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Yakov Kuzyakov

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NEW in @GlobalChangeBio
Dark CO2 fixation in #soils: A meta‐analysis of mechanisms and controlling factors
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#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #CO2 #microbialbiomass #global #MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi #redox #ATP

Dark CO2 fixation in soils: A meta‐analysis of mechanisms and controlling factors

An overview of the factors influencing soil dark CO2 fixation rates across different ecosystems. The figure illustrates how climate, ecosystem type, and soil properties interact with agricultural pra...

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December 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in REVIEW in @SoilBiolBiochem
Iron plaque in paddy: Formation, functions, & applications
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

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#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #carbonsequestration #soil #Roots #rhizosphere #carbon #Rice #paddy #paddysoil
#iron

December 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM

Journal of Plant Ecology

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❓ Drivers of #MicrobialNecromass carbon (MNC) and its contribution to #SoilOrganicCarbon along an elevational gradient

Results:
The rapid decomposition of bacteria necromass C is the main way of MNC loss in wet season in #AlpineForest.

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The correlations between microbial necromass C (a–c) and their contributions to soil organic C (d–f) along elevations in the dry and wet seasons.

December 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in @SoilBiolBiochem
Frequency & C:N:P #stoichiometry of organic inputs determines C balance in #paddy #soils
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

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#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #primingeffect #CO2 #microbialbiomass #Rice #paddy #paddysoil

December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Journal of Plant Ecology

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Yu An et al. examined #SoilFunctions ( #SoilOrganicCarbon, #TotalNitrogen, #TotalPhosphorus), #PlantCommunities, and #FunctionalTraits in #Wetlands #NaturallyRestored after #AgriculturalAbandonment on China’s Sanjiang Plain.

#EcologicalFunctions

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December 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in @soilandtillageresearch
Soil health constraints in agroecosystems: Machine learning reveals microbial enzymatic thresholds and Drivers
doi.org/10.1016/j.st...

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#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture

December 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in Global BiioGeoChemical Cycles
#ClimateChange Accelerates Microbial Biomass Accumulation in #Soils
dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025...

#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #carbonsequestration #soil #agriculture #grasslands
#microbialbiomass #landuse #Phosphorus #nitrogen

November 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM

Journal of Plant Ecology

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【🎉Latest accepted article】
Planting density modulates #SoilOrganicCarbon sources by regulating plant lignin and #MicrobialNecromass C in temperate forests

#StandDensity | #LigninPhenols | #MicrobialCommunityComposition

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Planting density modulates soil organic carbon sources by regulating plant lignin and microbial necromass C in temperate forests

Abstract. Although planting density is known to affect plant‒soil interactions, its specific influence on the sources of soil organic carbon (SOC) in fores

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November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

Just published in
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Nitrogen-fixing species increases #soil organic #carbon stock: Meta-analysis
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #carbonsequestration #agriculture #global #landuse
#Fertilisers #nitrogen

Meta-analysis shows that planting nitrogen-fixing species increases soil organic carbon stock - Nature Ecology & Evolution

This meta-analysis finds that planting nitrogen-fixing species increases soil carbon compared with non-nitrogen-fixing species. Using nitrogen-fixing species for forestation, agriculture and land rege...

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November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in Functional Ecology
Depth-dependent effects of whole-soil warming on microbial necromass and plant lignin
doi.org/10.1111/1365...

#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #soil #microbialbiomass #GlobalWarming #aminosugars #MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi #forest

November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Journal of Plant Ecology

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【🎉Latest accepted article】
Depth-dependent mechanisms underpinning #SoilOrganicCarbon accumulation following #Afforestation

#Lignin | #MicrobialNecromassCarbon | #KarstEcosystem | #SoilDepth | #SubtropicalRegion

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Claire Moulton-Brown

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Beautiful day for soil sampling in Roamers Wood.
#SoilMicrobialEcology #SoilScience #SoilOrganicCarbon #CarbonStorage #Ecology

October 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in @plantandsoil
Tree diversity affects #temperature sensitivity of #soil organic matter decomposition in #rhizosphere
doi.org/10.1007/s111...

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#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #CO2 #N2O #CH4 #microbialbiomass #Q10 #ClimateChange #Forest

October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

NEW in The Innovation GeoScience
Digging deeper into microbial carbon use efficiency in #soil:
Perspectives from microbial growth and respiration

Free: doi.org/10.59717/j.x...

#SoilOrganicCarbon #CO2 #CarbonUseEfficiency #microbialbiomass #GlobalChange #ClimateChange

Digging deeper into microbial carbon use efficiency in soil: Perspectives from microbial growth and respiration

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October 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM

The Innovation

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Meng et al. investigated how fungal communities are associated with soil organic carbon content along an elevational gradient from 3,994 to 5,120 m in the Tibetan Plateau.
doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#geoscience #ecosystem #SoilOrganicCarbon