Articles | Volume 21, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2313-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2313-2024
Research article
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14 May 2024
Research article |  | 14 May 2024

Modeling microbial carbon fluxes and stocks in global soils from 1901 to 2016

Liyuan He, Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues, Melanie A. Mayes, Chun-Ta Lai, David A. Lipson, and Xiaofeng Xu

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Soil microbes are the driving engine for biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nutrients. This study applies a microbial-explicit model to quantify bacteria and fungal biomass carbon in soils from 1901 to 2016. Results showed substantial increases in bacterial and fungal biomass carbon over the past century, jointly influenced by vegetation growth and soil temperature and moisture. This pioneering century-long estimation offers crucial insights into soil microbial roles in global carbon cycling.
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