The importance of anabolism in microbial control over soil carbon storage C Liang, J Schimel, J Jastrow Nature Microbiology 2 (8), 17105, 2017 | 1561 | 2017 |
Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter C Liang, W Amelung, J Lehmann, M Kästner Global change biology 25 (11), 3578-3590, 2019 | 804 | 2019 |
Microbial production of recalcitrant organic matter in global soils: implications for productivity and climate policy C Liang, TC Balser Nature Reviews Microbiology 9 (1), 75-75, 2011 | 315 | 2011 |
Microbial necromass as the source of soil organic carbon in global ecosystems B Wang, S An, C Liang, Y Liu, Y Kuzyakov Soil Biology and Biochemistry 162, 108422, 2021 | 292 | 2021 |
Divergent accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin components in grassland soils T Ma, S Zhu, Z Wang, D Chen, G Dai, B Feng, X Su, H Hu, K Li, W Han, ... Nature communications 9 (1), 3480, 2018 | 248 | 2018 |
An Absorbing Markov Chain approach to understanding the microbial role in soil carbon stabilization C Liang, G Cheng, DL Wixon, TC Balser Biogeochemistry 106, 303-309, 2011 | 241 | 2011 |
Competitive interaction with keystone taxa induced negative priming under biochar amendments L Chen, Y Jiang, C Liang, Y Luo, Q Xu, C Han, Q Zhao, B Sun Microbiome 7, 1-18, 2019 | 225 | 2019 |
Tree mycorrhizal type predicts within‐site variability in the storage and distribution of soil organic matter ME Craig, BL Turner, C Liang, K Clay, DJ Johnson, RP Phillips Global change biology 24 (8), 3317-3330, 2018 | 206 | 2018 |
The soil microbial carbon pump: From conceptual insights to empirical assessments X Zhu, RD Jackson, EH DeLucia, JM Tiedje, C Liang Global Change Biology 26 (11), 6032-6039, 2020 | 154 | 2020 |
Variations in soil microbial communities and residues along an altitude gradient on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, China B Zhang, C Liang, H He, X Zhang PloS one 8 (6), e66184, 2013 | 134 | 2013 |
Soil extracellular enzyme stoichiometry reflects the shift from P-to N-limitation of microorganisms with grassland restoration Y Yang, C Liang, Y Wang, H Cheng, S An, SX Chang Soil Biology and Biochemistry 149, 107928, 2020 | 133 | 2020 |
Reforestation accelerates soil organic carbon accumulation: Evidence from microbial biomarkers P Shao, C Liang, L Lynch, H Xie, X Bao Soil Biology and Biochemistry 131, 182-190, 2019 | 132 | 2019 |
Preferential sequestration of microbial carbon in subsoils of a glacial-landscape toposequence, Dane County, WI, USA C Liang, TC Balser Geoderma 148 (1), 113-119, 2008 | 119 | 2008 |
Negative effects of multiple global change factors on soil microbial diversity Y Yang, T Li, Y Wang, H Cheng, SX Chang, C Liang, S An Soil Biology and Biochemistry 156, 108229, 2021 | 117 | 2021 |
Fast-decaying plant litter enhances soil carbon in temperate forests but not through microbial physiological traits ME Craig, KM Geyer, KV Beidler, ER Brzostek, SD Frey, A Stuart Grandy, ... Nature Communications 13 (1), 1229, 2022 | 113 | 2022 |
Secondary successional forests undergo tightly-coupled changes in soil microbial community structure and soil organic matter P Shao, C Liang, K Rubert-Nason, X Li, H Xie, X Bao Soil Biology and Biochemistry 128, 56-65, 2019 | 113 | 2019 |
Soil microbial communities under model biofuel cropping systems in southern Wisconsin, USA: Impact of crop species and soil properties C Liang, EC Jesus, DS Duncan, RD Jackson, JM Tiedje, TC Balser Applied Soil Ecology 54, 24-31, 2012 | 113 | 2012 |
Warming and nitrogen deposition lessen microbial residue contribution to soil carbon pool C Liang, TC Balser Nature Communications 3 (1), 1222, 2012 | 113 | 2012 |
Warming increases microbial residue contribution to soil organic carbon in an alpine meadow X Ding, S Chen, B Zhang, C Liang, H He, WR Horwath Soil Biology and Biochemistry 135, 13-19, 2019 | 107 | 2019 |
Microbial necromass on the rise: The growing focus on its role in soil organic matter development C Liang, M Kästner, RG Joergensen Soil Biology and Biochemistry 150, 108000, 2020 | 102 | 2020 |