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Reviews and syntheses
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26 Nov 2015
Reviews and syntheses |
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Reviews and syntheses: Soil resources and climate jointly drive variations in microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in China's forest ecosystems
Z. H. Zhou
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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Soil microbial biomass carbon (Cmic) and nitrogen (Nmic) and microbial quotient varied substantially across China’s forest ecosystems (CV 61–96%). Soil resources and climate together explained 24–41% of the variations. Cmic:Nmic ratio declined slightly with soil C:N ratio and changed with latitude and climate, suggesting a plastic homeostasis of microbial C-N stoichiometry. Divergent responses of microbial quotient of C and N to environment imply different mechanisms regulating Cmic and Nmic.
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