Long-term drainage induces divergent changes of soil organic carbon contents but enhances microbial carbon accumulation in fen and bog

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 404; p. 115343
• Main Authors: Liu, Chengzhu, Wang, Simin, Zhu, Erxiong, Jia, Juan, Zhao, Yunpeng, Feng, Xiaojuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2021
• Subjects: Drainage; Microbial carbon pump; Neutral sugars; Soil fractionation; Wetland; Drainage; Microbial carbon pump; Neutral sugars; Wetland; Soil fractionation

•Long-term drainage induced divergent changes of SOC contents in fen and bog.•Both plant- and microbial-dominated soil fractions increased in drained fen.•Microbial sugars increased at the expense of plant sugars in drained bog.•Drainage enhanced soil “microbial carbon pump” both in fen and bog. Dra...