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A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics

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ID23367808
AuthorsJohan Six (0000-0001-9336-4185, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), H Bossuyt (University of Georgia), Steven DeGryze (Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology), Karolien Denef (Colorado State University)
Year2004
Volume79
Issue1
Pages7-31
Publication date2004-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSoil and Tillage Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0167-1987 • E-ISSN: 1879-3444
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.still.2004.03.008
OpenAlexW2066459710
LanguageEN
Citations received83
References cited177

Aggregate (composite) · Nanotechnology · Organic matter · Soil biology · Soil organic matter · Soil structure · Soil water · Chemistry · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Science · Materials Science · Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Soil Geostatistics and Mapping · Soil Science

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    Open Access•Mingjie Qian, Wenxiang Zhou et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Fluvial dynamics and cultural succession in the middle Yangtze River

    Open Access•Ao Yan, Jiangyong Wang et al.•Journal of Archaeological Science…•2026

  • Soil Biology and Organisms

    Open Access•David C Coleman•International Encyclopedia of…•2017

  • Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils - A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

    Open Access•Martin Wiesmeier, Livia Urbanski et al.•Geoderma•2019

  • What do we know about soil carbon destabilization

    Open Access•Vanessa Bailey, Caitlin Hicks Pries et al.•Environmental Research Letters•2019

  • Discrepancies in Karst Soil Organic Carbon in Southwest China for Different Land Use Patterns

    Open Access•Zhenming Zhang, Xianfei Huang et al.•International Journal of…•2019

  • Conventional and Zero Tillage with Residue Management in Rice–Wheat System in the Indo-Gangetic Plains

    Open Access•Asik Dutta, Ranjan Bhattacharyya et al.•International Journal of…•2023

  • Effects of Soil Aggregate Stability on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen under Land Use Change in an Erodible Region in Southwest China

    Open Access•Man Liu, Guilin Han et al.•International Journal of…•2019

  • Adsorption of Cadmium on Degraded Soils Amended with Maize-Stalk-Derived Biochar

    Open Access•Caixia Wu, Yungui Li et al.•International Journal of…•2018

  • Effects of Short-Term Set-Aside Management Practices on Soil Microorganism and Enzyme Activity in China

    Open Access•Guangyu Li, Cifang Wu•International Journal of…•2017

  • Effects of solar park construction and solar panels on soil quality, microclimate, CO 2 effluxes, and vegetation under a Mediterranean climate

    Open Access•Quentin Lambert, Armin Bischoff et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Afforestation With Xerophytic Shrubs Promoted Soil Organic Carbon Stability in a Hyper‐Arid Environment of Desert

    Open Access•Guangxing Zhao, Akash Tariq et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Optimal Level of Straw Addition After the Autumn Harvest for Black Soil Aggregate Stability

    Open Access•Yu Li, Yu Fu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Individual and mixed effects of slag and biochar on soil aggregates and their carbon concentration and on fungal community structure in subtropical early‐ and late‐cropping paddy fields

    Open Access•Qiang Jin, Weiqi Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Soil physical quality response to management systems in a long‐term sugarcane trial

    Open Access•Aline F Martíni, Gustavo Pereira Valani et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2024

  • Altered microbial resource limitation regulates soil organic carbon sequestration based on ecoenzyme stoichiometry under long‐term tillage systems

    Open Access•Xiaojun Song, Jingyu Li et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Aggregate composition directly affects the characteristics of soil microbial and nematode communities in a chronosequence of Chinese fir plantations

    Open Access•Zongxin Liao, Shaoming Ye et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2024

  • Establishment Limitations of Sensitive Target Species Potentilla alba L. in Grasslands Restored on Arable Land

    Open Access•Epp Maria Lillipuu, Tomáš Cajthaml et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Rainfall Predominantly Governs Soil Organic Carbon Loss, Exceeding the Contribution of Vegetation Carbon Sequestration in Karst Watersheds

    Open Access•Feiyang Cai, Rui Li et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • The impact of coastal flooding on agriculture

    Open Access•Iain J Gould, Isobel Wright et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2020

  • Environmental controls on density‐based soil organic carbon fractionations in global terrestrial ecosystems

    Open Access•Xiaolu Sun, Michael G Ryan et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Development of a soil quality index for characterizing effects of land‐use changes on degradation and ecological restoration of rangeland soils in a semi‐arid ecosystem

    Open Access•Fayez Raiesi, Soroosh Salek‐Gilani•Land Degradation and Development•2020

  • Influences of land reclamation on soil bacterial communities of abandoned salt pans in the Yellow River Delta

    Open Access•Yihao Zhu, Xiliang Song et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Stoichiometric characteristics of medium‐ and micro‐elements (Ca, Mg, Fe, and Mn) in soil aggregates as affected by stand age in Chinese fir plantations

    Open Access•Shengqiang Wang, Pengyu Zhou et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Effects of vegetation restoration on carbonate‐derived laterite erodibility in karst mountain areas

    Open Access•Na Feng, Dongdong Liu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Soil aggregation accounts for the mineral soil organic carbon and nitrogen accrual in broadleaved forests as compared to that of coniferous forests in Northeast China

    Open Access•Chenhui Wei, Qiong Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Fifteen years of conservation tillage increases soil aggregate stability by altering the contents and chemical composition of organic carbon fractions in Mollisols

    Open Access•Meng Zhou, Yang Xiao et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Impact of long‐term sub‐soiling tillage on soil porosity and soil physical properties in the soil profile

    Open Access•Yonghui Yang, Jicheng Wu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Role of Iron in Stabilization of Soil Organic Carbon Under Different Vegetation Communities of Mangrove Wetlands

    Open Access•Haixiao Zhao, Qian Tan et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Sustaining the properties of black soil in Central India through crop residue management in a conservation‐agriculture‐based soybean–wheat system

    Open Access•Devideen Yadav, Anand Kumar Vishwakarma et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Long‐term combined subsoiling and straw mulching conserves water and improves agricultural soil properties

    Open Access•Yonghui Yang, Hao Liu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2024

  • Impact of Photovoltaic Panels on Soil Aggregate‐Associated Organic Carbon Varies With Grassland Type

    Open Access•Yong Zhang, Qianru Zhou et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • A global meta‐analysis of the impacts of no‐tillage on soil aggregation and aggregate‐associated organic carbon

    Open Access•Xiaotong Liu, Xueping Wu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Effects of Vegetable Cover on the Regeneration Process in Degraded Dry Forest in Brazil

    Open Access•Stefanny Martins De Souza, Maiara Bezerra Ramos et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2024

  • Characteristics of Changes to POC and Maoc After Straw Returning in China

    Open Access•Ning Yang, Miaomiao Zhang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Microscale Investigation of Aggregate Stability Characteristic and Pore Structure of Collapsing Wall in Granite Red Soil

    Open Access•Zhe Lin, Yusong Deng et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Saline soil organic matter characteristics of aggregate size fractions after amelioration through straw and nitrogen addition

    Open Access•Wenjun Xie, Pengshuai Shao et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Carbon Sequestration and Soil Fertility Management in Sandy and Clayey Soils Revealed by Over Four Decades of Long‐Term Field Experiments in Thailand

    Open Access•Somrutai Tancharoen, Shinya Iwasaki et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2024

  • Regional pattern of soil organic carbon density and its influence upon the plough layers of cropland

    Open Access•Liangxia Duan, Zhenwei Li et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2020

  • Conversion of coastal marshes to croplands decreases organic carbon but increases inorganic carbon in saline soils

    Open Access•Yuanshan Zhu, Yidong Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2020

  • Unraveling the Divergent Contributions of Plant‐ and Microbial‐Derived Carbon to Soil Organic Carbon During Subtropical Vegetation Restoration

    Open Access•Rui Zhang, Jiao Wan et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Improvement of aggregate‐associated organic carbon and its stability in bauxite residue by substrate amendment addition

    Open Access•Tao Tian, Zheng Liu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2020

  • Influence of land use and different plant residues on isotopic carbon distribution of total and water extractable organic matter in an incubation experiment with weathered tropical soil

    Open Access•Silézio Ferreira da Silva, Riccardo Spaccini et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Accumulation of SOM fractions to croplands and plantations converted from cropland with black soil

    Open Access•Shaojie Han, Enheng Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Temperature‐Driven Electrochemical Mechanisms Governing Soil Aggregate Stability and Particle Transport in Lou Soil

    Open Access•Gang Cao, Heng Wan et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Temporal Variability in Rill Erosion Resistance Following Maize Straw Incorporation

    Open Access•Jiaqian Li, Zhihua Liu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Effects of different amendments on aggregate stability and microbial communities of coastal saline–alkali soil in the Yellow River Delta

    Open Access•Shan Li, Yuanyuan Yao et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Quantitatively identify the factors driving loess erodibility variations after ecological restoration

    Open Access•Xiang Zhang, Dongli She et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Soil bacterial community structure as affected by stand age in Chinese fir plantations

    Open Access•Zongxin Liao, Shaoming Ye et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Unlocking Mechanisms for Soil Fertility Enhancement in Tropical Forests Restored From Non‐Native Rubber Plantations

    Open Access•Xiaoyi Cai, Chunfeng Chen et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Aggregate stability and organic carbon stock under different land uses integrally regulated by binding agents and chemical properties in saline‐sodic soils

    Open Access•Haojie Feng, Shun‐Yi Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Slope Aspect Influences the Organic Carbon Content and Stock in Soil Aggregates of Cut Slopes in the Alpine Region of Southwest China

    Open Access•Shenghao Ai, Mei Chen et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Ploughing/zero‐tillage rotation regulates soil physicochemical properties and improves productivity of erodible soil in a residue return farming system

    Open Access•Hao Wang, Shulan Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Ammoniated straw incorporation coupled with N management synergistically enhanced soil structure and crop productivity in a desert oasis farmland

    Open Access•Lifeng Zhou, Wenlong Chang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Temporal and depth‐dependent variations in soil aggregate‐associated organic carbon in reclaimed coastal poplar plantations

    Open Access•Jiangwei Liu, Xiangrong Cheng et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2024

  • Moderate Fire Temperatures Affect the Structure of Clayey Oxisol Aggregates

    Open Access•Yasmmin Tadeu Costa, Paulo Angelo Fachin et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Cropping History and Cropland Abandonment Period Influenced Levels of Soil Organic Carbon, Distribution of Aggregates and Aggregate Associated Carbon

    Open Access•Sinesihle Mcengwa, Siphamandla Nyambo et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Sixty Years of Sugarcane Monoculture Alters Carbon Preservation in Large Soil Macroaggregates in Tropical Soil

    Open Access•Belchior Oliveira Trigueiro da Silva, Ademir De Oliveira Ferreira et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Long‐term Camellia oleifera cultivation influences the assembly process of soil bacteria in different soil aggregate particles

    Open Access•Chen Lijun, Chen Li-jun et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2023

  • Dynamics of soil aggregate‐related C‐N‐P stoichiometric characteristics with stand age and soil depth in Chinese fir plantations

    Open Access•Lili Tang, Shengqiang Wang•Land Degradation and Development•2022

  • Effects of Forest Restoration Structure on Soil Aggregate‐Associated Organic Carbon in the Loess Plateau

    Open Access•Qianzhuo Zhao, Duoxun Xu et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Nitrogen Deposition Levels Affect Soil Aggregate Stabilization and Organic Carbon Dynamics by Altering Chemical Composition and Glomalin‐Related Soil Protein in the Desert Steppe of Northwest China

    Open Access•Yan Wang, Bin Xue et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2025

  • Influence of 9 years of permanent raised beds and contour furrowing on soil health in conservation agriculture based systems in Tigray region, Ethiopia

    Open Access•Tesfay Araya, Alemu Gebremedhin et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2021

  • Soil structure and aggregate stability of A-horizons in different soil types across the Nitra Valley slope, western Slovakia

    Open Access•Bogusława Kruczkowska, Edyta Regulska et al.•Geographia Polonica•2025

  • Assessing the Physical Stability of Soil Organic Carbon in Roadside Ecosystems

    Open Access•Nour Srour, Évelyne Thiffault et al.•Urban Science•2025

  • Carbon sequestration in soil

    Open Access•Rattan Lal, Wakene Negassa et al.•Current Opinion in Environmental…•2015

  • Solid–fluid–gas’

    Open Access•P Ramachandran Nair, Vimala D Nair•Current Opinion in Environmental…•2013

  • Long-term increased grain yield and soil fertility from intercropping

    Open Access•Xiaofei Li, Zhi-Gang Wang et al.•Nature Sustainability•2021

  • A novel sequential chemical extractions protocol to access mineral phases stabilizing organic matter in Amazonian Dark Earths (Holocene)

    Open Access•Bruna Ramalho, Vander De Freitas Melo et al.•Quaternary International•2025

  • Soil physical structure and aggregate stability dynamics during pit-mound microrelief development

    Open Access•Miaoxian Mu, Lixin Chen et al.•Trees Forests and People•2026

  • Impact of prescribed fire on fungal communities in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests in Mediterranean transitional zones

    Open Access•Natalia Cuberos, Ignacio Sanz-Benito et al.•Trees Forests and People•2024

  • N-fixing species outperform non-N-fixing species in promoting soil organic carbon stability via enhancing edaphic-litter nitrogen availability in Eucalyptus plantations

    Open Access•Dongpo Fu, Daihan Fu et al.•Trees Forests and People•2026

  • Soil microbial communities vary in composition and functional strategy across soil aggregate size class regardless of tillage

    Open Access•Lukas T Bernhardt, Lukas Bernhardt et al.•Elementa Science of the…•2022

  • Novel Insights Into the Role of Litter‐Soil Continuum for Soil and Water Conservation

    Open Access•Daihan Fu, Angang Ming et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Long‐Term Organic Fertilization Enhances Particulate Organic Matter Accumulation Through Macroaggregate Formation in the Loess Plateau

    Open Access•Ting Shi, Xiujun Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Organic–Inorganic Fertilization Enhances Soil Carbon but Weakens Its Stability via Reduced Microbial Necromass in Reclaimed Mining Land

    Open Access•Zhengming Luo, Jianhua Li et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Biochar‐Induced Shifts in Fungal Community Structure and Their Association With Soil Physical Properties in Degraded Soil From the Brazilian Semiarid

    Open Access•João Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos, Arthur Prudêncio de Araújo Pereira et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Distributions of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Aggregates of Saline‐Alkaline Soils in the Yellow River Delta

    Open Access•Amar Ali Adam Hamad, Xiujun Wang et al.•Land Degradation and Development•2026

  • Effects of litter quality on macroaggregates reformation and soil stability in different soil horizons

    Open Access•Cosmas Parwada, Johan van Tol•Environment Development and…•2019

  • Assessing land-use history for reporting on cropland dynamics—A comparison between the Land-Parcel Identification System and traditional inter-annual approaches

    Open Access•Jesko Zimmermann, Ainhoa González et al.•Land Use Policy•2016

  • Contrasting effects of land tenure on degradation of Cambisols and Luvisols

    Open Access•Alena Walmsley, Hossein Azadi et al.•Land Use Policy•2020

  • Adoption of conservation agriculture in Europe

    Open Access•Rabah Lahmar•Land Use Policy•2010

  • Effect of land-use conversion on C and N distribution in aggregate fractions of soils in the southern Loess Plateau, China

    Open Access•Guang-Lu Li, Xiao-Ming Pang•Land Use Policy•2010

  • The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms

    Open Access•Charles Darwin•1881

  • Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter

    Open Access•Johan Six, Richard T Conant et al.•Plant and Soil•2002

  • The Influence of Frost Action on Soil-Aggregate Stability

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