Anthropogenic and climate influences on biogeochemical dynamics and molecular-level speciation of soil sulfur.

The article presents a study which determines the influence on biogeochemical dynamics and molecular-level speciation of soil sulfur. It cites that main component of the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle is soil environment. The soil environment acts as source and sink of several sulfur species and mediates oxidation state changes. The study uses elemental analysis and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) to investigate the long-term influences anthropogenically mediated transitions coming from natural to managed ecosystems.