Expanding standards in viromics: in silico evaluation of dsDNA viral genome identification, classification, and auxiliary metabolic gene curation by Akbar Adjie Pratama, Benjamin Bolduc, Ahmed A. Zayed, Zhi-Ping Zhong, Jiarong Guo, Dean R. Vik, Maria Consuelo Gazitúa, James M. Wainaina, Simon Roux, Matthew B. Sullivan

“…Background Viruses influence global patterns of microbial diversity and nutrient cycles. Though viral metagenomics (viromics), specifically targeting dsDNA viruses, has been critical for revealing viral roles across diverse ecosystems, its analyses differ in many ways from those used for microbes. …”
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Soil fungal community is more sensitive than bacterial community to modified materials application in saline–alkali land of Hetao Plain by Xiaolong Bai, En Zhang, Jinmin Wu, Donghai Ma, Chaohui Zhang, Bangyan Zhang, Yunpeng Liu, Zhi Zhang, Feng Tian, Hui Zhao, Bin Wang

“…The TA treatment led to a decrease in Mortierellomycota and an increase in Ascomycota, potentially enhancing the ability to decompose organic matter and facilitate soil nutrient cycling. Additionally, the sensitivity of fungal biomarkers to modified materials surpassed that of the bacterial community. …”
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Effects of growing Coptis chinensis Franch in the natural understory vs. under a manmade scaffold on its growth, alkaloid contents, and rhizosphere soil microenvironment by Yu Wang, Yu R. Mo, Jun Tan, Li X. Wu, Yuan Pan, Xia D. Chen

“…Investigating the influence of different fertilisation practices on nutrient cycling in farmland and the relationship between fertilisation and the soil environment will be key to improving the yield and quality of C. chinensis medicinal materials while maintaining the health of the soil microenvironment.…”
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Fire intensity regulates the short-term postfire response of the microbiome in Arctic tundra soil by Elisabeth Ramm, Per Lennart Ambus, Silvia Gschwendtner, Chunyan Liu, Michael Schloter, Michael Dannenmann

“…To better understand immediate influences of different fire intensities on the soil microbiome involved in nutrient cycling in permafrost-affected soil, we deployed experimental fires with low and high intensity on an Arctic tundra soil on Disko Island, Greenland. …”
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Deposition and decomposition of litter in monoculture and crop-livestock systems during summer and winter by Jeferson Garcia Augusto, Gabriela Geraldi Mendoça, Pedro Mielli Bonacim, Leonardo Sartori Menegatto, Nayane Jaqueline Costa, Flavia Fernanda Simili, Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz

“…Additional studies are needed to understand other factors that influence litter presence and decomposition, since this will be directly related to the nutrient cycling in the system and, consequently, the productive and economic results. …”
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Crustacean amphipods from marsh ponds: a nutritious feed resource with potential for application in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture by Pablo Jiménez-Prada, Ismael Hachero-Cruzado, Inmaculada Giráldez, Catalina Fernández-Diaz, César Vilas, José Pedro Cañavate, José Manuel Guerra-García

“…Coastal protection, nutrient cycling, erosion control, water purification, and carbon sequestration are ecosystem services provided by salt marshes. …”
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Deposition and decomposition of litter in monoculture and crop-livestock systems during summer and winter by Jeferson Garcia Augusto, Gabriela Geraldi Mendoça, Pedro Mielli Bonacim, Leonardo Sartori Menegatto, Nayane Jaqueline Costa, Flavia Fernanda Simili, Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz

“…Additional studies are needed to understand other factors that influence litter presence and decomposition, since this will be directly related to the nutrient cycling in the system and, consequently, the productive and economic results. …”
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Effects of short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition on leaf stoichiometry of a dominant alpine grass by YaLan Liu, Bo Liu, Zewei Yue, Fanjiang Zeng, Xiangyi Li, Lei Li

“…Therefore, the imbalanced N and P input could change the strategy of nutrient use of the grass and then change the rates of nutrient cycling in the alpine grassland ecosystem in the future.…”
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Cropping System and Rotational Grazing Effects on Soil Fertility and Enzymatic Activity in an Integrated Organic Crop-Livestock System by Fernando Shintate Galindo, Kathleen Delate, Bradley Heins, Hannah Phillips, Andrew Smith, Paulo Humberto Pagliari

“…The results of this study suggested that rotational grazing can increase soil quality and microbial decomposition under the P-W/V-C-P cropping system, and that this result was greater than under the P-R-SB-P cropping system, leading to a faster nutrient cycling. These results show promise for producers who are seeking methods to diversify their farming operation and reduce the need for external inputs.…”
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Deposition and decomposition of litter in monoculture and crop-livestock systems during summer and winter by Jeferson Garcia Augusto, Gabriela Geraldi Mendoça, Pedro Mielli Bonacim, Leonardo Sartori Menegatto, Nayane Jaqueline Costa, Flavia Fernanda Simili, Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz

“…Additional studies are needed to understand other factors that influence litter presence and decomposition, since this will be directly related to the nutrient cycling in the system and, consequently, the productive and economic results. …”
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Patterns of Transcript Abundance of Eukaryotic Biogeochemically-Relevant Genes in the Amazon River Plume by Zielinski, Brian L., Allen, Andrew E., Carpenter, Edward J., Coles, Victoria J., Crump, Byron C., Doherty, Mary, Foster, Rachel A., Goes, Joaquim I., Gomes, Helga R., Hood, Raleigh R., McCrow, John P., Montoya, Joseph P., Moustafa, Ahmed, Sharma, Shalabh, Smith, Christa B., Yager, Patricia L., Paul, John H., Satinsky, Brandon Meyer

“…The plume thus stimulates microbial processes affecting carbon sequestration and nutrient cycles at a global scale. Chromosomal gene expression patterns of the 2.0 to 156 μm size-fraction eukaryotic microbial community were investigated in the Amazon River Plume, generating a robust dataset (more than 100 million mRNA sequences) that depicts the metabolic capabilities and interactions among the eukaryotic microbes. …”
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Water Use Efficiency of Five Tree Species and Its Relationships with Leaf Nutrients in a Subtropical Broad-Leaf Evergreen Forest of Southern China by Kang-Xiang Huang, Zi-Jing Xue, Jian-Cheng Wu, Hong Wang, Hui-Qian Zhou, Ze-Bing Xiao, Wei Zhou, Jin-Feng Cai, Long-Wei Hu, Jiu-Sheng Ren, Yang Zhang, Sheng-Sheng Xiao, Fu-Xi Shi

“…Water use efficiency (WUE) is key to linking the water, carbon, and nutrient cycles in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the coupling between WUE and leaf nutrients is still poorly understood in subtropical forests. …”
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Effects of Multiple Environmental Stressors on Zoobenthos Communities in Shallow Lakes: Evidence from a Mesocosm Experiment by Xiaoqi Xu, Guohuan Su, Peiyu Zhang, Tao Wang, Kangshun Zhao, Huan Zhang, Jinhe Huang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Jun Xu, Min Zhang

“…Zoobenthos play a crucial role in aquatic ecosystems, impacting energy dynamics, nutrient cycling, and sediment degradation. However, these stressors have led to a decrease in the abundance and diversity of zoobenthos, resulting in notable changes in species composition and structure. …”
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Taxonomic distribution of metabolic functions in bacteria associated with Trichodesmium consortia by Coco Koedooder, Futing Zhang, Siyuan Wang, Subhajit Basu, Sheean T. Haley, Nikola Tolic, Carrie D. Nicora, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Sonya T. Dyhrman, Martha Gledhill, Rene M. Boiteau, Maxim Rubin-Blum, Yeala Shaked

“…To link the bacteria associated with Trichodesmium to key functional traits and elucidate how community structure can influence nutrient cycling, we characterized Red Sea Trichodesmium colonies using metagenomics and metaproteomics. …”
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C:N:P stoichiometric variations of herbs and its relationships with soil properties and species relative abundance along the Xiaokai River irrigation in the Yellow River Delta, Chi... by Peipei Jiang, Peipei Jiang, Xiaojun Han, Ziyu Liu, Shoujin Fan, Shoujin Fan, Xuejie Zhang, Xuejie Zhang

“…IntroductionSoil salinity is known to affect plant performance and nutrient stoichiometry by altering their ecophysiology, and thus playing a crucial role in determining plant distribution patterns and nutrient cycles in salinized ecosystems. However, there was little consensus on the effects of salinity stress on plant C, N, and P stoichiometries. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Animal Manures on Nutrient Recovery and Soil Quality in Acid Typic Hapludalf under No-Till Conditions by Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira, Carlos Alberto Ceretta, Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi, Lessandro De Conti, Carina Marchezan, Eduardo Girotto, Tadeu Luis Tiecher, Natália Moreira Palermo, Léon-Étienne Parent, Gustavo Brunetto

“…The C, N, P, and other nutrient cycles are perturbed due to the nutrient imbalance in manures and their application on the soil surface, which poses a risk for nutrient dispersion into the environment. …”
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The Plant Growth-Promoting Potential of Halotolerant Bacteria Is Not Phylogenetically Determined: Evidence from Two <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> Strains Isolated from Saline Soils Us... by Sylia Ait Bessai, Joana Cruz, Pablo Carril, Juliana Melo, Margarida M. Santana, Abdul M. Mouazen, Cristina Cruz, Ajar Nath Yadav, Teresa Dias, El-hafid Nabti

“…Soil halotolerant bacterial strains were isolated and screened for 12 PGP traits related to phytohormone production, improved nitrogen and phosphorus availability, nutrient cycling, and plant defence. The four ‘most promising’ halotolerant PGPB strains were tested hydroponically on wheat by measuring their effect on germination, survival, and biomass along a salinity gradient. (3) Results: Two halotolerant bacterial strains with PGP traits were isolated from the non-saline soil and were identified as <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i>, and another two halotolerant bacterial strains with PGP traits were isolated from the saline soil and identified as <i>B. megaterium</i>. …”
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Effects of Bark Beetle Outbreaks on Forest Landscape Pattern in the Southern Rocky Mountains, U.S.A. by Kyle C. Rodman, Robert A. Andrus, Cori L. Butkiewicz, Teresa B. Chapman, Nathan S. Gill, Brian J. Harvey, Dominik Kulakowski, Niko J. Tutland, Thomas T. Veblen, Sarah J. Hart

“…Since the late 1990s, extensive outbreaks of native bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) have affected coniferous forests throughout Europe and North America, driving changes in carbon storage, wildlife habitat, nutrient cycling, and water resource provisioning. Remote sensing is a crucial tool for quantifying the effects of these disturbances across broad landscapes. …”
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Source and acquisition of rhizosphere microbes in Antarctic vascular plants by Sergio Guajardo-Leiva, Sergio Guajardo-Leiva, Jaime Alarcón, Florence Gutzwiller, Jorge Gallardo-Cerda, Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez, Marco Molina-Montenegro, Marco Molina-Montenegro, Marco Molina-Montenegro, Marco Molina-Montenegro, Keith A. Crandall, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Eduardo Castro-Nallar, Eduardo Castro-Nallar

“…Rhizosphere microbial communities exert critical roles in plant health, nutrient cycling, and soil fertility. Despite the essential functions conferred by microbes, the source and acquisition of the rhizosphere are not entirely clear. …”
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Canopy Gaps Control Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release in Subtropical Forests by Jiajia Chen, Jing Zhu, Ziwei Wang, Cong Xing, Bo Chen, Xuelin Wang, Chensi Wei, Jinfu Liu, Zhongsheng He, Daowei Xu

“…Our findings provide an important foundation for further research into soil nutrient cycling in subtropical natural forests.…”
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