Egbert Matzner

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the mechanisms that are currently, but often contradictorily or inconsistently, considered to contribute to organic matter (OM) protection against decomposition in temperate soils is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize the recent literature about controls on dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentrations and fluxes in so-called "soil degraded organic matter" (SOCOM).

TL;DR: In this article, the SOM fractions obtained with such operational fractionation procedures are described in terms of their pool sizes, chemical properties, and turnover rates, and the main objective is to evaluate these operationally defined fractions with respect to their suitability to describe functional SOM pools that could be used to parameterize SOM turnover models.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the impact of drying and wetting on the mineralization and fluxes of C and N in terrestrial soils and found that despite wetting pulses, cumulative mineralization is mostly smaller compared with soil with optimum moisture, indicating that dry soil cannot compensate for small mineralization rates during drought periods.

TL;DR: In this paper, the extent and rate of DOM biodegradation from less humified organic material (straw, litter and fermentation layers of forest floors) were quantified by CO 2 evolution.