Bockheim, J. G. 2013. Paleosols in the Transantarctic Mountains: indicators of environmental change. Solid Earth 4, 451-459. DOI: 10.5194/se-4-451-2013 Abstract The Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs), a 3500 km long chain that subdivides East Antarctica from West Antarctica, are important for reconstructing the tectonic, glacial, and climatic history of Antarctica. With an ice-free area of 24 200 km2 ...[Read More]
Monday paper: Subcritical water extraction to isolate kinetically different soil nitrogen fractions
Sleutel, S., Kader, M. A., Demeestere, K., Walgraeve, C., Dewulf, J., De Neve, S. 2013. Subcritical water extraction to isolate kinetically different soil nitrogen fractions. Biogeosciences 10, 7435-7447. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7435-2013 Abstract Soil organic N is largely composed of inherently biologically labile proteinaceous N and its persistence in soil is mainly explained by stabilization through ...[Read More]
Monday paper: Variability of above-ground litter inputs alters soil physicochemical and biological processes: a meta-analysis of litterfall-manipulation experiments
Xu, S., Liu, L. L., Sayer, E. J. 2013. Variability of above-ground litter inputs alters soil physicochemical and biological processes: a meta-analysis of litterfall-manipulation experiments. Biogeosciences 10, 7423-7433. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7423-2013 Abstract Global change has been shown to alter the amount of above-ground litter inputs to soil greatly, which could cause substantial cascading effec ...[Read More]
Monday paper: Effects of belowground litter addition, increased precipitation and clipping on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in a temperate steppe
Ma, L., Guo, C., Xin, X., Yuan, S., Wang, R. 2013. Effects of belowground litter addition, increased precipitation and clipping on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in a temperate steppe. Biogeosciences 10, 7361-7372. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7361-2013 Abstract Soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling are sensitive to changes in environmental factors and play critical roles in the responses of ter ...[Read More]