Carbon demand drives microbial mineralization of organic phosphorus during the early stage of soil development

• Published in: Biology and fertility of soils Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 825 - 839
• Main Authors: Wang, Jipeng, Wu, Yanhong, Zhou, Jun, Bing, Haijian, Sun, Hongyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; beta-glucosidase; Biogeochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carbon; chronosequences; Enzymatic activity; enzyme activity; Glaciers; inorganic phosphorus; Life Sciences; microbial biomass; Mineralization; Organic carbon; Organic phosphorus; Original Paper; phosphates; Phosphorus; Soil microorganisms; Soil profiles; Soil Science & Conservation; Soils; Phosphorus availability; Acid and alkaline phosphomonoesterase; Carbon and phosphorus mineralization; β-glucosidase; Hailuogou Chronosequence

Despite that organic phosphorus (Po) is a source of bioavailable P during the early stage of soil development, it remains unclear whether P availability or organic carbon (C) mineralization is the main regulator of Po mineralization. In this study, the P availability (labile inorganic P, Pi) and the...