Contrasting effects of above and belowground litter inputs in shaping the soil microbiome worldwide. Jiao, H., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Frew, A., Li, W., Zhai, K., Yu, Q., & Zhou, G. Plant and Soil, 515(1):363–375, October, 2025.
Contrasting effects of above and belowground litter inputs in shaping the soil microbiome worldwide [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Microbes are the primary decomposers of litter, yet how above and belowground litter inputs contribute to soil microbial structure and function remains unclear across global environmental gradients.
@article{jiao_contrasting_2025,
	title = {Contrasting effects of above and belowground litter inputs in shaping the soil microbiome worldwide},
	volume = {515},
	issn = {1573-5036},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07591-4},
	doi = {10.1007/s11104-025-07591-4},
	abstract = {Microbes are the primary decomposers of litter, yet how above and belowground litter inputs contribute to soil microbial structure and function remains unclear across global environmental gradients.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2026-03-17},
	journal = {Plant and Soil},
	author = {Jiao, Hongzhe and Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel and Frew, Adam and Li, Weiwei and Zhai, Kaiyan and Yu, Qingshui and Zhou, Guiyao},
	month = oct,
	year = {2025},
	keywords = {Litter input, Meta-analysis, Microbial biomass, SOM decomposition, Soil microbiome},
	pages = {363--375},
}

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