Soil Microbial Co-Occurrence Patterns under Controlled-Release Urea and Fulvic Acid Applications by Zeli Li, Kexin Zhang, Lixue Qiu, Shaowu Ding, Huaili Wang, Zhiguang Liu, Min Zhang, Zhanbo Wei

“…The increasing amount of agricultural applications of controlled-release urea (CRU) and fulvic acids (FA) demands a better understanding of FA’s effects on microbially mediated nitrogen (N) nutrient cycling. Herein, a 0–60 day laboratory experiment and a consecutive pot experiment (2016–2018) were carried out to reveal the effects of using CRU on soil microbial N-cycling processes and soil fertility, with and without the application of FA. …”
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Gap Size in Hyrcanian Forest Affects the Lignin and N Concentrations of the Oriental Beech (<i>Fagus orientalis</i> Lipsky) Fine Roots but Does Not Change Their Morphological Trait... by Alireza Amoli Kondori, Kambiz Abrari Vajari, Mohammad Feizian, Antonio Montagnoli, Antonino Di Iorio

“…<i>Research Highlights:</i> Fine roots play an important role in plant growth as well as in carbon (C) and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Gaining a wider knowledge of their dynamics under forest gap opening would improve our understanding of soil carbon input and below-ground carbon stock accumulation. …”
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The Effects of Incorporating Caraway into a Multi-Cropping Farming System on the Crops and the Overall Agroecosystem by Aušra Rudinskienė, Aušra Marcinkevičienė, Rimantas Velička, Vaida Steponavičienė

“…Specifically, this study addresses key aspects, such as soil health, nutrient cycling, weed management, and overall agricultural sustainability, within the context of multi-cropping practices. …”
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Optimal sampling using Conditioned Latin Hypercube for digital soil mapping: An approach using Bhattacharyya distance by Adnan Khan, Matt Aitkenhead, Craig R. Stark, M. Ehsan Jorat

“…Soil properties influence nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration and soil management. …”
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Influence of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Soil Microbial Communities in a Citrus Orchard of Southeast China by Bobo Wu, Peng Wang, Adam T. Devlin, Shengsheng Xiao, Wang Shu, Hua Zhang, Mingjun Ding

“…Results demonstrated that BS and BF yields a significant increase in bacterial richness and diversity of fungal in soils, while BF contains more beneficial microbial taxa, especially those with degrading and nutrient cycling capabilities. Microbial community structures differed significantly among the applied measures. …”
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Effects of burn severity on organic nitrogen and carbon chemistry in high-elevation forest soils by Holly K. Roth, Amy M. McKenna, Myrna J. Simpson, Huan Chen, Nivetha Srikanthan, Timothy S. Fegel, Amelia R. Nelson, Charles C. Rhoades, Michael J. Wilkins, Thomas Borch

“…These findings add to our molecular-level understanding of organic C and N responses to wildfire severity, with likely implications for nutrient cycling, forest recovery and water quality following severe wildfire.…”
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Ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments by Chuan Zhai, Yantao Liang, Yantao Liang, Hao Yu, Yan Ji, Xuechao Chen, Min Wang, Min Wang, Min Wang, Min Wang, Andrew McMinn, Andrew McMinn

“…Microphytobenthos (MPB) and bacterial biofilms play crucial roles in primary and secondary production, nutrient cycling and invertebrate settlement in coastal ecosystems, yet little is known of the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on these communities in intertidal soft sediments. …”
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Different Responses of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Three Typical Vegetations following Nitrogen Deposition in an Arid Desert by Zhihao Zhang, Gangliang Tang, Xutian Chai, Bo Liu, Xiaopeng Gao, Fanjiang Zeng, Yun Wang, Bo Zhang

“…However, the response of soil microbial communities, which play a crucial role in nutrient cycling, to N inputs and plant community types remains poorly understood. …”
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Abnormal Litter Induced by Typhoon Disturbances Had Higher Rates of Mass Loss and Carbon Release than Physiological Litter in Coastal Subtropical Urban Forest Ecosystems by Huaibin Wang, Xiao Xu, Zhihui Wang, Rui Cao, Bingqian Zheng, Siyu Song, Yurui Jiang, Qianyu Zhu, Wanqin Yang

“…The decomposition of abnormal litter caused by extreme weather events might play an increasingly important role in carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems under climate change scenarios, which needs to be fully investigated. …”
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Arctic tundra shrubification: a review of mechanisms and impacts on ecosystem carbon balance by Zelalem A Mekonnen, William J Riley, Logan T Berner, Nicholas J Bouskill, Margaret S Torn, Go Iwahana, Amy L Breen, Isla H Myers-Smith, Mariana García Criado, Yanlan Liu, Eugénie S Euskirchen, Scott J Goetz, Michelle C Mack, Robert F Grant

“…This recent shrub expansion is affected by several interacting factors including climate warming, accelerated nutrient cycling, changing disturbance regimes, and local variation in topography and hydrology. …”
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Long-term fertilization altered microbial community structure in an aeolian sandy soil in northeast China by Shiyu Zhang, Shiyu Zhang, Shiyu Zhang, Xue Li, Xue Li, Xue Li, Kun Chen, Kun Chen, Kun Chen, Junmei Shi, Junmei Shi, Junmei Shi, Yan Wang, Peiyu Luo, Peiyu Luo, Peiyu Luo, Jinfeng Yang, Jinfeng Yang, Jinfeng Yang, Yue Wang, Yue Wang, Yue Wang, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han

“…Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in nutrient cycling and determining soil quality and fertility; thus, they are important for agricultural production. …”
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Stoichiometry on the edge—humans induce strong imbalances of reactive C:N:P ratios in streams by Alexander Wachholz, Joni Dehaspe, Pia Ebeling, Rohini Kumar, Andreas Musolff, Felipe Saavedra, Carolin Winter, Soohyun Yang, Daniel Graeber

“…Ecosystem functions such as nutrient cycling and ecosystem metabolism are not only affected by the over-abundance of a single macronutrient but also by the stoichiometry of the reactive molecular forms of dissolved organic carbon (rOC), nitrogen (rN), and phosphorus (rP). …”
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Ocean Acidification Alleviates Dwarf Eelgrass (<i>Zostera noltii</i>) Lipid Landscape Remodeling under Warming Stress by Bernardo Duarte, Tiago Repolho, José Ricardo Paula, Isabel Caçador, Ana Rita Matos, Rui Rosa

“…Coastal seagrass meadows provide a variety of essential ecological and economic services, including nursery grounds, sediment stabilization, nutrient cycling, coastal protection, and blue carbon sequestration. …”
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Is the Direct Soil Application of Two-Phase Olive Mill Waste (<i>Alperujo</i>) Compatible with Soil Quality Protection? by Ana García-Randez, Evan A. N. Marks, María Dolores Pérez-Murcia, Luciano Orden, Javier Andreu-Rodriguez, Encarnación Martínez Sabater, María Teresa Cháfer, Raúl Moral

“…In Spain and other Mediterranean countries, significant quantities of semi-solid olive mill waste are generated, which should be preferentially applied to agricultural soils to close nutrient cycles. However, two-phase olive mill waste (termed <i>alperujo</i> in Spanish) is known to pose risks to soil quality and plant production when applied to soil in large quantities. …”
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Assessing the impacts of river bed mining on aquatic ecosystems: A critical review of effects on water quality and biodiversity by Sourav Damseth, Kushal Thakur, Rakesh Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Danish Mahajan, Hishani Kumari, Dixit Sharma, Amit Kumar Sharma

“…These changes have cascading effects on the physicochemical parameters of the aquatic environment, influencing nutrient cycles, dissolved oxygen levels, and overall ecosystem health. …”
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Structural characteristics and diversity of the rhizosphere bacterial communities of wild Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau by Zhijia Cui, Zhijia Cui, Ran Li, Fan Li, Ling Jin, Ling Jin, Haixu Wu, Chunya Cheng, Yi Ma, Yi Ma, Zhenheng Wang, Zhenheng Wang, Yuanyuan Wang

“…Proteobacteria (26.47–37.61%), Bacteroidetes (10.53–25.22%), and Acidobacteria (10.45–23.54%) were the dominant bacteria, and all are associated with nutrient cycling. In multivariate statistical analysis, both soil properties and plant phenotypic characteristics were significantly associated with the bacterial community (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Physicochemical Variables Better Explain Changes in Microbial Community Structure and Abundance under Alternate Wetting and Drying Events by Abbas Ali Abid, Xiang Zou, Longda Gong, Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa, Muhammad Afzal, Hongjie Di, Qichun Zhang

“…Soil microbial communities play an important role in nutrient cycling; however, their response under repeated long-term fertilization has attracted little attention and needs further appraisal. …”
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Effects of straw returning combined with earthworm addition on nitrification and ammonia oxidizers in paddy soil by Xiangqian Chu, Xiangqian Chu, Naling Bai, Naling Bai, Xianqing Zheng, Xianqing Zheng, Quanhua Wang, Xi Pan, Shuangxi Li, Shuangxi Li, Juanqin Zhang, Juanqin Zhang, Haiyun Zhang, Haiyun Zhang, Wenjie He, Feng Zhong, Weiguang Lv, Weiguang Lv, Hanlin Zhang, Hanlin Zhang, Hanlin Zhang

“…Straw returning, widely used ecological technology in China, is an effective measure for promoting straw decomposition and soil nutrient cycling when combined with earthworm addition. …”
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Warming and phosphorus enrichment alter the size structure and body stoichiometry of aquatic gastropods by Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Huan Wang, Xiyang Su, Min Zhang, Jun Xu

“…Aquatic gastropods are important integral components of the macroinvertebrate community in freshwater ecosystems and play critical roles in freshwater ecosystems by contributing to biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and water quality. However, the variation of aquatic gastropods’ community structure under the combined effects of warming and nutrient enrichment remains largely unknown. …”
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Current and future ozone risks to global terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem processes by Fuhrer, Jürg, Val Martin, Maria, Mills, Gina, Heald, Colette L., Harmens, Harry, Hayes, Felicity, Sharps, Katrina, Bender, Jürgen, Ashmore, Mike R.

“…Recent research is unraveling a range of effects below-ground, including changes in soil invertebrates, plant litter quantity and quality, decomposition, and nutrient cycling and carbon pools. Changes are likely slow and may take decades to become detectable. …”
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