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Priming effects in the rhizosphere and root detritusphere of two wet-grassland graminoids by Kaštovská, Eva, Cardenas-Hernandez, Julian, Kuzyakov, Yakov

“…Aims The rhizosphere and root detritusphere are hotspots of microbial activity, where root-derived inputs induce intensive priming effects (PE) on soil organic…”
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Surplus Carbon Drives Allocation and Plant–Soil Interactions by Prescott, Cindy E., Grayston, Sue J., Helmisaari, Heljä-Sisko, Kaštovská, Eva, Körner, Christian, Lambers, Hans, Meier, Ina C., Millard, Peter, Ostonen, Ivika

“…Plant growth is usually constrained by the availability of nutrients, water, or temperature, rather than photosynthetic carbon (C) fixation. Under these…”
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Decomposition of peatland DOC affected by root exudates is driven by specific r and K strategic bacterial taxa by Mastný, Jiří, Bárta, Jiří, Kaštovská, Eva, Picek, Tomáš

“…In peatlands, decomposition of organic matter is limited by harsh environmental conditions and low decomposability of the plant material. Shifting vegetation…”
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Soil warming during winter period enhanced soil N and P availability and leaching in alpine grasslands: A transplant study by Kastovská, Eva, Choma, Michal, Capek, Petr, Kana, Jirí, Tahovská, Karolina, Kopácek, Jirí

“…Alpine meadows are strongly affected by climate change. Increasing air temperature prolongs the growing season and together with changing precipitation…”
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Bacteria but not fungi respond to soil acidification rapidly and consistently in both a spruce and beech forest by Choma, Michal, Tahovská, Karolina, Kaštovská, Eva, Bárta, Jiří, Růžek, Michal, Oulehle, Filip

“…ABSTRACT Anthropogenically enhanced atmospheric sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N) deposition has acidified and eutrophied forest ecosystems worldwide. However, both…”
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Rewilding by large ungulates contributes to organic carbon storage in soils by Kaštovská, Eva, Mastný, Jiří, Konvička, Martin

“…The concept of rewilding, which focuses on managing ecosystem functions through self-regulation by restoring trophic interactions through introduced animal…”
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larger investment into exudation by competitive versus conservative plants is connected to more coupled plant–microbe N cycling by Kaštovská, Eva, Edwards, Keith, Picek, Tomáš, Šantrůčková, Hana

“…Plant–microbe interactions actively control nitrogen (N) cycling in the ecosystem. We hypothesize that the investment into exudation and the coupling of…”
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Species effects and seasonal trends on plant efflux quantity and quality in a spruce swamp forest by Edwards, Keith R., Kaštovská, Eva, Borovec, Jakub, Šantrucková, Hana, Picek, Tomáš

“…Aims We aimed to compare seasonal exudate quality and quantity between Sphagnum moss, Eriophorum vaginatum (graminoid) and Vaccinium myrtillus (ericoid shrub)…”
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Rhizodeposition flux of competitive versus conservative graminoid: contribution of exudates and root lysates as affected by N loading by Kaštovská, Eva, Edwards, Keith, Šantrůčková, Hana

“…Background and aims: Carbon distribution between root production and rhizodeposition represents the plant strategy for growth and nutrient capture. It can…”
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Undeveloped till soils in scree areas are an overlooked important phosphorus source for waters in alpine catchments by Kaňa, Jiří, Kaštovská, Eva, Choma, Michal, Čapek, Petr, Tahovská, Karolina, Kopáček, Jiří

“…Scree deposits in alpine catchments contain undeveloped till soils that are “hidden” between and under stones. These scree areas have no vegetation except for…”
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Linking Above- and Belowground Responses to 16 Years of Fertilization, Mowing, and Removal of the Dominant Species in a Temperate Grassland by Kotas, Petr, Choma, Michal, Šantrůčková, Hana, Lepš, Jan, Tříska, Jan, Kaštovská, Eva

“…Species-rich oligotrophic meadows are affected by a wide range of management interventions that influence their functioning and capacity to deliver ecosystem…”
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Spatial heterogeneity of belowground microbial communities linked to peatland microhabitats with different plant dominants by Chroňáková, Alica, Bárta, Jiří, Kaštovská, Eva, Urbanová, Zuzana, Picek, Tomáš

“…ABSTRACT Peatland vegetation is composed mostly of mosses, graminoids and ericoid shrubs, and these have a distinct impact on peat biogeochemistry. We studied…”
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Ammonia oxidation and nitrate reduction marker genes are key indicators of nitrogen losses in temperate forest catchments by Tahovská, Karolina, Kaštovská, Eva, Choma, Michal, Čapek, Petr, Bárta, Jiří, Oulehle, Filip

“…Chronic nitrogen inputs can alleviate N limitation and potentially impose N losses in forests, indicated by soil enrichment in N over N. However, the…”
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Root but not shoot litter fostered the formation of mineral-associated organic matter in eroded arable soils by Kaštovská, Eva, Choma, Michal, Angst, Gerrit, Remus, Rainer, Augustin, Jürgen, Kolb, Steffen, Wirth, Stephan

“…Erosion leads to a decline in carbon (C) stocks in arable soils and negatively impacts soil functions worldwide. For soil restoration, it is critical to…”
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Revisiting soil microbial biomass: Considering changes in composition with growth rate by Čapek, Petr, Choma, Michal, Kaštovská, Eva, Tahovská, Karolina, Glanville, Helen C., Šantrůčková, Hana

“…Soil microbial biomass is assumed to have stable chemical composition. Various components of the biomass such as DNA, ATP, or chloroform-labile organic carbon…”
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Cotton-Grass and Blueberry have Opposite Effect on Peat Characteristics and Nutrient Transformation in Peatland by Kaštovská, Eva, Straková, Petra, Edwards, Keith, Urbanová, Zuzana, Bárta, Jiří, Mastný, Jiří, Šantrůčková, Hana, Picek, Tomáš

“…Peatlands are large repositories of carbon (C). Sphagnum mosses play a key role in C sequestration, whereas the presence of vascular plants is generally…”
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Positive response of soil microbes to long-term nitrogen input in spruce forest: Results from Gårdsjön whole-catchment N-addition experiment by Tahovská, Karolina, Choma, Michal, Kaštovská, Eva, Oulehle, Filip, Bárta, Jiří, Šantrůčková, Hana, Moldan, Filip

“…Chronic nitrogen (N) deposition from anthropogenic emissions alter N cycling of forests in Europe and in other impacted areas. It disrupts plant/microbe…”
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The Exudation of Surplus Products Links Plant Functional Traits and Plant-Microbial Stoichiometry by Cardenas, Julian, Santa, Fernando, Kaštovská, Eva

“…The rhizosphere is a hot spot of soil microbial activity and is largely fed by root exudation. The carbon (C) exudation flux, coupled with plant growth, is…”
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Soil microbial biomass, activity and community composition along altitudinal gradients in the High Arctic (Billefjorden, Svalbard) by Kotas, Petr, Å antrůčková, Hana, Elster, Josef, KaÅ¡tovská, Eva

“…The unique and fragile High Arctic ecosystems are vulnerable to global climate warming. The elucidation of factors driving microbial distribution and activity…”
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Surviving trees are key elements in the fate of ectomycorrhizal community after severe bark-beetle forest disturbance by Choma, Michal, Bače, Radek, Čapek, Petr, Kaňa, Jiří, Kaštovská, Eva, Tahovská, Karolina, Kopáček, Jiří

“…Abstract Bark beetle disturbances are a critical event in the life cycle of Norway spruce forests. However, our knowledge of their effects on ectomycorrhizal…”
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