Daniel Liptzin

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature on well-constrained carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus (C:N:P) ratios in planktonic biomass has motivated ecologists to search for similar patterns in terrestrial ecosystems.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of published data identifies robust patterns in the structure of belowground microbial and faunal communities at broad scales which may be explained by universal mechanisms that regulate belowground biota across biomes.

TL;DR: A review by a multidisciplinary team maps key components and emerging connections within the intellectual landscape of agroecology as discussed by the authors, and identifies forward-looking scientific questions to enhance the relevance of agriculture for mitigating environmental impacts of agriculture while dramatically increasing global food production, improving livelihoods, and thereby reducing chronic hunger and malnutrition.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used soil equilibration chambers equipped with automated sensors to determine the temporal variability in soil oxygen concentrations in two humid tropical forests with different climate regimes, and showed that the timing of precipitation plays a strong role in biogeochemical cycling on the scale of hours to weeks.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of C quantity and quality in Fe reduction and associated P mobilization in tropical forest soils was explored, and it was shown that the microbial biomass P had increased significantly suggesting rapid microbial uptake of P liberated from Fe.