Stoichiometric models of microbial metabolic limitation in soil systems

• Published in: Global ecology and biogeography Vol. 30; no. 11; pp. 2297 - 2311
• Main Authors: Cui, Yongxing, Moorhead, Daryl L., Guo, Xiaobin, Peng, Shushi, Wang, Yunqiang, Zhang, Xingchang, Fang, Linchuan, Xu, Xiaofeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Agricultural ecosystems; Agrochemicals; Anthropogenic factors; biogeochemical cycles; biogeography; Boundary conditions; ecoenzymatic stoichiometry; ecological modelling; Ecological succession; Ecosystems; Enzymatic activity; Enzymes; Fertilizers; Grasslands; Human influences; Latitude; Metabolism; microbial macroecology; microbial metabolic limitation; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Resource allocation; soil; soil microorganisms; soil organic carbon; Soils; Stoichiometry

Aim Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry provides a promising avenue for deciphering resource constraints on soil microbial metabolism but is hampered by limitations in current modelling techniques. Innovation Herein we developed new models for quantifying microbial metabolic limitations based on the stoichio...