Nitrogen input decreases microbial nitrogen use efficiency in surface soils of a temperate forest in northeast China

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 453; p. 117159
• Main Authors: Sun, Lifei, Qiao, Yanci, Wanek, Wolfgang, Moorhead, Daryl L., Cui, Yongxing, Peng, Yujiao, Song, Liquan, Hu, Baoqing, Zhang, Tuo, Li, Shuailin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Global change; Microbial growth; Nutrient limitation; soil C storage; Soil depth; soil N transformation; Microbial growth; soil N transformation; soil C storage; Nutrient limitation; Soil depth; Global change

•N addition decreases microbial NUE by decreasing phosphorus availability and soil pH.•Microbial NUE is positively related to microbial biomass formation and negatively related to soil inorganic N cycling.•Microbial NUE controls the branchpoint between soil microbial N immobilization and inorganic N...