Cotrufo, M. Francesca

Conceptualizing soil organic matter into particulate and mineral-associated forms to address global change in the 21st century

Lavallee, J. M., Soong, J. L., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2020) · Global Change Biology

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transport

Cited by 2,477

Soil carbon storage informed by particulate and mineral-associated organic matter

Cotrufo, M. F., Ranalli, M. G., Haddix, M. L., Six, J., & Lugato, E. (2019) · Nature Geoscience

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Cited by 1,901

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

Cotrufo, M. F., Soong, J. L., Horton, A. J., Campbell, E. E., Haddix, M. L., Wall, D. H., & Parton, W. J. (2015) · Nature Geoscience

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transport

Cited by 1,874

Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions

Bai, Y., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2022) · Science

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transport

Cited by 1,374

Belowground community responses to fire: meta‐analysis reveals contrasting responses of soil microorganisms and mesofauna

Pressler, Y., Moore, J. C., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2019) · Oikos

Fire effects on ecosystemsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Cited by 328

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing enhances soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and stabilization through mineral association in southeastern U.S. grazing lands

Mosier, S., Apfelbaum, S., Byck, P., Calderon, F., Teague, R., Thompson, R., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2021) · Journal of Environmental Management

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPasture and Agricultural Systems

Cited by 176

Soil carbon saturation: what do we really know?

Georgiou, K., Angers, D., Champiny, R. E., Cotrufo, M. F., Craig, M. E., Doetterl, S., Grandy, A. S., Lavallee, J. M., Lin, Y., Lugato, E., et al. (2025) · Global Change Biology

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transport

Cited by 153

Distinct, direct and climate-mediated environmental controls on global particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon storage

Hansen, P. M., Even, R., King, A. E., Lavallee, J., Schipanski, M., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2024) · Global Change Biology

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Geostatistics and Mapping

Cited by 150

Leaf litter production and decomposition in a poplar short‐rotation coppice exposed to free air CO2 enrichment (POPFACE)

Cotrufo, M. F., De Angelis, P., & Polle, A. (2005) · Global Change Biology

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant responses to elevated CO2

Cited by 100

Ruminating on soil carbon: applying current understanding to inform grazing management

Stanley, P. L., Wilson, C., Patterson, E., Machmuller, M. B., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2024) · Global Change Biology

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPasture and Agricultural Systems

Cited by 82

Net carbon storage in a poplar plantation (POPFACE) after three years of free-air CO2 enrichment

Gielen, B., Calfapietra, C., Lukac, M., Wittig, V. E., De Angelis, P., Janssens, I. A., Moscatelli, M. C., Grego, S., Cotrufo, M. F., Godbold, D. L., et al. (2005) · Tree Physiology

Plant responses to elevated CO2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Cited by 78

Addressing the soil carbon dilemma: Legumes in intensified rotations regenerate soil carbon while maintaining yields in semi-arid dryland wheat farms

van der Pol, L. K., Robertson, A., Schipanski, M., Calderon, F. J., Wallenstein, M. D., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2022) · Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Management and Crop Yield

Cited by 65

Is tree planting an effective strategy for climate change mitigation?

Kirschbaum, M. U. F., Cowie, A. L., Peñuelas, J., Smith, P., Conant, R. T., Sage, R. F., Brandão, M., Cotrufo, M. F., Luo, Y., Way, D. A., et al. (2024) · Science of The Total Environment

Forest Management and PolicyForest ecology and management

Cited by 53

Large errors in soil carbon measurements attributed to inconsistent sample processing

Even, R. J., Machmuller, M. B., Lavallee, J. M., Zelikova, T. J., & Cotrufo, M. F. (2025) · SOIL

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Geostatistics and Mapping

Cited by 48

Forest soil carbon cycle under elevated CO2 - a case of increased throughput?

Lukac, M., Lagomarsino, A., Moscatelli, M. C., De Angelis, P., Cotrufo, M. F., & Godbold, D. L. (2009) · Forestry

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant responses to elevated CO2

Cited by 38