Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanjia Hu, Junren Tan, Xinrong Shi, Thomas Ryan Lock, Robert L. Kallenbach, Zhiyou Yuan
Summary: Grasslands, the most extensive vegetation type in terrestrial ecosystems, play a crucial role in the soil phosphorus cycle. Nutrient addition and experimental warming have varying impacts on the global grassland ecosystem, affecting microbial biomass, litter phosphorus concentration, and available phosphorus. Environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation, and soil pH can also influence the soil phosphorus response to nutrient addition. Understanding the dynamic changes in soil microbial and enzyme activities is essential for predicting the future phosphorus cycle in grassland soils.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Baskaran Abirami, Manikkam Radhakrishnan, Subramanian Kumaran, Aruni Wilson
Summary: Global warming has various effects on ocean ecosystems, including temperature, acidification, oxygen content, circulation, stratification, and nutrient inputs, posing a serious threat to the metabolism and distribution of marine microbes and affecting the overall ecosystem functioning.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jiamin Wang, Yuping Guan, Lixin Wu, Xiaodan Guan, Wenju Cai, Jianping Huang, Wenjie Dong, Banglin Zhang
Summary: Research indicates that due to global warming, summer in the Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes has lengthened while winter has shortened, with spring and autumn also being reduced. These changes, mainly attributed to greenhouse warming, are projected to worsen in the future.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paulo Ceppi, Peer Nowack
Summary: Global warming influences Earth's cloud cover, which plays a crucial role in the uncertainty of Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS). Through analyzing how clouds respond to environmental changes, global cloud feedback is constrained to 0.43 +/- 0.35 W·m-2·K-1, indicating a robust amplifying effect of clouds on global warming. This approach is expected to provide tighter constraints on climate change projections and its various socioeconomic and ecological impacts.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xuerong Wu, Haifei Liu, Zhiming Ru, Gangqin Tu, Liming Xing, Yu Ding
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of nutrient addition and seawater warming on phytoplankton, with nitrogen (N) addition increasing phytoplankton biomass while phosphorus (P) had no significant effect. Nitrogen limitation was found to be common in the study areas, but the impact of other limiting nutrients remains unclear in areas lacking corresponding experiments. The influence of seawater warming was not significant, indicating uncertainty about the effect of temperature on phytoplankton.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Changyi Xie, Xingyu Ma, Yan Zhao, Tianjiao Dai, Weimin Song, Qi Qi, Jianxiang Feng, Xiaowei Cui, Jian Zhou, Xiaofang Huang, Fei Qi, Yufei Zeng, Jizhong Zhou, Guanghui Lin, Yunfeng Yang
Summary: The short-term experimental treatments of eutrophication and warming significantly altered microbial communities in mangrove sediment, with eutrophication having a stronger impact on bacterial, fungal, and functional community compositions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David Haaf, Johan Six, Sebastian Doetterl
Summary: The temperature sensitivity of soil respiration is primarily controlled by soil properties and the interaction among soil, vegetation, and climate parameters is crucial for driving responses to warming. Global models may predict current soil respiration, but they overlook the importance of controls exerted by soil development.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ranran Zhou, Yuan Liu, Jennifer A. J. Dungait, Amit Kumar, Jinsong Wang, Lisa K. Tiemann, Fusuo Zhang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jing Tian
Summary: A meta-analysis of 481 paired measurements from cropland soils showed that cropland management practices significantly influence microbial necromass accumulation and its contribution to soil organic carbon (SOC). Nitrogen fertilization, cover crops, no or reduced tillage, manure, and straw amendment all increased microbial necromass accumulation. The optimal conditions for microbial necromass accumulation and its contribution to SOC sequestration require site-specific management.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jie Zhou, Yuan Wen, Bahar S. Razavi, Sebastian Loeppmann, Miles R. Marshall, Huadong Zang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Zhaohai Zeng, Michaela A. Dippold, Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Summary: A study conducted on agroecosystems explored the effects of long-term warming on microbial functions in the soil. It found that higher temperatures led to increased microbial growth but decreased the proportion of growing microbial biomass. The study also showed that increased availability of labile organic matter weakened the thermal acclimation of soil microbial functions. These findings suggest that the predicted impact of climate warming on soil microbe-driven CO2 emissions may be underestimated.
Article
Agronomy
Yanghui He, Yixian Yao, Zhen Jia, Xinyue Chen, Lingyan Zhou, Junjiong Shao, Ruiqiang Liu, Guiyao Zhou, Yuling Fu, Xiaoying Sun, Xuhui Zhou, Shahla Hosseini Bai
Summary: Biochar addition increased soil CO2 emissions but decreased N2O emissions, while N addition increased both CO2 and N2O emissions. The combination of biochar and N addition showed significant positive effects on CO2 and N2O emissions, with no significant changes in CH4 fluxes. Antagonistic interaction was observed between biochar and N addition in soil GHG fluxes and their global warming potential.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Damien Beillouin, Marc Corbeels, Julien Demenois, David Berre, Annie Boyer, Abigail Fallot, Frederic Feder, Remi Cardinael
Summary: Anthropogenic activities have profound impacts on soil organic carbon (SOC) and its contribution to ecosystem services. This review synthesizes the impacts of land-use change, land management, and climate change on SOC using meta-analyses. The results suggest that land conversion for crop production leads to SOC loss, which can be partially restored through land management practices. Forest land management practices generally result in SOC depletion. Indirect effects of climate change, such as wildfires, have a greater impact on SOC than direct climate change effects.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Timothy M. Lenton, Chi Xu, Jesse F. Abrams, Ashish Ghadiali, Sina Loriani, Boris Sakschewski, Caroline Zimm, Kristie L. Ebi, Robert R. Dunn, Jens-Christian Svenning, Marten Scheffer
Summary: The costs of climate change are often expressed in monetary terms, but this brings up ethical concerns. This study calculates the costs in terms of the number of people excluded from the 'human climate niche', which represents the historically consistent distribution of population density with respect to temperature. It was found that current climate policies leading to 2.7 degrees C global warming by the end of the century could leave one-third of the global population outside this niche, emphasizing the urgency for decisive action to address climate change.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hongwei Xu, Lulu Huang, Jun Chen, Huiling Zhou, Yan Wan, Qing Qu, Minggang Wang, Sha Xue
Summary: A global meta-analysis of 1272 pairwise observations was conducted to explore the effects of global warming on soil microbial activity and soil carbon cycling. The study found that warming had positive effects on soil microbial activity and soil carbon content, but these effects weakened and even became negative with longer warming durations and higher magnitudes. Additionally, changes in precipitation and temperature also influenced the relationship between soil microbial biomass and diversity and warming. The findings highlight the significant impacts of warming on soil carbon cycling and contribute to our understanding of biogeochemical cycles in global ecosystems.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ren Wang, Longhui Li, Pierre Gentine, Yao Zhang, Jianyao Chen, Xingwei Chen, Lijuan Chen, Liang Ning, Linwang Yuan, Guonian Lu
Summary: This study uses machine learning models and ground observations to determine that global land evapotranspiration (ET) has significantly increased in recent decades, with increasing temperature being the main driver. These findings have important implications for estimating ET and understanding terrestrial water cycles in changing environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Arthur Gross, Tobias Bromm, Bruno Glaser
Summary: Biochar application to soil has the potential to effectively sequester carbon in the long term, with higher effectiveness in medium to long-term experiments. Organic fertilizer co-applications and biochar from plant material are shown to further increase soil organic carbon levels.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Enke Liu, Jie Zhou, Xiao Yang, Tao Jin, Bingqiang Zhao, Lili Li, Yanchen Wen, Evgeniya Soldatova, Kazem Zamanian, Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan, Xurong Mei, Yakov Kuzyakov
Summary: Soil carbon plays a crucial role in long-term climate change; it can either mitigate global warming by carbon sequestration or exacerbate warming through greenhouse gas emissions. This study evaluated the impact of fertilization strategies on inorganic carbon content and stocks in soil. Fertilization with mineral nitrogen and phosphorous acidified soils, leading to the dissolution of inorganic carbon and carbon dioxide emissions. However, manure application increased inorganic carbon stock through the formation of pedogenic carbonates and preservation of lithogenic carbonates. Combining manure with mineral fertilizers provided an optimal solution to mitigate carbon losses from soil.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yang Wang, Stephen Joseph, Xiang Wang, Zhe H. Weng, David R. G. Mitchell, Mitchell Nancarrow, Sarasadat Taherymoosavi, Paul Munroe, Guitong Li, Qimei Lin, Qing Chen, Markus Flury, Annette Cowie, Olivier Husson, Lukas Van Zwieten, Yakov Kuzyakov, Johannes Lehmann, Baoguo Li, Jianying Shang
Summary: Biochar amendments increased total soil carbon by 71%, 182%, and 210% for B30, B60, and B90, respectively. The application of biochar at different rates significantly increased the subsoil inorganic carbon (SIC), mainly occurring in the subsoil below 1 m. The study provided critical knowledge on the impact of biochar application on carbon stocks in subsoil in the long term.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ji Chen, Yong Zhang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Dong Wang, Jorgen Eivind Olesen
Summary: Soil microbiology has entered the era of big data, but faces challenges in integrating laboratory, field, and model-based studies. The limitations of laboratory experiments ignore the interactions of various environmental drivers, leading to discrepancies between laboratory and field studies. The upscaling of soil microbiology research from laboratory to ecosystems is a grand challenge with the potential to inform climate-smart and resource-efficient ecosystems. Understanding the gaps between laboratory and field studies and the issues in bridging observations and model predictions is crucial for interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge advancement.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qian Fang, Anhuai Lu, Hanlie Hong, Yakov Kuzyakov, Thomas J. J. Algeo, Lulu Zhao, Yaniv Olshansky, Bryan Moravec, Danielle M. M. Barrientes, Jon Chorover
Summary: The decomposition of soil organic matter can be stimulated by the input of fresh organic matter, known as the "priming effect". However, the relationship between the priming effect, mineral weathering, and nutrient release is not well understood.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Qi Li, Amit Kumar, Zhenwei Song, Qiang Gao, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jing Tian, Fusuo Zhang
Summary: Sustainable agricultural production relies on optimal farm management to improve soil quality and agroecosystem sustainability. Integrated soil-crop management based on crop models and nutrient management designs has shown promise in increasing yields. However, further research is needed to understand its effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) composition, microbial communities, and their links to crop yield.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jie Chen, Xiaomin Ma, Xiankai Lu, Han Xu, Dexiang Chen, Yanpeng Li, Zhang Zhou, Yide Li, Suhui Ma, Kuzyakov Yakov
Summary: Tropical forests, which are nitrogen rich but phosphorus poor, play a crucial role in global carbon and nitrogen cycling. This study found that nitrogen deposition can stimulate soil organic matter mineralization and nitrogen and phosphorus cycling, while phosphorus addition can alleviate the nitrogen-induced effects and promote fungal growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Further research is needed to understand the seasonal and annual variations in greenhouse gas emissions and to predict and model the dynamics of carbon and nitrogen cycling.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Weichen Hou, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yanwen Qi, Xiang Liu, Hui Zhang, Shurong Zhou
Summary: Nitrogen fertilization and warming have inconsistent and even opposite effects on nematode communities in soils. This is due to the less sensitivity of commonly used taxonomic diversity to environmental changes compared to rarely-used trait-based indicators.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Soil Science
Anna Yudina, Yakov Kuzyakov
Summary: Soil is a complex system that plays a crucial role in supporting plant and microbial growth, carbon sequestration, water fluxes, and providing habitat for microorganisms. Its structure, specifically the interlocking of pores and solids in aggregates, determines its functions and overall health.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weitao Li, Qi Lu, Sulaiman Almwarai Alharbi, Andrey V. Soromotin, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yanbao Lei
Summary: Global warming is causing glacial retreat and leading to the emergence of open areas that undergo succession. The interactions between soil microbial communities and plants play a role in vegetation succession, but the specific microbial groups involved are unclear. A study in the Gongga Mountain glacial retreat chronosequence investigated whether plant-soil-microbial interactions explain plant primary succession. The researchers found that the performance of most plant species was influenced by soil biota from different stages of succession, with microbial turnover playing a role in accelerating primary succession in the glacial retreat area.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Chaoqun Wang, Yakov Kuzyakov
Summary: Carbon use efficiency (CUE) and energy use efficiency (EUE) play important roles in quantifying carbon cycling processes. EUE is at least as important as CUE because microorganisms mainly use organic carbon as an energy source. The mean microbial EUE (0.32-0.35) is 18% lower than CUE (0.41) using glucose as a substrate, indicating that microbial growth is limited by energy relative to carbon.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liehua Tie, Shengzhao Wei, Josep Penuelas, Jordi Sardans, Xing Liu, Shixing Zhou, Xiong Liu, Arun K. Bose, Congde Huang
Summary: Imbalanced nitrogen and phosphorus depositions significantly alter terrestrial ecosystem biogeochemical processes. The addition of nitrogen and phosphorus together can enhance the release of carbon, nitrogen, and metal nutrients in litter, while the effect of nitrogen addition on litter depends on the availability of phosphorus.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Haoyu Qian, Xiangchen Zhu, Shan Huang, Bruce Linquist, Yakov Kuzyakov, Reiner Wassmann, Kazunori Minamikawa, Maite Martinez-Eixarch, Xiaoyuan Yan, Feng Zhou, Bjoern Ole Sander, Weijian Zhang, Ziyin Shang, Jianwen Zou, Xunhua Zheng, Ganghua Li, Zhenhui Liu, Songhan Wang, Yanfeng Ding, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Yu Jiang
Summary: Rice paddies are an important source of staple food for half the global population, but they also contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. This review explores the characteristics of these emissions and the potential strategies to mitigate their effects. The study finds that management practices play a crucial role in determining the level of emissions, and that future climate change is likely to increase these emissions. However, integrated agronomic management strategies offer potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Z. Liu, L. Nie, M. Zhang, S. Zhang, H. Yang, L. Guo, J. Xia, T. Ning, N. Jiao, Y. Kuzyakov
Summary: By studying the effects of different methods and treatments on soil organic carbon content, labile carbon fractions, and crop yields, it was found that subsoiling combined with 1 m high maize stubble return is an effective conservation tillage to increase the SOC content and crop yield.
JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
(2023)
