As a predator of soil microorganisms, nematodes respond rapidly to changes in soil environment, which can reflect climate conditions, ecosystem succession status, nutrient cycling and soil ecosystem ...

A team led by Prof. Liu Xueyan from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new plant-soil nitrogen isotope process model that quantifies the fractional ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University is part of a European-American collaboration studying how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background: Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) addition has dramatically increased and significantly affected global nitrogen cycling. The natural ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Summary Climate change scenarios forecast increased aridity in large areas worldwide with potentially important effects on nutrient ...

Considered natural allies against climate change due to their absorption of carbon dioxide, plants may however offer more limited help than expected. The cause: an essential element: nitrogen. Indeed, ...

Soil microbes remain highly active beneath winter snow, driving complex nitrogen recycling that fuels spring plant growth.