Plant litter chemistry and microbial priming regulate the accrual, composition and stability of soil carbon in invaded ecosystems

Different types of nitrogen deposition show variable effects on the soil carbon cycle process of temperate forests

(2014) Yuhan Du et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Grasslandification has significant impacts on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus of alpine wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau

(2013) Z.H. Shang et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Carbon use efficiency of microbial communities: stoichiometry, methodology and modelling

(2013) Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Stimulation of Different Functional Groups of Bacteria by Various Plant Residues as a Driver of Soil Priming Effect

(2013) Noémie Pascault et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

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

(2013) Vidya Suseela et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Physical protection of lignin by organic matter and clay minerals from chemical oxidation

(2013) Joyce S. Clemente et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Molecular characterization of organic matter in Canadian Arctic paleosols for paleoecological applications

(2013) Brent G. Pautler et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Molecular level analysis of long term vegetative shifts and relationships to soil organic matter composition

(2013) Oliva Pisani et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Plant invasions and extinction debts

(2013) B. Gilbert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

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

What controls the concentration of various aliphatic lipids in soil?

(2013) Kevin E. Mueller et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Ecophysiology of invasive plants: osmotic adjustment and antioxidants

(2013) Marta Pintó-Marijuan et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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

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

The Biology of Invasive Alien Plants in Canada. 12. Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Predeep

(2012) Cory J. Lindgren et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE

Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Poised to prosper? A cross-system comparison of climate change effects on native and non-native species performance

(2012) Cascade J. B. Sorte et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2

(2012) Richard P. Phillips et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Grass Invasions Across a Regional Gradient are Associated with Declines in Belowground Carbon Pools

(2012) Timothy D. Kramer et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Anthropogenic N Deposition Increases Soil C Storage by Decreasing the Extent of Litter Decay: Analysis of Field Observations with an Ecosystem Model

(2012) Kyle A. Whittinghill et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

(2012) Jennifer A. J. Dungait et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Alien plant species with a wider global distribution are better able to capitalize on increased resource availability

(2012) Wayne Dawson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phenolic inputs by invasive species could impart seasonal variations in nitrogen pools in the introduced soils: A case study with Polygonum cuspidatum

(2012) Nishanth Tharayil et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Induction and Transcriptional Regulation of Laccases in Fungi

(2011) Alessandra Piscitelli et al.   CURRENT GENOMICS

Litter quality impacts short- but not long-term soil carbon dynamics in soil aggregate fractions

(2011) Roberta Gentile et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis

(2011) David J. Eldridge et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Vegetation Effects on Soil Organic Matter Chemistry of Aggregate Fractions in a Hawaiian Forest

(2011) Catherine E. Stewart et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Composition of lipophilic compounds and carbohydrates in the accumulated plant litter and soil organic matter in boreal forests

(2011) S. Stark et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward

(2011) Richard T. Conant et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Interspecific differences in wood decay rates: insights from a new short-term method to study long-term wood decomposition

(2011) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

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

Changes in the structural composition and reactivity of Acer rubrum leaf litter tannins exposed to warming and altered precipitation: climatic stress-induced tannins are more reactive

(2011) Nishanth Tharayil et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Plant Cell Wall-Decomposing Machinery Underlies the Functional Diversity of Forest Fungi

(2011) D. C. Eastwood et al.   SCIENCE

Ecosystem Consequences of Biological Invasions

(2010) Joan G. Ehrenfeld   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

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

(2010) Cindy E. Prescott   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Direct and Indirect Effects of Invasive Plants on Soil Chemistry and Ecosystem Function

(2010) Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Leaf traits and decomposition in tropical rainforests: revisiting some commonly held views and towards a new hypothesis

(2010) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Kudzu (Pueraria montana) invasion doubles emissions of nitric oxide and increases ozone pollution

(2010) J. E. Hickman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Distribution and Potential Spread of Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) in Canada Relative to Climatic Thresholds

(2010) Robert S. Bourchier et al.   Invasive Plant Science and Management

Climate change increases risk of plant invasion in the Eastern United States

(2009) Bethany A. Bradley et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Does the invasive species Reynoutria japonica have an impact on soil and flora in urban wastelands?

(2009) Noëlie Maurel et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Cover Crop Effects Increasing Carbon Storage in a Subtropical No‐Till Sandy Acrisol

(2009) Cimélio Bayer et al.   COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS

SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC NO3−DEPOSITION INCREASES SOIL ORGANIC MATTER BY SLOWING DECOMPOSITION

(2009) Donald R. Zak et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Extensive transformation of organic matter and excellent lipid preservation at the upper, superhumid Guandera páramo

(2009) Klaas G.J. Nierop et al.   GEODERMA

Sources of plant-derived carbon and stability of organic matter in soil: implications for global change

(2009) SUSAN E. CROW et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Grass invasion of a hardwood forest is associated with declines in belowground carbon pools

(2009) MICHAEL S. STRICKLAND et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Grass invasion causes rapid increases in ecosystem carbon and nitrogen storage in a semiarid shrubland

(2009) ELIZABETH M. WOLKOVICH et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Altered microbial community structure and organic matter composition under elevated CO2 and N fertilization in the duke forest

(2009) XIAOJUAN FENG et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of biological invasions on forest carbon sequestration

(2009) D. A. PELTZER et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Suberin of Potato (Solanum tuberosum Var. Nikola): Comparison of the Effect of Cutinase CcCut1 with Chemical Depolymerization

(2009) Riikka Järvinen et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Species-driven changes in nitrogen cycling can provide a mechanism for plant invasions

(2009) R. Laungani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microbial communities and their relevance for ecosystem models: Decomposition as a case study

(2009) Krista L. McGuire et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Phenol oxidase, peroxidase and organic matter dynamics of soil

(2009) Robert L. Sinsabaugh   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant functional traits and soil carbon sequestration in contrasting biomes

(2008) Gerlinde B. De Deyn et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Management of novel ecosystems: are novel approaches required?

(2008) Timothy R Seastedt et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Selective preservation of soil organic matter in oxidized marine sediments (Madeira Abyssal Plain)

(2008) Carme Huguet et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Comparison of different methods of obtaining a resilient organic matter fraction in Alpine soils

(2008) Filippo Favilli et al.   GEODERMA

Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs

(2008) ALAN K. KNAPP et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Chemical changes to nonaggregated particulate soil organic matter following grassland-to-woodland transition in a subtropical savanna

(2008) Timothy R. Filley et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?

(2008) Bernd Marschner et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Increased cuticular carbon sequestration and lignin oxidation in response to soil warming

(2008) Xiaojuan Feng et al.   Nature Geoscience

Dual purpose secondary compounds: phytotoxin of Centaurea diffusa also facilitates nutrient uptake

(2008) Nishanth Tharayil et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

An Uncertain Future for Soil Carbon

(2008) Susan E. Trumbore et al.   SCIENCE

Quantitative assessment of the fungal contribution to microbial tissue in soil

(2008) R JOERGENSEN et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Building lipid barriers: biosynthesis of cutin and suberin

(2008) Mike Pollard et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Altered ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles by plant invasion: a meta-analysis

(2007) Chengzhang Liao et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST