The relationship between AMF and soil organic carbon

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the future-work section and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2018 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 37 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Contrasting impacts of long-term nitrogen and phosphorus additions on the quantity and quality of soil dissolved organic matter (2026) · Soil Ecology Letters · cited 1× · doi

  Further research is needed to examine the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on soil organic matter and dissolved organic matter in different ecosystems. The study highlights the need for long-term experiments to examine the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on soil organic matter dynamics.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: further research needed examine effects nitrogen phosphorus additions
• Contrasting impacts of long-term nitrogen and phosphorus additions on the quantity and quality of soil dissolved organic matter (2026) · Soil Ecology Letters · cited 1× · doi

  The long-term effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on soil organic matter quantity and quality remain poorly understood. The interactions between nitrogen and phosphorus additions that affect dissolved organic matter dynamics are not well understood.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: long-term effects nitrogen phosphorus additions soil organic matter
• Soil dissolved organic matter dynamics under dryland restoration: disentangling land use, vegetation, and management controls (2026) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi

  Introduction Dryland soils are highly sensitive to land use change and restoration, yet the relative influence of land use and associated vegetation and management conditions on soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) remains poorly understood.

  generalabstract
  Keywords: land introduction dryland soils highly sensitive change restoration relative influence associated vegetation management conditions soil
• Yields and Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter From Different Aged Soils in Northern Alaska (2018) · Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · cited 35× · doi

  However, the yield of soil‐dissolved organic matter (DOM) during soil‐water interactions and its chemical characteristics and reactivities remain poorly understood.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: soil yield dissolved organic matter water interactions chemical characteristics reactivities remain poorly understood
• Geoecological significance and feeding habits of the mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola) on Lassen Peak, an active volcano in the southern Cascade Mountains (California, USA) (2026) · Ecosistemas · doi

  Soil organic matter content varies widely (~1-50%) but increases sharply on basal slopes, loosening the soils and allowing substantial water storage (10.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: soil organic matter content varies widely increases sharply basal slopes loosening soils allowing substantial water
• Decoupling of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil organic carbon under nitrogen addition in terrestrial ecosystems: a meta-analysis (2026) · Frontiers of Earth Science · doi

  However, the relationship between AMF and soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics under nitrogen (N) deposition remains poorly understood.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: relationship soil organic carbon dynamics nitrogen deposition remains poorly understood
• Sustainable Intensification of Feed Production Through Intercropping of Cereals and Legumes: The Role of Nitrogen Fertilization in Shaping the Circulation of Micronutrients (2026) · Agriculture · doi

  However, the effects of such systems, combined with varying nitrogen fertilization levels, on the dynamics of micronutrients in soil and plant biomass remain insufficiently explored.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: effects systems combined varying nitrogen fertilization levels dynamics micronutrients soil plant biomass remain insufficiently explored
• Differential Responses of Community Biomass Stability to Short-Term Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs in Two Dominant Plant Communities of the Songnen Grassland, Northeast China (2026) · Plants · doi

  While nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) additions are widely applied to restore degraded grasslands, how the biomass stability of different dominant plant communities responds to such inputs remains unclear.

  generalabstractevidence 2/5
  Keywords: nitrogen phosphorus additions widely applied restore degraded grasslands biomass stability different dominant plant communities responds

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