Decline in the contribution of microbial residues to soil organic carbon along a subtropical elevation gradient

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 749; p. 141583
• Main Authors: Yang, Liuming, Lyu, Maokui, Li, Xiaojie, Xiong, Xiaoling, Lin, Weisheng, Yang, Yusheng, Xie, Jinsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.12.2020
• Subjects: altitude; Amino sugars; anabolism; Carbon - analysis; China; climate; climate change; Climate changes; decline; Ecosystem; ecosystems; microbial communities; Microbial necromass; mineral content; necromass; SOC formation; Soil; Soil Microbiology; soil organic carbon; Subtropical elevation gradient; topsoil; China; SOC formation; Subtropical elevation gradient; Microbial necromass; Amino sugars; Climate changes

There has been an increasing interest in studying microbial necromasses and their contribution to soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation. However, it remains unclear how the interaction among climate, plants, and soil influence the microbial anabolism and how microbial necromass contribute to SOC fo...