Soil extracellular enzyme activity and stoichiometry in China's forests

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 1461 - 1471
• Main Authors: Zhou, Luhong, Liu, Shangshi, Shen, Haihua, Zhao, Mengying, Xu, Longchao, Xing, Aijun, Fang, Jingyun, Sayer, Emma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Acid phosphatase; biodegradation; carbon nitrogen ratio; China; deep soil; depth; Dynamic models; Environmental changes; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; Enzymes; extracellular enzyme activity; forest ecosystem; Forest soils; forests; information; Latitude; microbe‐soil feedback; Microorganisms; Mineralization; Nutrient cycles; Nutrients; Soil depth; soil enzymes; Soil sampling; Soil temperature; Soils; Stoichiometry; temperature; Terrestrial ecosystems; Terrestrial environments; Topsoil; Xylosidase; China

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry links microbial decomposition with nutrient mineralization and improves our understanding of nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Microbial C:N:P acquisition in the topsoil converged at a ratio of 1:1:1 in global ecosystems. However, whether the ratio of microbial a...