Most ecosystem models predict that climate warming will stimulate microbial decomposition
of soil carbon, producing a positive feedback to rising global temperatures 1 , 2 . Although …

Although it is generally accepted that plant community composition is key for predicting rates
of ecosystem processes in the face of global change, microbial community composition is …

Microbial digestive enzymes in soil and litter have been studied for over a half century, yet the
understanding of microbial enzymes as drivers of ecosystem processes remains hindered …

Worldwide decomposition rates depend both on climate and the legacy of plant functional
traits as litter quality. To quantify the degree to which functional differentiation among species …

Nitrogen (N) availability is increasing in many ecosystems due to anthropogenic disturbance.
We used a nucleotide analog technique and sequencing of ribosomal RNA genes to test …

Soil microbes produce extracellular enzymes that mineralize organic matter and release
carbon and nutrients in forms that can be assimilated. Economic theories of microbial …

Climate warming is expected to have particularly strong effects on tundra and boreal
ecosystems, yet relatively few studies have examined soil responses to temperature change in …

Extracellular enzymes are the proximate agents of organic matter decomposition and measures
of these activities can be used as indicators of microbial nutrient demand. We conducted …

Microbial communities are at the heart of all ecosystems, and yet microbial community behavior
in disturbed environments remains difficult to measure and predict. Understanding the …

The majority of the Earth’s terrestrial carbon is stored in the soil. If anthropogenic warming
stimulates the loss of this carbon to the atmosphere, it could drive further planetary warming 1 , …