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Lipid profiles of plants and soil microbial communities are shaped by soil parent material in Australian sclerophyll forests by Liang, Grace H., Butler, Orpheus M., Warren, Charles R.

“…Background and aims Plant and soil microbes can reduce their phosphorus (P)-requirements by replacing phospholipids with non-P containing lipids (e.g.,…”
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Do Soil Chemical Changes Contribute to the Dominance of Blady Grass (Imperata cylindrica) in Surface Fire-Affected Forests? by Butler, Orpheus M., Lewis, Tom, Chen, Chengrong

“…Imperata cylindrica is a perennial grass that often proliferates in fire-affected forests. Recent fire events have been consistently associated with a lowering…”
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Spatio-temporal dynamics, drivers and potential sources of heavy metal pollution in riparian soils along a 600 kilometre stream gradient in Central China by Ye, Chen, Butler, Orpheus M., Du, Ming, Liu, Wenzhi, Zhang, Quanfa

“…Riparian ecosystems are particularly prone to heavy metal (HM) contamination, acting as a sink for HMs coming from human activities upstream or on adjacent…”
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The phosphorus‐rich signature of fire in the soil–plant system: a global meta‐analysis by Butler, Orpheus M., Elser, James J., Lewis, Tom, Mackey, Brendan, Chen, Chengrong, Niu, Shuli

“…The biogeochemical and stoichiometric signature of vegetation fire may influence post‐fire ecosystem characteristics and the evolution of plant ‘fire traits’…”
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of nutrients in riparian soils after nine years of operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China by Ye, Chen, Chen, Chengrong, Butler, Orpheus M., Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Esfandbod, Maryam, Du, Ming, Zhang, Quanfa

“…The construction and operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR), the largest hydropower dam in the world, has had significant consequences for the hydrology…”
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Prescribed fire alters foliar stoichiometry and nutrient resorption in the understorey of a subtropical eucalypt forest by Butler, Orpheus M., Lewis, Tom, Chen, Chengrong

“…Background and aims Changes to soil nutrient concentrations following vegetation fire may affect biogeochemical cycling and foliar stoichiometry. Phosphorus…”
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Community composition and physiological plasticity control microbial carbon storage across natural and experimental soil fertility gradients by Butler, Orpheus M., Manzoni, Stefano, Warren, Charles R.

“…Many microorganisms synthesise carbon (C)-rich compounds under resource deprivation. Such compounds likely serve as intracellular C-storage pools that sustain…”
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Turnover of non-polymeric leaf lipids in a loamy grassland soil by Warren, Charles R., Butler, Orpheus M.

“…Background Leaves constitute a large input of lipids to soil, yet comparatively little is known about the fate of leaf lipids in soil. Our aim was to explore…”
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The stoichiometric legacy of fire regime regulates the roles of micro-organisms and invertebrates in decomposition by Butler, Orpheus M., Lewis, Tom, Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Maunsell, Sarah C., Elser, James J., Chen, Chengrong

“…Decadal-scale increases in fire frequency have the potential to deplete ecosystems of essential nutrients and consequently impede nutrient-limited biological…”
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Dynamics of insect communities across a unique network of hydrologically altered riparian habitats in central China by Butler, Orpheus M., Ye, Chen, Zhang, Quanfa

“…The establishment of hydroelectric dams can lead to major changes in hydrology for habitats within the reservoir drawdown zones. The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) in…”
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The multi-element stoichiometry of wet eucalypt forest is transformed by recent, frequent fire by Butler, Orpheus M., Elser, James J., Lewis, Tom, Maunsell, Sarah C., Rezaei Rashti, Mehran, Chen, Chengrong

“…Background and aims Fires can alter the elemental stoichiometry of ecosystems, reflecting altered patterns of biogeochemical cycling in the post-fire…”
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The stoichiometric signature of high-frequency fire in forest floor food webs by Butler, Orpheus M., Lewis, Tom, Maunsell, Sarah C., Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Elser, James J., Mackey, Brendan, Chen, Chengrong

“…Fire regimes are shifting under climate change. Decadal-scale shifts in fire regime can disrupt the biogeochemical cycling of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and…”
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High-frequency fire alters soil and plant chemistry but does not lead to nitrogen-limited growth of Eucalyptus pilularis seedlings by Butler, Orpheus M., Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Lewis, Tom, Elser, James J., Chen, Chengrong

“…Background and aims Vegetation fire often raises levels of soil phosphorus (P) relative to those of nitrogen (N), while long-term fire exclusion is associated…”
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Influence of storage and drying methods on invertebrate elemental and isotopic measurements by Butler, Orpheus M., Rezaei Rashti, Mehran, Chen, Chengrong

“…Optimised pre-analytical methods for measuring the chemical properties of soil macro-organisms are needed. We tested the effects of ethanol immersion, freezer…”
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Role of oxygen-containing functional groups in forest fire-generated and pyrolytic chars for immobilization of copper and nickel by Esfandbod, Maryam, Merritt, Christopher R., Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Singh, Balwant, Boyd, Sue E., Srivastava, Prashant, Brown, Christopher L., Butler, Orpheus M., Kookana, Rai S., Chen, Chengrong

“…Char as a carbon-rich material, can be produced under pyrolytic conditions, wildfires or prescribed burn offs for fire management. The objective of this study…”
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Stoichiometric Traits Vary Widely Within Species: A Meta-Analysis of Common Garden Experiments by Lemmen, Kimberley D., Butler, Orpheus M., Koffel, Thomas, Rudman, Seth M., Symons, Celia C.

“…“Ecological stoichiometry,” a framework that focuses explicitly on the balances and flows of chemical elements within and between organisms and ecosystems, has…”
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Long-Term Fire Regime Modifies Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics in Decomposing Eucalyptus pilularis Leaf Litter by Butler, Orpheus M., Lewis, Tom, Rezaei Rashti, Mehran, Chen, Chengrong

“…The changes in fire regimes expected under climate change are likely to disrupt the biogeochemical cycling of carbon (C) and nutrients in forest ecosystems…”
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Phosphorus drives adaptive shifts in membrane lipid pools and synthesis between soils by Warren, Charles R., Butler, Orpheus M.

“…Phospholipids are key constituents of microbial membranes and account for a substantial fraction of microbial P, while P-free betaine lipids provide a pathway…”
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Shifts in characteristics of the plant-soil system associated with flooding and revegetation in the riparian zone of Three Gorges Reservoir, China by Ye, Chen, Butler, Orpheus M., Chen, Chengrong, Liu, Wenzhi, Du, Ming, Zhang, Quanfa

“…•Long-term, repeated flooding reduced soil total N by 17% and total P by 24%.•Soil metal concentrations were higher under disrupted flooding regimes.•Plant…”
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Energetic efficiency and temperature sensitivity of soil heterotrophic respiration vary with decadal-scale fire history in a wet sclerophyll forest by Butler, Orpheus M., Lewis, Tom, Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Chen, Chengrong

“…Changes in fire regime and soil temperatures will be simultaneous symptoms of climate change in many regions around the world, yet very few studies have…”
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