Biogeochemical Processes of Nutrients in Soil and Sediments: C, N, and P Cycling

Dear Colleagues,

Coupled biogeochemical mechanisms are involved in the cycling of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, in soils and sediments influencing the nutrients’ partitioning between biotic and abiotic compartments. Soil–plant–microbial interactions mediate nutrients’ mineralization/immobilization, sorption/desorption, precipitation/dissolution, and leaching. Plants and soil microbes co-evolve to maintain an ecological balance which is critical to optimal soil function and biomass production.

This Special Issue, ‘Biogeochemical Processes of Nutrients in Soil and Sediments: C, N, and P Cycling’, invites authors to submit their manuscripts addressing new findings in soil nutrient cycling. Some potential topics include the effects of agricultural management practices on nutrient cycling, impacts of soil amendments (organic and/or inorganic) on nutrient dynamics, soil microbial gene expression regulating enzyme activity involved in nutrient cycling, role of minerals (Fe- and Mn-(oxy)hydroxides, aluminosilicate clays) on nutrient stabilization and leaching, and nutrient association with supramolecular humic substances. Papers describing nutrient dynamics in agricultural, wetland, and other natural ecosystems are encouraged for submission.

Dr. Angélica Vázquez-Ortega
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Soil Systems is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• nutrient cycling
• carbon
• phosphorus
• nitrogen
• soil microbiome
• gene expression
• mineral association
• agricultural soil systems
• natural soil systems