1. Soil or fire: what causes treeless sedgelands in Tasmanian wet forests?

   • David M. J. S. Bowman
   • George L. W. Perry

   Marschner Review 20 September 2017 Pages: 1 - 18

   

2. Maintaining connectivity: understanding the role of root order and mycelial networks in fine root decomposition of woody plants

   • Katilyn V. Beidler
   • Seth G. Pritchard

   Marschner Review 21 September 2017 Pages: 19 - 36

   

3. Taxonomic and ecological patterns in root traits of Carex (Cyperaceae)

   • Maxim A. Konoplenko
   • Sabine Güsewell
   • Denis V. Veselkin

   Regular article 04 June 2017 Pages: 37 - 48

   

4. Distribution and accumulation of trace elements in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils on a karst plateau after vegetation restoration

   • Xudong Peng
   • Quanhou Dai
   • Changlan Li

   Regular Article 15 August 2017 Pages: 49 - 60

   

5. Determining the fate of selenium in wheat biofortification: an isotopically labelled field trial study

   • A. W. Mathers
   • S. D. Young
   • E. H. Bailey

   REGULAR ARTICLE Open access 15 August 2017 Pages: 61 - 77

   

6. Embedded rock fragments affect alpine steppe plant growth, soil carbon and nitrogen in the northern Tibetan Plateau

   • Ziyin Du
   • Yanjiang Cai
   • Xiaodan Wang

   Regular Article 16 August 2017 Pages: 79 - 92

   

7. Endophytic infection modifies organic acid and mineral element accumulation by rice under Na₂CO₃ stress

   • Xuemei Li
   • Lianju Ma
   • Lihong Zhang

   Regular Article 17 August 2017 Pages: 93 - 103

   

8. Responses of switchgrass soil respiration and its components to precipitation gradient in a mesocosm study

   • Chih-Li Yu
   • Dafeng Hui
   • Yiqi Luo

   REGULAR ARTICLE 17 August 2017 Pages: 105 - 117

   

9. Biostimulant activity of humic substances extracted from leonardites

   • Giovanni Battista Conselvan
   • Diego Pizzeghello
   • Paolo Carletti

   REGULAR ARTICLE 18 August 2017 Pages: 119 - 134

   

10. Simulated nitrogen deposition significantly suppresses the decomposition of forest litter in a natural evergreen broad-leaved forest in the Rainy Area of Western China

    • Shi-xing Zhou
    • Cong-de Huang
    • Chao Luo

    Regular Article 22 August 2017 Pages: 135 - 145

    

11. Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site

    • Bingxi Li
    • Monique M. P. D. Heijmans
    • Frank Berendse

    REGULAR ARTICLE Open access 22 August 2017 Pages: 147 - 162

    

12. Precipitation and topsoil attributes determine the species diversity and distribution patterns of crustal communities in desert ecosystems

    • X. R. Li
    • G. Song
    • Z. R. Wang

    Regular Article 22 August 2017 Pages: 163 - 175

    

13. Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) invasion had limited impact on major soil nutrients and enzyme activity: Is the null effect real or reflects data insensitivity?

    • Olusegun O. Osunkoya
    • Olufemi A. Akinsanmi
    • Kunjithapatham Dhileepan

    REGULAR ARTICLE 22 August 2017 Pages: 177 - 194

    

14. Boreal forest plant species responses to pH: ecological interpretation and application to reclamation

    • Monica Calvo-Polanco
    • Wenqing Zhang
    • Janusz J. Zwiazek

    Regular Article 23 August 2017 Pages: 195 - 208

    

15. Net primary production, nitrogen cycling, biomass allocation, and resource use efficiency along a topographical soil water and nitrogen gradient in a semi-arid forest near an arid boundary

    • Ryunosuke Tateno
    • Takeshi Taniguchi
    • Norikazu Yamanaka

    Regular Article 23 August 2017 Pages: 209 - 222

    

16. Comparative analysis between low- and high-cadmium-accumulating cultivars of Brassica parachinensis to identify difference of cadmium-induced microRNA and their targets

    • Qian Zhou
    • Yu-Chen Yang
    • Zhong-Yi Yang

    Regular Article 23 August 2017 Pages: 223 - 237

    

17. Intensive ground vegetation growth mitigates the carbon loss after forest disturbance

    • Bernhard Zehetgruber
    • Johannes Kobler
    • Andreas Schindlbacher

    Regular Article Open access 24 August 2017 Pages: 239 - 252

    

18. Diverse bacterial taxa inhabit root nodules of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in New Zealand pastoral soils

    • Kathryn Wigley
    • Derrick Moot
    • Hayley Ridgway

    Regular Article 29 August 2017 Pages: 253 - 262

    

19. Effects of silicon on aluminum toxicity in upland rice plants

    • Lucas Barbosa de Freitas
    • Dirceu Maximino Fernandes
    • Adalton Mazetti Fernandes

    Regular Article 29 August 2017 Pages: 263 - 275

    

20. Warming effects on the decomposition of two litter species in model subtropical forests

    • Juxiu Liu
    • Shuange Liu
    • Guoyi Zhou

    Regular Article 30 August 2017 Pages: 277 - 287

    

21. Elevated CO₂ mediates the short-term drought recovery of ecosystem function in low-diversity grassland systems

    • Audrey Niboyet
    • Gérard Bardoux
    • Juliette M. G. Bloor

    Regular Article 02 September 2017 Pages: 289 - 302

    

22. Recovery succession drives the convergence, and grazing versus fencing drives the divergence of plant and soil N/P stoichiometry in a semiarid steppe of Inner Mongolia

    • Zhaoping Yang
    • Taogetao Baoyin
    • Frank Yonghong Li

    Regular Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 303 - 314

    

23. Biochemical proxies indicate differences in soil C cycling induced by long-term tillage and residue management in a tropical agroecosystem

    • Andrew J. Margenot
    • Mirjam M. Pulleman
    • Steven J. Fonte

    Regular Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 315 - 329

    

24. Understanding cassava yield response to soil and fertilizer nutrient supply in West Africa

    • K. S. Ezui
    • A. C. Franke
    • K. E. Giller

    Regular Article Open access 08 September 2017 Pages: 331 - 347

    

25. Rhizosphere priming effects of soybean and cottonwood: do they vary with latitude?

    • Tongqing Su
    • Feike A. Dijkstra
    • Weixin Cheng

    Regular Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 349 - 360

    

26. Above- and belowground fluxes of methane from boreal dwarf shrubs and Pinus sylvestris seedlings

    • Elisa Halmeenmäki
    • Jussi Heinonsalo
    • Mari Pihlatie

    Regular Article 12 September 2017 Pages: 361 - 373

    

27. The dual benefit of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under soil zinc deficiency and toxicity: linking plant physiology and gene expression

    • Stephanie J. Watts-Williams
    • Stephen D. Tyerman
    • Timothy R. Cavagnaro

    Regular Article 12 September 2017 Pages: 375 - 388

    

28. Residual effect of BNI by Brachiaria humidicola pasture on nitrogen recovery and grain yield of subsequent maize

    • Hannes Karwat
    • Danilo Moreta
    • Georg Cadisch

    Regular Article Open access 12 September 2017 Pages: 389 - 406

    

29. Bamboo forest expansion increases soil organic carbon through its effect on soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community and abundance

    • Hua Qin
    • Limin Niu
    • Ying Shen

    Regular Article 18 September 2017 Pages: 407 - 421

    

30. Nitrous oxide emissions from stems of alder, beech and spruce in a temperate forest

    • Yuan Wen
    • Marife D. Corre
    • Edzo Veldkamp

    Regular Article 18 September 2017 Pages: 423 - 434

    

31. Ten years of elevated CO₂ affects soil greenhouse gas fluxes in an open top chamber experiment

    • Jianfei Sun
    • Zongwei Xia
    • Edith Bai

    Regular Article 19 September 2017 Pages: 435 - 450

    

32. Nitrogen cycling in tropical Atlantic Forest differing in exposure to urban atmospheric nitrogen deposition

    • A. G. Ponette-González
    • Y. Perroni
    • W. Z. de Mello

    Regular Article 19 September 2017 Pages: 451 - 465

    

33. Coordination of rooting depth and leaf hydraulic traits defines drought-related strategies in the campos rupestres, a tropical montane biodiversity hotspot

    • Mauro Brum
    • Grazielle Sales Teodoro
    • Rafael Silva Oliveira

    Regular Article 20 September 2017 Pages: 467 - 480

    

34. Fine root phenology differs among subtropical evergreen broadleaved forests with increasing tree diversities

    • Haiying Zhao
    • Yunyu Chen
    • Yusheng Yang

    Regular Article 20 September 2017 Pages: 481 - 491

    

35. Effects of soil metals on pollen germination, fruit production, and seeds per fruit differ between a Ni hyperaccumulator and a congeneric nonaccumulator

    • George A. Meindl
    • Tia-Lynn Ashman

    Regular Article 20 September 2017 Pages: 493 - 503

    

36. Effects of mixing forage species contrasting in vertical and temporal nutrient capture on nutrient yields and fertilizer recovery in productive grasslands

    • S. Husse
    • A. Lüscher
    • O. Huguenin-Elie

    REGULAR ARTICLE 20 September 2017 Pages: 505 - 521

    

37. The role of tamarisk in the spatial heterogeneity of soil resources in the northern Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China

    • Chuanhua Yin
    • Qiumei Shi
    • Changyan Tian

    Regular Article 21 September 2017 Pages: 523 - 538

    

38. Measurement of belowground diversity of fine roots in subtropical forests based on a quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) method

    • Weixian Zeng
    • Wenhua Xiang
    • Yelin Zeng

    Methods Paper 31 August 2017 Pages: 539 - 552

    

39. Erratum to: Availability of fertiliser sulphate and elemental sulphur to canola in two consecutive crops

    • Fien Degryse
    • Babasola Ajiboye
    • Mike J. McLaughlin

    Erratum Open access 18 August 2017 Pages: 553 - 553

40. Erratum to: Enhanced precipitation promotes decomposition and soil C stabilization in semiarid ecosystems, but seasonal timing of wetting matters

    • Xochi Campos
    • Matthew J. Germino
    • Marie-Anne de Graaff

    Erratum 25 September 2017 Pages: 555 - 555