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Fine silt and clay content is the main factor defining maximal C and N accumulations in soils: a meta-analysis by Matus, Francisco J.

“…When studying carbon (C) sequestration in soil, it is necessary to recognize the maximal storage potential and the main influencing factors, including the…”
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Meta-analysis of heavy metal effects on soil enzyme activities by Aponte, Humberto, Meli, Paula, Butler, Benjamin, Paolini, Jorge, Matus, Francisco, Merino, Carolina, Cornejo, Pablo, Kuzyakov, Yakov

“…Enzyme activities (EAs) respond to contamination in several ways depending on the chemical form and content of heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) and their…”
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Exploring Andean High-Altitude Lake Extremophiles through Advanced Proteotyping by Runzheimer, Katharina, Lozano, Clément, Boy, Diana, Boy, Jens, Godoy, Roberto, Matus, Francisco J., Engel, Denise, Pavletic, Bruno, Leuko, Stefan, Armengaud, Jean, Moeller, Ralf

“…Quickly identifying and characterizing isolates from extreme environments is currently challenging while very important to explore the Earth′s biodiversity. As…”
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Chemistry and microbiology of the Critical Zone along a steep climate and vegetation gradient in the Chilean Coastal Cordillera by Oeser, Ralf A., Stroncik, Nicole, Moskwa, Lisa-Marie, Bernhard, Nadine, Schaller, Mirjam, Canessa, Rafaella, van den Brink, Liesbeth, Köster, Moritz, Brucker, Emanuel, Stock, Svenja, Fuentes, Juan Pablo, Godoy, Roberto, Matus, Francisco Javier, Oses Pedraza, Rómulo, Osses McIntyre, Pablo, Paulino, Leandro, Seguel, Oscar, Bader, Maaike Y., Boy, Jens, Dippold, Michaela A., Ehlers, Todd A., Kühn, Peter, Kuzyakov, Yakov, Leinweber, Peter, Scholten, Thomas, Spielvogel, Sandra, Spohn, Marie, Übernickel, Kirstin, Tielbörger, Katja, Wagner, Dirk, von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm

“…The Chilean Coastal Cordillera features a spectacular climate and vegetation gradient, ranging from arid and unvegetated areas in the north to humid and…”
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Are organo-mineral complexes and allophane content determinant factors for the carbon level in Chilean volcanic soils? by Garrido, Estrella, Matus, Francisco

“…The existing information on soil carbon (C) stabilisation in allophanic soils is conflicting because active Al3+ and sesquioxides (i.e., the oxides/hydroxides…”
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Manganese-Oxidizing Antarctic Bacteria (Mn-Oxb) Release Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) as Secondary Mn(II) Oxidation Mechanisms to Avoid Toxicity by Jofré, Ignacio, Matus, Francisco, Mendoza, Daniela, Nájera, Francisco, Merino, Carolina

“…Manganese (Mn) oxidation is performed through oxidative Mn-oxidizing bacteria (MnOxb) as the main bio-weathering mechanism for Mn(III/IV) deposits during soil…”
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Soil Redox Controls CO2, CH4 and N2O Efflux from White-Rot Fungi in Temperate Forest Ecosystems by Merino, Carolina, Jofré, Ignacio, Matus, Francisco

“…Microaerophilic white-rot fungi (WRF) are impacted by oxygen depletion because of fluctuating redox occurrence in southern temperate forest soils of Chile…”
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Microbial Community and Enzyme Activity of Forest Plantation, Natural Forests, and Agricultural Land in Chilean Coastal Cordillera Soils by Yessica Rivas, Humberto Aponte, Diego Rivera-Salazar, Francisco Matus, Oscar Martínez, Carolina Encina, Jorge Retamal-Salgado

“…Despite the global expansion of forest plantations in Chile, their effect on biology properties of soil has still been only scarcely studied. Land use change…”
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Biological Crusts to Increase Soil Carbon Sequestration: New Challenges in a New Environment by Duran, Paola, Mora, María de la Luz, Matus, Francisco, Barra, Patricio Javier, Jofré, Ignacio, Kuzyakov, Yakov, Merino, Carolina

“…The major priority of research in the present day is to conserve the environment by reducing GHG emissions. A proposed solution by an expert panel from 195…”
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Perspective of soil carbon sequestration in Chilean volcanic soils by Francisco Matus, Osvaldo Salazar, Felipe Aburto, Denisse Zamorano, Francisco Nájera, Radmila Jovanović, Catalina Guerra, Luis Reyes-Rojas, Oscar Seguel, Marco Pfeiffer, José Dörner, Susana Valle, Sergio Radic-Schilling, Efraín Duarte

“…Abstract We analysed a large dataset consisting of 457 soil profiles of Andisols and Ultisols of volcanic origin compared to 60 non-volcanic soils. We…”
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Drought and Wildfire Trends in Native Forests of South-Central Chile in the 21st Century by Duarte, Efraín, Rubilar, Rafael, Matus, Francisco, Garrido-Ruiz, Claudia, Merino, Carolina, Smith-Ramirez, Cecilia, Aburto, Felipe, Rojas, Claudia, Stehr, Alejandra, Dörner, José, Nájera, Francisco, Barrientos, Guillermo, Jofré, Ignacio

“…Over the last decades, Chile has experienced a long-term drought with significant consequences for water availability, forest productivity, and soil…”
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Erratum to ‘Are organo-mineral complexes and allophane content determinant factors for the carbon level in Chilean volcanic soils?’ [CATENA 92C (2012) 106–112] by Garrido, Estrella, Matus, Francisco

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White-rot fungi scavenge reactive oxygen species, which drives pH-dependent exo-enzymatic mechanisms and promotes CO2 efflux by Jofré-Fernández, Ignacio, Matus-Baeza, Francisco, Merino-Guzmán, Carolina

“…Soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition mechanisms in rainforest ecosystems are governed by biotic and abiotic procedures which depend on available oxygen in…”
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Diversity of Root-Associated Fungi of the Terrestrial Orchids Gavilea lutea and Chloraea collicensis in a Temperate Forest Soil of South-Central Chile by Herrera, Héctor, Sanhueza, Tedy, da Silva Valadares, Rafael Borges, Matus, Francisco, Pereira, Guillermo, Atala, Cristian, Mora, María de la Luz, Arriagada, Cesar

“…The diversity of orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) and other beneficial root-associated fungi in temperate forests has scarcely been examined. This study aimed to…”
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Gradient Studies Reveal the True Drivers of Extreme Life in the Atacama Desert by Boy, D., Moeller, R., Sauheitl, L., Schaarschmidt, F., Rapp, S., Brink, L., Gschwendtner, S., Borquez, R. Godoy, Matus, Francisco J., Horn, M. A., Guggenberger, G., Boy, J.

“…Studies of hyper‐arid sites contribute to our understanding on how life adapted to extreme conditions. They are often used to further deduce implications for…”
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Relationship between extractable Al and organic C in volcanic soils of Chile by Matus, Francisco, Garrido, Estrella, Sepúlveda, Noelia, Cárcamo, Iris, Panichini, Marcelo, Zagal, Erick

“…In previous studies, Al extracted by acid ammonium acetate (Al a) or Na-pyrophosphate (Al p), rather than silt or clay content and climate conditions, was the…”
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Nitrogen Gain and Loss Along an Ecosystem Sequence: From Semi-desert to Rainforest by Abdallah, Khaled, Stock, Svenja C., Heeger, Felix, Koester, Moritz, Nájera, Francisco, Matus, Francisco, Merino, Carolina, Spielvogel, Sandra, Gorbushina, Anna A., Kuzyakov, Yakov, Dippold, Michaela A.

“…Plants and microorganisms, besides the climate, drive nitrogen (N) cycling in ecosystems. Our objective was to investigate N losses and N acquisition…”
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Animal model of Mycoplasma fermentans respiratory infection by Yáñez, Antonio, Martínez-Ramos, Azucena, Calixto, Teresa, González-Matus, Francisco Javier, Rivera-Tapia, José Antonio, Giono, Silvia, Gil, Constantino, Cedillo, Lilia

“…Mycoplasma fermentans has been associated with respiratory, genitourinary tract infections and rheumatoid diseases but its role as pathogen is controversial…”
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Carbon saturation in the silt and clay particles in soils with contrasting mineralogy by Francisco Matus, Estrella Garrido, Claudia Hidalgo, Fernando Paz, Jorge Etchevers, Carolina Merino, Aurelio Báez

“…The silt and clay particles play a key role as stabilizing agents of soil organic carbon (SOC). Several lines of evidence indicate a theoretical maximum or C…”
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Effects of Soil Texture, Carbon Input Rates, and Litter Quality on Free Organic Matter and Nitrogen Mineralization in Chilean Rain Forest and Agricultural Soils by Matus, F.J, Lusk, C.H, Maire, C.R

“…Nitrogen (N) mineralization in soil depends on carbon (C) input of plant materials, site environmental conditions, and soil texture. Empirical correlates of N…”
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