Microbial Community Structure and Function in Peat Soil by Luka Ausec, Tjaša Danevčič, Špela Levičnik-Höfferle, Vesna Jerman, Barbara Kraigher, Ines Mandic-Mulec

“…Many peatlands in Europe have been subjected to land reclamation and systematic drainage, which have substantially affected nutrient cycles in the soil. This work reviews published studies on microbial processes linked to carbon and nitrogen transformations in the soils of the Ljubljana marsh, a drained peatland positioned close to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. …”
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Clover Species Specific Influence on Microbial Abundance and Associated Enzyme Activities in Rhizosphere and Non-Rhizosphere Soils by Martin Brtnicky, Antonin Kintl, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, Adnan Mustafa, Jakub Elbl, Jiri Kucerik, Tomas Vyhnanek, Jiri Skladanka, Igor Hunady, Jiri Holatko

“…Therefore, we performed a field experiment to assess and compare the species-specific influence of five different clover species on plant traits, microbial soil health indicators, namely soil enzymes, microbial biomass and abundance and their potential nutrient cycling abilities under rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils. …”
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Dung‐visiting beetle diversity is mainly affected by land use, while community specialization is driven by climate by Jana Englmeier, Christian vonHoermann, Daniel Rieker, Marc Eric Benbow, Caryl Benjamin, Ute Fricke, Cristina Ganuza, Maria Haensel, Tomáš Lackner, Oliver Mitesser, Sarah Redlich, Rebekka Riebl, Sandra Rojas‐Botero, Thomas Rummler, Jörg‐Alfred Salamon, David Sommer, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Cynthia Tobisch, Johannes Uhler, Lars Uphus, Jie Zhang, Jörg Müller

“…Abstract Dung beetles are important actors in the self‐regulation of ecosystems by driving nutrient cycling, bioturbation, and pest suppression. Urbanization and the sprawl of agricultural areas, however, destroy natural habitats and may threaten dung beetle diversity. …”
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Populus root exudates are associated with rhizosphere microbial communities and symbiotic patterns by Mengjie Li, Zhen Song, Zhanbiao Li, Rongye Qiao, Pingdong Zhang, Changjun Ding, Jianbo Xie, Yinglong Chen, Hui Guo, Hui Guo

“…IntroductionMicrobial communities in the plant rhizosphere are critical for nutrient cycling and ecosystem stability. However, how root exudates and soil physicochemical characteristics affect microbial community composition in Populus rhizosphere is not well understood.MethodsThis study measured soil physiochemistry properties and root exudates in a representative forest consists of four Populus species. …”
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Soil bacterial community response to cover crops, cover crop termination, and predicted climate conditions in a dryland cropping system by Tindall Ouverson, Darrin Boss, Jed Eberly, Tim Seipel, Fabian D. Menalled, Suzanne L. Ishaq

“…Soil microbial communities are integral to highly complex soil environments, responding to changes in aboveground plant biodiversity, influencing physical soil structure, driving nutrient cycling, and promoting both plant growth and disease suppression. …”
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Spatiotemporal variations of leaf senescence velocity on the Tibetan Plateau grasslands by Yusong Tang, Rui Chen, Jiangliu Xie, Dujuan Ma, Changjing Wang, Cong Wang, Qiaoyun Xie, Gaofei Yin

“…Leaf senescence plays a pivotal role in the regulation of carbon and nutrient cycles within terrestrial ecosystems. However, our understanding of leaf senescence velocity (LSV) remains comparatively limited when compared to the end of the growing season (EOS). …”
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Soil conditions under great cormorant and grey heron colonies in a wetland: Effect on soil nematode abundance and trophic structure by Dawid Kozacki, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Marek Hryniewicz, Grzegorz Makulec

“…The results indicate that allochthonous input under bird colonies promotes microbial activity and the most opportunistic trophic group of nematodes, which may at least temporarily enhance decomposition and mineralisation processes and consequently affect nutrient cycling in the wetland soil.…”
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Links among Microbial Communities, Soil Properties and Functions: Are Fungi the Sole Players in Decomposition of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastic? by Vusal Guliyev, Benjawan Tanunchai, Matthias Noll, François Buscot, Witoon Purahong, Evgenia Blagodatskaya

“…We demonstrated that although the soil functions related to nutrient cycling were not negatively affected in PSN treatment, potential negative effects are reasoned by the enrichment of plant pathogens. …”
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Assembly processes underlying bacterial community differentiation among geographically close mangrove forests by Lu Liu, Nan Wang, Min Liu, Zixiao Guo, Suhua Shi

“…Abstract Bacterial communities play pivotal roles in nutrient cycling in mangrove forests. The assembly of mangrove microbial communities has been found to be influenced by complex factors, such as geographic distance, physicochemical conditions, and plant identity, but the relative importance of these factors and how these factors shape the assembling process remain elusive. …”
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Chromosome-level genome and high nitrogen stress response of the widespread and ecologically important wetland plant Typha angustifolia by Yang Liao, Shuying Zhao, Wenda Zhang, Puguang Zhao, Bei Lu, Michael L. Moody, Ninghua Tan, Lingyun Chen

“…It is ecologically important for nutrient cycling in wetlands where it occurs and is used in phytoremediation and traditional medicine. …”
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Fungal community remediate quartz tailings soil under plant combined with urban sludge treatments by Fabao Dong, Fabao Dong, Fabao Dong, Fabao Dong, Yujia Zhu, Xunmei Zhu, Chengzhi Zhang, Yingying Tao, Taotao Shao, Yue Wang, Xia Luo

“…Fungi play a crucial role in nutrient cycling, stress resistance, stabilizing soil structure, and promoting plant growth. …”
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Consequences of Grazing Cessation for Soil Environment and Vegetation in a Subalpine Grassland Ecosystem by Olga Gavrichkova, Gaia Pretto, Enrico Brugnoli, Tommaso Chiti, Kristina V. Ivashchenko, Michele Mattioni, Maria Cristina Moscatelli, Andrea Scartazza, Carlo Calfapietra

“…Soils under grazing were characterised by a higher concentration of total and extractable N, almost doubled microbial biomass C and increased extracellular enzymes activity, evidencing nutrient cycling mobilization. While the microbial pool was characterised by lower mineralization rates, C was lost from the soil with 15 years of abandonment. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Slope Position on the Community Assemblage of Soil Diazotrophs and Root Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi by Dan Xiao, Tao Hong, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He, Kelin Wang

“…Considering the crucial role of soil diazotrophs and root arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in soil nutrient cycling during ecosystem restoration, diazotroph and AMF communities may be determined by slope position. …”
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The Native Oyster Restoration Alliance (NORA) and the Berlin Oyster Recommendation: bringing back a key ecosystem engineer by developing and supporting best practice in Europe by Pogoda Bernadette, Brown Janet, Hancock Boze, Preston Joanne, Pouvreau Stephane, Kamermans Pauline, Sanderson William, von Nordheim Henning

“…The main motivation behind NORA is to facilitate the restoration of native oyster habitat within its historic biogeographic range in the North Sea and other European seas along with the associated ecosystem services; services such as enhancing biodiversity, including enhanced fish stocks, nutrient cycling and sediment stabilization. NORA members agreed on a set of joint recommendations and strongly advise that any restoration measure should respect and apply these recommendations: The Berlin Oyster Recommendation is presented here. …”
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Morphological variability of Fomes fomentarius basidiomata based on literature data by Svetlana Gáperová, Ján Gáper, Terézia Gašparcová, Kateřina Náplavová, Peter Pristaš

“…Both species are very important in the decomposition of wood and in the nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Moreover, F. fomentariusis also known as a source of medicinal and nutraceutical products. …”
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Soil Microbiome Composition along the Natural Norway Spruce Forest Life Cycle by Michal Choma, Pavel Šamonil, Eva Kaštovská, Jiří Bárta, Karolina Tahovská, Martin Valtera, Hana Šantrůčková

“…While the effect of a natural disturbance regime on forest physiognomy, spatial structure and pedocomplexity was well described in the literature, its impact on the microbiome, a crucial soil component that mediates nutrient cycling and stand productivity, remains largely unknown. …”
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Incubation of ombrotrophic bog litter and mixtures of Sphagnum, Betula and Calluna results in the formation of single litter-specific decomposition patterns by Raphael Müller, Apoline Zahorka, Franz Holawe, Erich Inselsbacher, Stephan Glatzel

“…The resulting changes in vegetation alter litter interactions and change decomposition patterns by altering nutrient cycling, hydrological conditions and carbon sequestration capacity of bogs. …”
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Excess labile carbon promotes diazotroph abundance in heat-stressed octocorals by Nan Xiang, Achim Meyer, Claudia Pogoreutz, Nils Rädecker, Christian R. Voolstra, Christian Wild, Astrid Gärdes

“…Ultimately, the disruption of nitrogen cycling may further compromise octocoral fitness by destabilizing symbiotic nutrient cycling. Therefore, improving local wastewater facilities to reduce labile DOC input into vulnerable coastal ecosystems may help octocorals cope with ocean warming.…”
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Marine sponges in a snowstorm - extreme sensitivity of a sponge holobiont to marine oil snow and chemically dispersed oil pollution by Vad, Johanne, Suja, Laura Duran, Summers, Stephen, Henry, Theodore B., Roberts, J. Murray

“…They host a complex microbial community and provide ecosystem services including nutrient cycling. At bathyal depths, sponges can accumulate forming dense sponge ground habitats supporting biodiverse associated communities. …”
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Development of novel molecular tools to study the dynamics of individual SAR11 phylotypes in microbial communities by Poorna, Weerarathna Vidanage

“…Being able to detect different ecotypes would allow researchers to gain a better understanding of nutrient cycling in aquatic systems; yet it is challenging to differentiate the closely related phylotypes of the SAR11 group using conventional molecular methods. …”
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