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Original Research
Published 12 October 2026
The effects of co-application of organic fertilizer and limestone powder on soil organic carbon and its fractions in rubber plantations: associations with microbial necromass carbon and Fe/Al oxides
Jifen Yang · Shunjun Geng · Xiaoling Shi · Qianghao Zhang · Chunxia Yang
Frontiers in Microbiology
doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1970224
Original Research
Published 9 October 2026
Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals potential biochemical capabilities of a microbial community in an industrial wastewater membrane bioreactor during performance deterioration and recovery
Hana Barak · Asher Brenner · Ariel Kushmaro
Frontiers in Microbiology
doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1908813
Original Research
Published 8 October 2026
Spatial assessment of soil degradation under intensive agricultural pressure in the central loess plateau
Xiandong Hou · Tao Bai
Frontiers in Environmental Science
doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1940953
Original Research
Published 8 October 2026
Long-term organic fertilization enhances paddy soil nitrogen availability through direct nutrient stimulation and complementary diazotroph-mediated pathway
Li Wen · Chao Li · Kaikai Cheng · Lihong Shi · Lingling Liu · Shijie Qin · Ke Wang · Peng Jiang · Haiming Tang
Frontiers in Microbiology
doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1923757
Original Research
Published 7 October 2026
Organic carbon mineralization, stock, and sequestration in an unvegetated mud flat and adjacent Suaeda japonica marsh of Garolim Bay, Yellow Sea: insights from δ 13 C–DIC
Sung-Uk An · Hye Seon Kim · Taek-Kwan Oh · Chang-Ho Yi · Seongjun Bae · Chaeryeong Jo · Cheol Yu · Yeonjung Lee · Jin-Sook Mok · Hyun-Jeong Jeong
Frontiers in Marine Science
doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1964660
Original Research
Published 7 October 2026
Widespread lagged and cumulative effects of wind on global vegetation productivity
Tao Pan · Chong Ren · Fu Li · Hao Liu
Frontiers in Earth Science
doi 10.3389/feart.2026.1947485
Original Research
Published 6 October 2026
Soil organic carbon storage across Mediterranean mountain forests: a comparative assessment of forest ecosystem diversity and geological substrate in Ifrane and Talassemtane National Parks, Morocco
Mohamed El Mderssa · Meysara ELMALKI · Fouad Malki · Taha Abdelhakim · Younes Abbas · Jamal Ibijbijen
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1959268
Original Research
Published 5 October 2026
Favorable habitats of endangered halophytes harbor unique soil properties and bacterial communities, with a dominant root-associated genus promoting host plant growth
Hinako Kubo · Riku Murakami · Kodai Kato · Manami Tsuna · Takahiko Koizumi · Haruko Saito · Taku Kato · Minenosuke Matsutani · Hikaru Sakamoto · Hiromasa Saitoh · Kosuke Yamamoto
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1959075
Original Research
Published 2 October 2026
Gas preservation conditions of Cambrian Niutitang formation shale in western margin of Xuefeng uplift, SE China-based on the analysis of paleofluid
Zhiwei Fan · Xiang Ge · Jing Han · Qingqing Lei · Hao Wu · Yi Zhang
Frontiers in Earth Science
doi 10.3389/feart.2026.1958365
Original Research
Published 30 September 2026
Long-term effects of combined application of chemical fertilizers and organic materials on maize yield stability and microbial functional potential and soil microbial community structure in alkaline soils
Yuzhou Jiang · Yan Zhang · Hongyuan Zhang · Yuyi Li
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1948938
Original Research
Published 30 September 2026
Divergent recovery trajectories of soil organic and inorganic carbon following artificial grassland restoration in semi-arid mining ecosystems
Benjiang Yue · Xueyao Shi · Lirong Zhao · Siqi Zhao · Laiting Zhang · Shaoting Zhao · Yu Liu
Frontiers in Environmental Science
doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1942861
Original Research
Published 25 September 2026
Cation incorporation into biochar affects alkalinity-driven carbon dioxide removal accounting
Ayesha A. Ahmed · Tim Jesper Suhrhoff · Christopher T. Reinhard · Noah J. Planavsky
Frontiers in Climate
doi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1918650
Original Research
Published 24 September 2026
Legacy of non-ferrous metallurgy driving heavy metal-induced geochemical transformation of urban soils
Dias Daurov · Zhanar Abilda · Kabyl Zhambakin · Ainash Daurova · Zagipa Sapakhova · Maxat Toishimanov · Iskander Isgandarov · Almas Mukhametov · Rakhim Kanat · Murat Otynshiev · Dmitriy Volkov · Malika Shamekova
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1949558
Review
Published 22 September 2026
From nitrogen enrichment to ecosystem recovery: mechanisms driving forest ecosystem reorganization under changing nitrogen regimes
Xukun Dai · Hui Shi · Qian Liu · Zhenzhao Zhou · Changcheng Mu · Shichao Liu · Shenghan Shi
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
doi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1967541
Original Research
Published 17 September 2026
Soil quality indices and critical limits of indicators under long-term rice-based agroecosystems in subtropical India
Uttam Kumar · Vinay Bachkaiya · Nirmal Kumar · Vinod Nayak · Pragya Pandey · L. K. Srivastava · Sagar Nandulal Ingle · Hareesh Kumar · V. N. Mishra
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1918756
Original Research
Published 17 September 2026
Modeling forest soil organic carbon dynamics under seasonal freeze–thaw cycles: implications for carbon sequestration in cold-region forest ecosystems
Tong Gao · Xingyu Jiang · Jiaqi Zhou · Yaoxiang Li · Xibin Dong
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
doi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1939588
Original Research
Published 16 September 2026
Plasma-activated water reprograms the root–rhizosphere continuum to enhance nitrogen use efficiency and sustain maize productivity under reduced nitrogen input
Banoth Madhu · Nunavath Umilsingh · Jakku Prasanna · M. V. Priya · Surla Pradeepkumar
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1939374
Systematic Review
Published 15 September 2026
Sorghum–legume intercropping for sustainable intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Farayi Dube · Paramu Mafongoya · Raymond Mugandani
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1949974
Original Research
Published 14 September 2026
Fruit tree-based agroforestry as a nature-based solution for carbon sequestration in the vulnerable Eastern Himalayan ecosystem: plant–soil microbe feedbacks in the context of global change
Ashish Singh · Uttam Kumar Sahoo
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
doi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1921800
Original Research
Published 11 September 2026
Long-term orchard-floor mulching alters soil fungal assemblages, nutrient status, and peach fruit traits
Lei Guo · Bo Wang · Falin Wang · Xicheng Wang · Binbin Zhang · Hongfeng Song · Zhijun Shen
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1907756
Original Research
Published 8 September 2026
Depth-stratified soil organic carbon dynamics across forest–cultivation gradients in Nkanu East Watershed, Southeast Nigeria: implications for agroecological management
Martin A. N. Anikwe · Chinyere S. Dan-Chukwu · Emmanuel E. Ikengannyia · Evelyn O. Obidike-Ugwu
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1908936
Original Research
Published 8 September 2026
Effects of multi human disturbance on soil organic carbon: mediation by landscape patterns and forest community attributes in forest villages of the Henan section, Yellow River Basin
Chenhui Wei · Xule Ning · Siqi Yao · Manqi Miao · Zhendong Hong · Dongying Wu · Chen He · Lin Zhang · Zi Wang
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
doi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1923061
Original Research
Published 3 September 2026
Conservation tillage regulates aggregate organic carbon and microbial communities in aeolian sandy soil
Xianzhao Xie · Min Jiang · Beibei Han · Shuangshuang Li · Tinglong Chen · Zhiyong Gou
Frontiers in Agronomy
doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1869811
Original Research
Published 21 August 2026
Converting forests to coffee cultivation (Coffea arabica) significantly reduces organic carbon sequestration payments in the Peruvian Amazon
Nery Gaona-Jimenez · Betsabeth Teresa Padilla-Macedo · Walter Saucedo Vega · Juan Carlos Ludena-Cárdenas · Milagros Zevallos Ruiz · Caleb Ríos Vargas · Enrique Napoleón Martínez Quiroz · Jorge Fernando Gutiérrez López · Jorge Saavedra-Ramírez · Juan C. Tuesta-Hidalgo · Oscar A. Tuesta-Hidalgo · Josias J. Hidalgo Tuesta · Roger Ricardo Rengifo Amasifen · Andrés Alejandro Juárez Rivero · Uriel Aldava Pardave · Karina M. Ordonez-Ruiz
Frontiers in Environmental Economics
doi 10.3389/frevc.2026.1905945
Original Research
Published 21 August 2026
Soil profile morphology as an indicator of geo-environmental processes and agronomic potential in tropical landscapes of Southern Ekiti, Nigeria
Caleb Ayomide Babatunde · Joseph Olusegun Aruleba · Rohit Kumar · Pankaj Kumar · Uday Pratap Shahi · Vishnu D. Rajput
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1920550
Original Research
Published 19 August 2026
Assessment of land suitability for agriculture production using hybrid approaches: trapezoidal fuzzy number analytic hierarchy process, remote sensing and GIS
Prabu Babu · Saurabh Chandra Maury
Frontiers in Remote Sensing
doi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1867220
Original Research
Published 19 August 2026
Effects of cropland conversion into Masson pine plantation and leaf-use mulberry orchard on soil carbon pools in southwest China
Guantao Chen · Yongxia Luo · Qichao Tang · Xingzhu Yao · Xie Wang
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1935863
Original Research
Published 18 August 2026
Coffee agroforestry, soil carbon, and restoration of a tropical Afromontane rainforest
Maria T. Cossa · Tara J. Massad · David Fangueiro · Natasha S. Ribeiro · João Coutinho · Irene Fraga · Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1879348
Correction
Published 12 August 2026
Correction: Divergent responses of rhizosphere priming effect to N-P fertilization and plant traits in mandarin orange and alfalfa
Jianfeng Hou · Limin Zhang · Jiahui Chen · Xuqing Li · Shengke Tian · Luyi Peng · Xianfa Ma
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1959770
Original Research
Published 11 August 2026
Grazing of cover crops improves soil nitrogen dynamics in organic vegetable systems with minimal soil health tradeoffs
Sequoia R. Williams · Frances Neill · Sejin Cheong · Carolyn Chandler-Khayd · Nicole Tautges · Niuniu Ji · Alda F. A. Pires · Amélie C. M. Gaudin
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1825405
Original Research
Published 3 August 2026
Divergent responses of rhizosphere priming effect to N-P fertilization and plant traits in mandarin orange and alfalfa
Jianfeng Hou · Limin Zhang · Jiahui Chen · Xuqing Li · Shengke Tian · Luyi Peng · Xianfa Ma
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1822862
Original Research
Published 29 July 2026
Mytilid larval appearance and settlement at offshore wind farm sites in the German Bight—a trial to estimate multi-use potentials for bivalve seed collection and grow-out cultivation
Bela H. Buck
Frontiers in Aquaculture
doi 10.3389/faquc.2026.1823282
Original Research
Published 16 July 2026
Distribution of soil carbon and nitrogen in Mediterranean oak silvopastoral systems under grazing
Julio Henrique Germano De Souza · Gelson dos Santos Difante · Otávio Francé · Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada · Marina Castro
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
doi 10.3389/past.2026.16765
Original Research
Published 26 June 2026
Magnetically recyclable co-immobilized laccase–glucose oxidase nanobiocatalyst for sustainable cleaning of fouled polypropylene membranes
Devi Sri Rajendran · Swethaa Venkataraman · Shri Hari Gopu · Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan
Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology
doi 10.3389/frmst.2026.1849744
Original Research
Published 10 June 2026
Hydrogen peroxide as a passive oxygen source for plants in decoupled aquaponic systems
Hendrik Monsees · Sara M. Pinho · Margarida Meneses Leal · Daniela Baganz · Tobias Goldhammer · Oliver Körner
Frontiers in Aquaculture
doi 10.3389/faquc.2026.1819403
Frontiers in Science Lead Article
Published 21 May 2026
Enhancing soil science research with multi-agent artificial intelligence systems
Budiman Minasny · Alex McBratney · José A.M. Demattê · Mercedes Román Dobarco · Pete Smith
Frontiers in Science
doi 10.3389/fsci.2026.1721295
Original Research
Published 31 March 2026
Evaluation of socio-economic characteristics and management attributes of ornamental seedlings’ nursery operators in Lilongwe City, Malawi
Joab Chilongo Stevens · Saulosi Lapukeni Kachitsa · Vincent Mgoli Mwale · Rowland Maganizo Kamanga
Frontiers in Horticulture
doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1761621
Original Research
Published 19 March 2026
Mechanistic insights into the role of biochar, alum, and iron sulfate in nutrient retention and DOC-associated leaching from poultry litter-amended soils
Soura Shuvra Gupta · Rishi Prasad · Debolina Chakraborty · Prasenjit Ray
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
doi 10.3389/fenvc.2026.1773001
Original Research
Published 17 February 2026
Harnessing coccolithophores for carbon capture and storage: exploring nutrient enrichment for future biotechnological applications
Elisa Palandri · Eleonora Sforza · Sofia Ait Abbas · Federica Relitti · Cinzia De Vittor · Adriano Carrara · Manuela Bordiga
Frontiers in Photobiology
doi 10.3389/fphbi.2026.1742840
Original Research
Published 2 February 2026
Mercury stocks and methylmercury production remain unaffected by 17 years of experimental permafrost thaw
Charlotte Haugk · Alyssa Azaroff · Stefan Bertilsson · Margareta Johansson · Tong Liu · Lauren Thompson · Sofi Jonsson
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
doi 10.3389/fenvc.2025.1715512
Methods
Published 23 January 2026
A routine method for the semi-quantitative determination of porous carbonaceous material in wastewater matrices
C. Margreiter · A. Hofmann · A. O. Wagner
Frontiers in Environmental Engineering
doi 10.3389/fenve.2026.1719988
Original Research
Published 14 January 2026
Tailored porosity from waste biomass: mesoporous bio-adsorbents for targeted treatment of complex industrial wastewaters
Saqib Sohail Toor · Kamaldeep Sharma · Rebekka Klemmt · Mohammad Aref Hasen Mamakhel · Abdenour Achour
Frontiers in Fuels
doi 10.3389/ffuel.2025.1716359
Original Research
Published 5 December 2025
An examination of the importance of air-sea exchange in mercury cycling in the Gulf of Maine
Robert P. Mason · Hannah M. Inman · Sophia K. Smith · Vivien F. Taylor
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
doi 10.3389/fenvc.2025.1701684
Review
Published 13 November 2025
Charophytes: drivers of carbonate sedimentation, carbon sequestration and aquatic health
Mariusz Pełechaty
Frontiers in Freshwater Science
doi 10.3389/ffwsc.2025.1520590
Geochemistry
Published 11 July 2025
Carbon fertilization of autochthonous production in karst surface waters and its role in carbon reduction and eutrophication mitigation—a nature-based solution (NbS)
Mingyu Shao · Zaihua Liu · Sibo Zeng · Hailong Sun · Haibo He
Frontiers in Geochemistry
doi 10.3389/fgeoc.2025.1622714
Geochemistry
Published 4 April 2025
Drivers of soil heterotrophic respiration in tropical peatlands: a review to inform peat carbon accumulation modelling
Elise M. Dehaen · Eleanor J. Burke · Sarah E. Chadburn · Jörg Kaduk · Stephen Sitch · Noah D. Smith · Angela V. Gallego-Sala
Frontiers in Geochemistry
doi 10.3389/fgeoc.2025.1492386
Photobiology
Published 2 April 2025
Multiphase CO 2 -dependent photosynthesis in marine diatoms
Ginga Shimakawa · Yusuke Matsuda
Frontiers in Photobiology
doi 10.3389/fphbi.2025.1571863
Complex Systems
Published 18 March 2025
Carbon storage of seagrass ecosystems may experience tipping points in response to anthropogenic stress - a modeling perspective
Vasilis Dakos · Antoine Le Vilain · Elisa Thebault · Teresa Alcoverro · Jordi Boada · Eduardo Infantes · Dorte Krause-Jensen · Núria Marbà · Oscar Serrano · Salvatrice Vizzini · Eugenia T. Apostolaki
Frontiers in Complex Systems
doi 10.3389/fcpxs.2025.1534330