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Links among warming, carbon and microbial dynamics mediated by soil mineral weathering

Soil weathering, rather than short-term warming, controls microbial community composition, nutrient availability and soil carbon content, according to observations from a 3-Myr-old soil chronosequence preserved in river terraces in California.

S. Doetterl
A. A. Berhe
P. Boeckx
Research02 Jul 2018
Nature Geoscience

Volume: 11, P: 589-593
Microbial growth under drought is confined to distinct taxa and modified by potential future climate conditions

Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of drought events, affecting soil functions driven by microorganisms. Here, Metze et al. develop a method to estimate microbial growth rates in dry soils, and provide insights into the response of active microbes to drought today and in potential future climate conditions (high temperatures and CO2 levels).

Dennis Metze
Jörg Schnecker
Andreas Richter
ResearchOpen Access22 Sept 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-12
A plant–microbe interaction framework explaining nutrient effects on primary production

A stoichiometric framework predicts the contrasting results of nutrient effects on primary production, with predicted responses supported by a meta-analysis of N–P fertilization experiments.

Petr Čapek
Stefano Manzoni
Hana Šantrůčková
Research10 Sept 2018
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 2, P: 1588-1596
Growth rate as a link between microbial diversity and soil biogeochemistry

This Perspective discusses how recent developments in the ability to measure the growth of microbial populations, which provides an indicator of population fitness, can inform ecological and biogeochemical models.

Megan M. Foley
Bram W. G. Stone
Bruce A. Hungate
Reviews18 Sept 2024
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 8, P: 2018-2026
Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

Viability polymerase chain reaction based on the photoreactive DNA-intercalating dye propidium monoazide revealed that on average 40% of prokaryotic and fungal DNA in soil is extracellular, or from cells no longer intact, confounding estimates of richness and taxon relative abundance.

Paul Carini
Patrick J. Marsden
Noah Fierer
Research19 Dec 2016
Nature Microbiology

Volume: 2, P: 1-6
Plant-derived compounds stimulate the decomposition of organic matter in arctic permafrost soils

Birgit Wild
Norman Gentsch
Andreas Richter
ResearchOpen Access09 May 2016
Scientific Reports

Volume: 6, P: 1-11

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Links among warming, carbon and microbial dynamics mediated by soil mineral weathering

Microbial growth under drought is confined to distinct taxa and modified by potential future climate conditions

A plant–microbe interaction framework explaining nutrient effects on primary production

Growth rate as a link between microbial diversity and soil biogeochemistry

Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity

Plant-derived compounds stimulate the decomposition of organic matter in arctic permafrost soils

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