Seasonal dynamics of soil microbial growth, respiration, biomass, and carbon use efficiency in temperate soils

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 440; p. 116693
• Main Authors: Schnecker, Jörg, Baldaszti, Ludwig, Gündler, Philipp, Pleitner, Michaela, Sandén, Taru, Simon, Eva, Spiegel, Felix, Spiegel, Heide, Urbina Malo, Carolina, Zechmeister-Boltenstern, Sophie, Richter, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.12.2023
• Subjects: agricultural land; carbon; carbon cycle; Carbon use efficiency; cryoprotectants; deciduous forests; decline; DNA; leaves; microbial biomass; Microbial growth; microbial physiology; Microbial processes; plant litter; Seasonal dynamics; soil temperature; temperate soils; Winter

Soil microbial growth, respiration, and carbon (C) use efficiency (CUE) are essential parameters to understand, describe and model the soil carbon cycle. While seasonal dynamics of microbial respiration are well studied, little is known about how microbial growth and CUE change over the course of a...