Drought impacts on microbial trait distribution and feedback to soil carbon cycling

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1442 - 1456
• Main Authors: Malik, Ashish A., Bouskill, Nicholas J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2022; British Ecological Society; Wiley
• Subjects: Carbon; Carbon cycle; Decomposition; Drought; Drying; drying–rewetting; Ecosystem studies; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; Environmental gradient; Environmental impact; Feedback; microbial traits; Microorganisms; Organic matter; Physiology; Resource availability; soil carbon; Soil chemistry; Soil microorganisms; Soil organic matter; Soil stabilization; Soils; water stress

Quantifying the impact of drought on microbial processes and its consequences for soil carbon cycling is hindered by the lack of underlying mechanistic understanding. Therefore, there is a need to scale up the physiological response to changing water status from individual soil microbes to collectiv...