Microbial decomposition of soil carbon in high-latitude tundra underlain with permafrost is
one of the most important, but poorly understood, potential positive feedbacks of greenhouse …

Grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) foster biodiversity, store carbon, maintain
productivity and support pastoral livelihoods. These systems are being altered by climate …

Unraveling the drivers of community structure and succession in response to environmental
change is a central goal in ecology. Although the mechanisms shaping community structure …

Microbes play key roles in various biogeochemical processes, including carbon (C) and
nitrogen (N) cycling. However, changes of microbial community at the functional gene level by …

The heavy metals, pesticides and dyes in agriculture and industry caused serious water
pollution have increased the urgency for the advancement of biomass-based adsorbents due to …

Sustainable construction is widely regarded as one of the best decisions to reduce the
environmental impact of the buildings. Numerous scientific efforts have been devoted to …

Understanding the mechanisms of biospheric feedbacks to climate change is critical to
project future climate warming 1 , 2 , 3 . Although microorganisms catalyse most biosphere …

Climate warming is increasingly leading to marked changes in plant and animal biodiversity,
but it remains unclear how temperatures affect microbial biodiversity, particularly in …

Permafrost degradation may induce soil carbon (C) loss, critical for global C cycling, and be
mediated by microbes. Despite larger C stored within the active layer of permafrost regions, …

• Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a ubiquitous human carcinogen, and rice (Oryza sativa) is the
main contributor to iAs in the diet. Methylated pentavalent As species are less toxic and are …