Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

In a new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on Nov. 5, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

Viruses in different life cycles can promote elemental cycling (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) by viral lysing or auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) metabolisms. Viruses can increase microbial ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface lies Earth's largest carbon reservoir: marine sediments that have accumulated organic matter over millions of years. Long assumed to be permanently "locked away," this ...

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic systems represents a heterogeneous array of compounds that play a critical role in regulating biogeochemical cycles and influencing water quality. The ...