Sean M. Schaeffer

TL;DR: The result of the interaction of texture and pulsed rainfall events suggests a corollary hypothesis for nutrient turnover in arid and semiarid ecosystems with a linear increase of N mineralization in coarse-textured soils, but a saturating response for fine- Textured soils due to the importance of soil C and N pools.

TL;DR: The phylogenetic level at which microbes form meaningful guilds is considered, based on overall life history strategies, and it is suggested that these are associated with deep evolutionary divergences, while much of the species-level diversity probably reflects functional redundancy.

TL;DR: In this article, the impact of long-term (31 years) tillage (till and no-till), cover crops (Hairy vetch - Vicia villosa and winter wheat- Triticum aestivum, and a no cover control) on soil microbial community structure, activity and resultant soil quality calculated using the soil management assessment framework (SMAF) scoring index under continuous cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) production on a Lexington silt loam in West Tennessee.

TL;DR: In this paper, a process-based model was proposed to account for different microbial response strategies, including different modes of osmoregulation, drought avoidance through dormancy, and extra-cellular enzyme production.

TL;DR: It is concluded that root and microbial respiration sources respond differently in timing and magnitude to both seasonal and episodic moisture inputs.