Karsten Kalbitz

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 authors summarize progress with respect to different approaches to isolate, extract, and quantify organomineral compounds from soils, types of mineral surfaces and associated interactions, the distribution and function of soil biota at organo-mineral surfaces, and factors controlling the turnover of organic matter (OM) in organic matter associations from temperate soils.

TL;DR: In paddy soils, the management-induced, microbially mediated redox processes control the dynamics of soil minerals and soil organic matter, which are strongly related to the microbial accessibility of C and N, but also of Fe as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the controlling factors for DOM biodegradability can be divided into three groups, namely, intrinsic DOM quality parameters, soil and solution parameters and external factors, and the major obstacle for a better understanding of the controlled properties of DOM is the lack of a standardised methodology or at least systematic comparisons between the large number of methods used to assess DOM bioregradability.

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.