at a temperate heath

(2011) Louise C. Andresen et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Substrate concentration and enzyme allocation can affect rates of microbial decomposition

(2011) Donovan P. German et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant and soil responses to defoliation: a comparative study of grass species with contrasting life history strategies

(2011) Eduardo Medina-Roldán et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Comparison of uptake of different N forms by soil microorganisms and two wet-grassland plants: A pot study

(2011) Eva Kaštovská et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective

(2010) E. Toby Kiers et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Cross-Ecosystem Comparisons of In Situ Plant Uptake of Amino Acid-N and NH4 +

(2010) Jack W. McFarland et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Microbial uptake of low-molecular-weight organic substances out-competes sorption in soil

(2010) H. Fischer et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Are root exudates more important than other sources of rhizodeposits in structuring rhizosphere bacterial communities?

(2010) Paul G. Dennis et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY 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

Dominant plant species shift their nitrogen uptake patterns in response to nutrient enrichment caused by a fungal fairy in an alpine meadow

(2010) Xingliang Xu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Feedback of grazing on gross rates of N mineralization and inorganic N partitioning in steppe soils of Inner Mongolia

(2010) Honghui Wu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Growth rates of rhizosphere microorganisms depend on competitive abilities of plants and N supply

(2010) E. Blagodatskaya et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

Substantial nitrogen acquisition by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from organic material has implications for N cycling

(2010) A. Hodge et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Determination of gross rates of amino acid production and immobilization in decomposing leaf litter by a novel 15N isotope pool dilution technique

(2010) Wolfgang Wanek et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Turnover of soil organic matter and of microbial biomass under C3–C4 vegetation change: Consideration of 13C fractionation and preferential substrate utilization

(2010) E. Blagodatskaya et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Glycine uptake in heath plants and soil microbes responds to elevated temperature, CO2 and drought

(2009) Louise C. Andresen et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Seasonal variation in nitrogen uptake and turnover in two high-elevation soils: mineralization responses are site-dependent

(2009) Amy E. Miller et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

New nitrogen uptake strategy: specialized snow roots

(2009) Vladimir G. Onipchenko et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Contrasting effects of glucose, living roots and maize straw on microbial growth kinetics and substrate availability in soil

(2009) E. V. Blagodatskaya et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Uptake of organic nitrogen by plants

(2009) Torgny Näsholm et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Controls over mycorrhizal uptake of organic nitrogen

(2009) J.M. Talbot et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Nitrogen uptake and utilisation as a competition factor between invasive Duchesnea indica and native Fragaria vesca

(2009) Johanna Littschwager et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant-microbe-soil interactions in the rhizosphere: an evolutionary perspective

(2009) Hans Lambers et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rhizosphere fauna: the functional and structural diversity of intimate interactions of soil fauna with plant roots

(2009) Michael Bonkowski et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

CO2 and inorganic N supply modify competition for N between co-occurring grass plants, tree seedlings and soil microorganisms

(2009) Juliette M.G. Bloor et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Short-term competition between crop plants and soil microbes for inorganic N fertilizer

(2009) Erich Inselsbacher et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant uptake of dual-labeled organic N biased by inorganic C uptake: Results of a triple labeling study

(2009) Jim Rasmussen et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Sorption, microbial uptake and decomposition of acetate in soil: Transformations revealed by position-specific 14C labeling

(2009) Holger Fischer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The microbial PLFA composition as affected by pH in an arable soil

(2009) Johannes Rousk et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant and Microbial Uptake and Allocation of Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Related to Plant Growth Forms and Soil Conditions at Two Subarctic Tundra Sites in Sweden

(2008) Pernille Lærkedal Sorensen et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

Regulation of amino acid biodegradation in soil as affected by depth

(2008) Sarah J. Kemmitt et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Mechanisms of real and apparent priming effects and their dependence on soil microbial biomass and community structure: critical review

(2008) Е. Blagodatskaya et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

NITROGEN LIMITATION OF NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS IS GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED

(2008) David S. LeBauer et al.   ECOLOGY

PLANT AND MICROBIAL CONTROLS ON NITROGEN RETENTION AND LOSS IN A HUMID TROPICAL FOREST

(2008) Pamela H. Templer et al.   ECOLOGY

Nitrogen Uptake During One Year in Subarctic Plant Functional Groups and in Microbes After Long-Term Warming and Fertilization

(2008) Pernille L. Sorensen et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

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

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

Soil organic-carbon and total nitrogen stocks as affected by different land uses in Baden-Württemberg (southwest Germany)

(2008) Haiqing Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Site-dependent N uptake from N-form mixtures by arctic plants, soil microbes and ectomycorrhizal fungi

(2008) Karina Engelbrecht Clemmensen et al.   OECOLOGIA

Nitrogen preferences and plant-soil feedbacks as influenced by neighbors in the alpine tundra

(2008) I. W. Ashton et al.   OECOLOGIA

Uptake of pulse injected nitrogen by soil microbes and mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal plants in a species-diverse subarctic heath ecosystem

(2008) Louise C. Andresen et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with leguminous and non-leguminous plants

(2008) Claudine Franche et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root uptake of N-containing and N-free low molecular weight organic substances by maize: A 14C/15N tracer study

(2008) Christian Biernath et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Nitrogen rhizodeposition in agricultural crops: Methods, estimates and future prospects

(2007) Florian Wichern et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Do plant species with different growth strategies vary in their ability to compete with soil microbes for chemical forms of nitrogen?

(2007) Kathryn A. Harrison et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY