Manipulated precipitation regulated carbon and phosphorus limitations of microbial metabolisms in a temperate grassland on the Loess Plateau, China

• Published in: Journal of arid land Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. 1109 - 1123
• Main Authors: Hai, Xuying, Li, Jiwei, Liu, Yulin, Wu, Jianzhao, Li, Jianping, Shangguan, Zhouping, Deng, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Resources,Yangling 712100,China; State Key Laboratory for Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100,China%Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Resources,Yangling 712100,China%School of Agriculture,Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021,China%State Key Laboratory for Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100,China
• Subjects: Alkaline phosphatase; Aminopeptidase; arid lands; Aridity; Carbon; China; Constraining; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystems; Geography; Glucosidase; Grasslands; Leucine; leucyl aminopeptidase; Major elements; Metabolism; microbial biomass; Microorganisms; Moisture effects; N-Acetylglucosaminidase; Nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Nutrients; Organic carbon; Phosphatase; Phosphorus; Physical Geography; Plant Ecology; Precipitation; Research Article; Soil; Soil microorganisms; Soil moisture; soil organic carbon; soil water; Stoichiometry; Sustainable Development; China; soil organic carbon; microbial metabolic limitations; ecoenzymatic stoichiometry; semi-arid ecosystems; carbon use efficiency

Manipulated precipitation patterns can profoundly influence the metabolism of soil microorganisms. However, the responses of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nutrient turnover to microbial metabolic limitation under changing precipitation conditions remain unclear in semi-arid ecosystems. This study me...