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Soil microbial nutrient constraints along a tropical forest elevation gradient: a belowground test of a biogeochemical paradigm
A. T. Nottingham
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School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, UK
B. L. Turner
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama
J. Whitaker
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
N. J. Ostle
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
N. P. McNamara
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
R. D. Bardgett
Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
N. Salinas
Seccion Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Lima, Peru
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Facultad de Biología, Cusco, Peru
Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
P. Meir
School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, UK
Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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We measured indices of soil microbial nutrient status in lowland, sub-montane and montane tropical forests along a natural gradient spanning 3400 m in elevation in the Peruvian Andes. We show that soil microorganisms shift investment in nutrient acquisition from P to N between lowland and montane tropical forests, suggesting that different nutrients regulate soil microbial metabolism and the soil carbon balance in these ecosystems.
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