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View article: A global database of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids and enzyme activities
A global database of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids and enzyme activities Open
Soil microbes drive ecosystem function and play a critical role in how ecosystems respond to global change. Research surrounding soil microbial communities has rapidly increased in recent decades, and substantial data relating to phospholi…
View article: Soil microbial community responses to active and passive restoration of selectively logged Bornean tropical forest
Soil microbial community responses to active and passive restoration of selectively logged Bornean tropical forest Open
Tropical rainforests support critical biogeochemical cycles regulated by complex plant-soil microbial interactions but are threatened by global change. Much of the uniquely biodiverse and carbon rich forest on Borneo has been lost through …
View article: Carbon dynamics in agricultural soils: Insights into methane fluxes under changing hydrological conditions
Carbon dynamics in agricultural soils: Insights into methane fluxes under changing hydrological conditions Open
Soils serve as critical carbon sinks, playing a vital role in mitigating global warming and ensuring global food security. However, rapidly changing climatic and environmental conditions, such as extreme weather events, threaten the soil&#…
View article: Higher Plant Diversity Does Not Moderate the Influence of Changing Rainfall Regimes on Plant–Soil Feedback of a Semi‐Arid Grassland
Higher Plant Diversity Does Not Moderate the Influence of Changing Rainfall Regimes on Plant–Soil Feedback of a Semi‐Arid Grassland Open
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of severe droughts, but it remains unclear whether soil biotic conditioning by plant communities with varying species richness or functional group diversity moderate plant–soil feedback …
View article: Plant root carbon inputs drive methane production in tropical peatlands
Plant root carbon inputs drive methane production in tropical peatlands Open
Tropical peatlands are carbon-dense ecosystems that are significant sources of atmospheric methane (CH 4 ). Recent work has demonstrated the importance of trees as an emission pathway for CH 4 from the peat to the atmosphere. However, ther…
View article: Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure
Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure Open
The impacts of degradation and deforestation on tropical forests are poorly understood, particularly at landscape scales. We present an extensive ecosystem analysis of the impacts of logging and conversion of tropical forest to oil palm fr…
View article: Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation
Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation Open
Current understanding of soil carbon dynamics suggests that plant litter quality and soil mineralogy control the formation of mineral-associated soil organic carbon (SOC). Due to more efficient microbial anabolism, high-quality litter may …
View article: Selective logging impacts on soil microbial communities and functioning in Bornean tropical forest
Selective logging impacts on soil microbial communities and functioning in Bornean tropical forest Open
Rainforests provide vital ecosystem services that are underpinned by plant–soil interactions. The forests of Borneo are globally important reservoirs of biodiversity and carbon, but a significant proportion of the forest that remains after…
View article: Interactive effects of climate warming and management on grassland soil respiration partitioning
Interactive effects of climate warming and management on grassland soil respiration partitioning Open
Grassland ecosystems are important for the provision of food, fuel and fibre. They represent globally important carbon (C) reservoirs that are under pressure from intensive management and ongoing climate change. How these drivers of change…
View article: Stability of microbial necromass in soil is controlled by necromass chemical composition
Stability of microbial necromass in soil is controlled by necromass chemical composition Open
Reversing the trend of decreasing soil carbon stocks is important to help mitigate current environmental challenges. Improving knowledge on the mechanisms that control the stabilisation and persistence of soil organic carbon will provide a…
View article: Vegetation type, not the legacy of warming, modifies the response of microbial functional genes and greenhouse gas fluxes to drought in Oro-Arctic and alpine regions
Vegetation type, not the legacy of warming, modifies the response of microbial functional genes and greenhouse gas fluxes to drought in Oro-Arctic and alpine regions Open
Climate warming and summer droughts alter soil microbial activity, affecting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Arctic and alpine regions. However, the long-term effects of warming, and implications for future microbial resilience, are poor…
View article: The biogeography of Gabonese savannas: Evidence from termite community richness and composition
The biogeography of Gabonese savannas: Evidence from termite community richness and composition Open
Aim The mosaic of savannas that persists in the forest‐dominant Congo Basin is thought to be palaeoclimatic relics, but past biogeographical processes that have formed and maintained these systems are poorly understood. Here, we explored t…
View article: Drought effects on root and shoot traits and their decomposability
Drought effects on root and shoot traits and their decomposability Open
Drought can induce phenotypic plasticity in a range of plant root and shoot traits. These traits have been shown to explain differences in root and shoot litter decomposability between species. However, it is unknown how drought‐induced pl…
View article: Logging alters tropical forest structure, while conversion reduces biodiversity and functioning
Logging alters tropical forest structure, while conversion reduces biodiversity and functioning Open
The impacts of degradation and deforestation on tropical forests are poorly understood, particularly at landscape scales. We present the most extensive ecosystem analysis to date of the impacts of logging and conversion of tropical forest …
View article: Revealing the transfer pathways of cyanobacterial-fixed N into the boreal forest through the feather-moss microbiome
Revealing the transfer pathways of cyanobacterial-fixed N into the boreal forest through the feather-moss microbiome Open
Introduction Biological N 2 fixation in feather-mosses is one of the largest inputs of new nitrogen (N) to boreal forest ecosystems; however, revealing the fate of newly fixed N within the bryosphere (i.e. bryophytes and their associated o…
View article: Predicted Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Climate × Management Interactions in Temperate Grassland
Predicted Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Climate × Management Interactions in Temperate Grassland Open
Grassland management practices and their interactions with climatic variables have significant impacts on soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Mathematical models can be used to simulate the impacts of management and potential changes in c…
View article: Grassland degradation-induced declines in soil fungal complexity reduce fungal community stability and ecosystem multifunctionality
Grassland degradation-induced declines in soil fungal complexity reduce fungal community stability and ecosystem multifunctionality Open
Soil microorganisms are major regulators of ecosystem functioning and are under threat from human-induced disturbances. Among these threats is grassland degradation, which is estimated to affect 49% of the grassland area worldwide, threate…
View article: Historical context modifies plant diversity–community productivity relationships in alpine grassland
Historical context modifies plant diversity–community productivity relationships in alpine grassland Open
While most studies yield positive relationships between biodiversity (B) and ecosystem functioning (EF), awareness is growing that BEF relationships can vary with ecological context. The awareness has led to increased efforts to understand…
View article: Interactions between climate warming and land management regulate greenhouse gas fluxes in a temperate grassland ecosystem
Interactions between climate warming and land management regulate greenhouse gas fluxes in a temperate grassland ecosystem Open
Greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from grasslands are affected by climate warming and agricultural management practices including nitrogen (N) fertiliser application and grazing. However, the interactive effects of these factors are poorly resol…
View article: Do soil depth and plant community composition interact to modify the resistance and resilience of grassland ecosystem functioning to drought?
Do soil depth and plant community composition interact to modify the resistance and resilience of grassland ecosystem functioning to drought? Open
While the effect of drought on plant communities and their associated ecosystem functions is well studied, little research has considered how responses are modified by soil depth and depth heterogeneity. We conducted a mesocosm study compr…
View article: Does agri-environmental management enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services?: A farm-scale experiment
Does agri-environmental management enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services?: A farm-scale experiment Open
Agri-environmental management has been promoted as an approach to enhance delivery of multiple ecosystem services. Most agri-environment agreements include several actions that the farmer agrees to put in place. But, most studies have only…
View article: Nitrogen and phosphorus additions accelerate decomposition of slow carbon pool and lower total soil organic carbon pool in alpine meadows
Nitrogen and phosphorus additions accelerate decomposition of slow carbon pool and lower total soil organic carbon pool in alpine meadows Open
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) additions reduced soil organic carbon (SOC) contents and stocks in alpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about microbial mechanisms behind SOC decline. This study investigated the e…
View article: Plant functional type indirectly affects peatland carbon fluxes and their sensitivity to environmental change
Plant functional type indirectly affects peatland carbon fluxes and their sensitivity to environmental change Open
The sensitivity of peatland carbon (C) fluxes to changes in climate and hydrology are uncertain due to the complex interactions between plants and peat properties. In this study we examine how peat cores taken from under three plant functi…
View article: Sticky dead microbes: Rapid abiotic retention of microbial necromass in soil
Sticky dead microbes: Rapid abiotic retention of microbial necromass in soil Open
Microbial necromass dominates soil organic matter. Recent research on necromass and soil carbon storage has focused on necromass production and stabilization mechanisms but not on the mechanisms of necromass retention. We present evidence …
View article: Soil Microbial Community and Litter Quality Controls on Decomposition Across a Tropical Forest Disturbance Gradient
Soil Microbial Community and Litter Quality Controls on Decomposition Across a Tropical Forest Disturbance Gradient Open
Industrial logging and agricultural expansion are driving rapid transformations of tropical ecosystems, modifying patterns in above-ground plant and below-ground microbial communities. However, the extent to which these changes in biodiver…
View article: Soil and litter chemistry, soil microbial communities and litter decomposition from tropical forest and oil palm
Soil and litter chemistry, soil microbial communities and litter decomposition from tropical forest and oil palm Open
Description: A study examining the interactions between soil chemistry, litter chemistry and soil microbial decomposers as controls on rates of litter decomposition across a tropical land use disturbance gradient. Co-located soil and litte…