Soil microbes become a major pool of biological phosphorus during the early stage of soil development with little evidence of competition for phosphorus with plants

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 446; no. 1-2; pp. 259 - 274
• Main Authors: Wang, Jipeng, Wu, Yanhong, Zhou, Jun, Bing, Haijian, Sun, Hongyang, He, Qingqing, Li, Jingji, Wilcke, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.01.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; China; chronosequences; Competition; Cycles; Developmental stages; Dilution; Ecology; Ecosystems; Fluxes; glaciation; Glacier retreat; Glaciers; Isotope dilution method; isotope dilution technique; Life Sciences; Litter fall; microbial biomass; Microorganisms; Mineralization; Mountains; Phosphorus; plant litter; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Regular Article; Soil microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil Science & Conservation; Soils; Variation; China; Germany; Hailuogou chronosequence; Primary succession; Phosphomonoesterase; Soil microbial biomass; Phosphorus cycling

Aims We aimed to quantify the pool size of soil microbial biomass P (P mic ) during the early stage of soil development up to 125 years after glacial retreat in the Gongga Mountains, China and relate the pool size of P mic to the plant P (P plant ) pools in the ecosystem. Methods We determined the p...