Eoin L. Brodie

TL;DR: In this article , the authors compared Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy measurements of solid phase functionalities in plants and SOM to ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometric analyses of plant and SOM water extracts across a palsa-bog-fen thaw and moisture gradient in an Arctic peatland.

TL;DR: The results show a clear functional response to drought in grass litter communities with greater allocation to survival relative to growth that could affect decomposition under drought, and suggest, for the first time in a field setting, a trade-off between microbial drought stress tolerance, resource acquisition and growth traits in leaf litter microbial communities.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a practical approach to sample management, geared towards ecosystem scientists who contribute and reuse sample data and make recommendations for assigning identifiers and metadata that support sample tracking, integration, and reuse.

TL;DR: The isolated decomposition of spruce and lodgepole conifer needles is investigated to enhance understanding of how needle litter impacts near-surface terrestrial biogeochemical processes and reveals that the inherent chemistry associated with tree species has a greater impact on soilBiogeochemical signatures during isolated needle decomposition.

TL;DR: The IsoGenieDB is a public and private data infrastructure designed to store and query data generated by the Iso Genie Project, a ~10 year DOE-funded project focused on discovering ecosystem climate feedbacks in a thawing permafrost landscape, and is being expanded to cover the NASA-funded A2A project.