Microbial nutrient limitation and carbon use efficiency changes under different degrees of litter decomposition

• Published in: Environmental geochemistry and health Vol. 46; no. 9; p. 328
• Main Authors: Luo, Chaoyi, Wu, Yanhong, He, Qingqing, Wang, Jipeng, Bing, Haijian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abies fabri; altitude; Bacteria - metabolism; Biodegradation; Biomass; Carbon; Carbon - metabolism; China; Decomposers; Decomposition; Degradation; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental factors; Environmental Health; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; enzymes; Geochemistry; Homeostasis; Horizon; Litter; Metabolism; Microbial activity; microbial biomass; Microorganisms; Mountains; Nitrogen - metabolism; Nutrients; Nutrients - metabolism; Original Paper; Phosphorus - metabolism; Plant Leaves - metabolism; Public Health; Redundancy; soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil degradation; Soil Microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil Science & Conservation; Stoichiometry; Terrestrial Pollution; Tibet; vegetation; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; China; Carbon use efficiency; Microbial nutrient limitation; Alpine ecosystem; Litter decomposition; Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry

Alpine ecosystems are important terrestrial carbon (C) pools, and microbial decomposers play a key role in litter decomposition. Microbial metabolic limitations in these ecosystems, however, remain unclear. The objectives of this study aim to elucidate the characteristics of microbial nutrient limit...