Temporal dynamics of litter quality, soil properties and microbial strategies as main drivers of the priming effect

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 377; p. 114576
• Main Authors: Fanin, Nicolas, Alavoine, Gonzague, Bertrand, Isabelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; carbon; Carbon cycle; Climate change; cropland; enzymes; forests; grasslands; Life Sciences; Litter quality; microbial biomass; Microbiology and Parasitology; mineralization; nitrogen; nutrient availability; Priming mechanisms; Soil microbial biomass; soil organic matter; Soil organic matter turnover; Soil study; Temporal dynamics; temporal variation; Carbon cycle; Climate change; Temporal dynamics; Soil microbial biomass; Litter quality; Priming mechanisms; Soil organic matter turnover; Carbon cycleClimate change

•Addition of high quality litter generates an ‘immediate’ priming effect.•Addition of low quality litter generates a ‘delayed’ priming effect.•Carbon incorportion in soil couterbalances carbon loss by priming effect. The priming effect describes the change in the rate of soil organic matter (SOM) mi...