Microbial carbon use efficiency along an altitudinal gradient

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 173; p. 108799
• Main Authors: Mganga, Kevin Z., Sietiö, Outi-Maaria, Meyer, Nele, Poeplau, Christopher, Adamczyk, Sylwia, Biasi, Christina, Kalu, Subin, Räsänen, Matti, Ambus, Per, Fritze, Hannu, Pellikka, Petri K.E., Karhu, Kristiina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2022
• Subjects: altitude; Carbon use efficiency; Ecological stoichiometry; ecosystems; energy; Enzyme activity; extracellular enzymes; glucose; Kenya; microbial carbon; Microbial growth; nutrient availability; Soil microbial carbon pump; soil nutrients; soil organic matter; stoichiometry; tropical forests; Kenya; Carbon use efficiency; Microbial growth; Enzyme activity; Ecological stoichiometry; Soil microbial carbon pump

Soil microbial carbon-use efficiency (CUE), described as the ratio of growth over total carbon (C) uptake, i.e. the sum of growth and respiration, is a key variable in all soil organic matter (SOM) models and critical to ecosystem C cycling. However, there is still a lack of consensus on microbial C...