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Microbial Carbon Decomposition

Microbial Carbon Decomposition is a microbial ecological process in which microorganisms enzymatically break down organic carbon compounds into simpler molecules, distinguishing it from abiotic decomposition by its reliance on microbial metabolic activity and community dynamics.

321

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25.8K

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1.5K

Authors

566

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2017–2026

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321

Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

Edward A. G. Schuur, James G. Bockheim, Josep G. Canadell et al. · BioScience · 2008 · 1.7K citations

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Microbial ecology of organic aggregates in aquatic ecosystems

Meinhard Simon, HP Grossart, B Schweitzer et al. · Aquatic Microbial Ecology · 2002 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Nitrogen limitation of microbial decomposition in a grassland under elevated CO2

Shuijin Hu, F. Stuart Chapin, Mary K. Firestone et al. · Nature · 2001 · 428 citations

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Plant traits and wood fates across the globe: rotted, burned, or consumed?

William K. Cornwell, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Steven Allison et al. · Global Change Biology · 2009 · 409 citations

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A keystone microbial enzyme for nitrogen control of soil carbon storage

Ji Chen, Yiqi Luo, Kees Jan van Groenigen et al. · Science Advances · 2018 · 406 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.5K

  1. JZ
    Jizhong Zhou

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    12 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. YL
    Yiqi Luo

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    10 publications · 1.9K citations

    10

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  3. EA
    Edward A. G. Schuur

    University of Florida, United States

    9 publications · 3K citations

    9

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  4. CS
    Christina Schädel

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    6 publications · 597 citations

    6

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  5. LW
    Liyou Wu

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    6 publications · 869 citations

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Institutions

566

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    26 h-index

    125 publications

    12.5K citations

  2. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    18 h-index

    79 publications

    10.5K citations

  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    17 h-index

    26 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    51 publications

    3.2K citations

  5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    15 h-index

    39 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    12 h-index

    29 publications

    6.7K citations

  7. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    3.7K citations

  8. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    10 h-index

    37 publications

    3.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Soil Biology and Biochemistry

    26 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. Global Change Biology

    26 publications · 3.5K citations

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  3. Biogeosciences

    11 publications · 665 citations

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  4. Frontiers in Microbiology

    10 publications · 675 citations

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  5. The Science of The Total Environment

    7 publications · 243 citations

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