The Contribution of Microorganisms to Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation under Fertilization Varies among Aggregate Size Classes

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 2126
• Main Authors: Lu, Jinjing, Li, Shengping, Liang, Guopeng, Wu, Xueping, Zhang, Qiang, Gao, Chunhua, Li, Jianhua, Jin, Dongsheng, Zheng, Fengjun, Zhang, Mengni, Abdelrhman, Ahmed Ali, Degré, Aurore
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Aggregates; Agriculture & agronomie; Agriculture & agronomy; agronomy; Agronomy and Crop Science; Biomass; Carbon; carbon sequestration; Cattle manure; Climate change; Corn; Corn straw; cow manure; Decomposition; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; Enzymes; Fertilization; Fertilizers; Fractions; fungal communities; Fungi; Harvest; Life sciences; Manures; microbial biomass; Microbial properties; Microorganisms; Mineral fertilizers; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organic soils; Sciences du vivant; SOC; Soil aggregates; Soil investigations; Soil microorganisms; soil organic carbon; Soil properties; Soils; Topsoil; China

Long-term fertilization alters soil microbiological properties and then affects the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool. However, the interrelations of SOC with biological drivers and their relative importance are rarely analyzed quantitatively at aggregate scale. We investigated the contribution of soil...