Iron and Manganese Biogeochemical Cycling in Soils

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will focus on abiotic and biotic processes involved in biogeochemical iron and manganese cycling in soils and sediments. We invite contributions of original research and reviews from all spatial and temporal scales using observational, experimental, or theoretical approaches. Our aim for this Special Issue is to consolidate a diverse set of studies on Fe and Mn cycling in soils. We encourage mechanistic investigations of biotic and abiotic processes, including (bio)mineralogical studies, molecular to pore scale electron transfer studies, including those that integrate perspectives from microbial metabolomics or community dynamics, process-scale studies that bridge the pore to pedon scale, including those using isotopic tracers or molecular markers, as well as observational studies linking the pedon scale to the watershed scale and beyond. Investigations drawing on a range of analytical techniques (spectroscopy, microscopy, isotopic, electrochemical, genomic, as well as bulk chemical measurements) and numerical modeling approaches are encouraged. We also welcome submissions that link Fe and Mn biogeochemistry to the fate of nutrients, organic and inorganic pollutants, trace metals, and greenhouse gases (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, etc.).

Dr. Jasquelin Pena
Dr. Aaron Thompson
Prof. Andreas Kappler
Prof. Scott Fendorf
Guest Editors

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