Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry reveals widespread soil phosphorus limitation to microbial metabolism across Chinese forests

• Published in: Communications earth & environment Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Cui, Yongxing, Bing, Haijian, Moorhead, Daryl L., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Ye, Luping, Yu, Jialuo, Zhang, Shangpeng, Wang, Xia, Peng, Shushi, Guo, Xue, Zhu, Biao, Chen, Ji, Tan, Wenfeng, Wang, Yunqiang, Zhang, Xingchang, Fang, Linchuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 18.08.2022; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Carbon sinks; Deposition; Forest soils; Forests; Metabolism; Microbial activity; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Organic carbon; Phosphorus; Soil depth; Soil microorganisms; Soil profiles; Soil properties; Stoichiometry; Tropical forests; China

Forest soils contain a large amount of organic carbon and contribute to terrestrial carbon sequestration. However, we still have a poor understanding of what nutrients limit soil microbial metabolism that drives soil carbon release across the range of boreal to tropical forests. Here we used ecoenzy...