Thinning intensity inhibits microbial metabolic limitation and promotes microbial carbon use efficiency in natural secondary forests in the Qinling Mountains

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 560; p. 121812
• Main Authors: Song, Yahui, Yang, Hang, Huang, Dongcai, Yan, Chenglong, Kang, Haibin, Qi, Haiyu, Yu, Hang, Wang, Dexiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.05.2024
• Subjects: administrative management; Extracellular enzymatic stoichiometry; forest ecology; Forest thinning; forests; metabolism; microbial biomass; microbial carbon; Microbial carbon use efficiency; Microbial metabolic limitation; Natural secondary; nutrition; phosphorus; soil organic matter; stoichiometry; subsoil; topsoil; total phosphorus; Forest thinning; Microbial metabolic limitation; Natural secondary; Microbial carbon use efficiency; Extracellular enzymatic stoichiometry

Forest ecosystems are important carbon (C) pools in terrestrial ecosystems, and the decomposition of soil organic matter depends on soil microbial metabolism. This study aimed to determine how forest thinning affects microbial metabolic limitation and microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE). We determ...