Lulu Xie et al. investigated #MicrobialCarbonUseEfficiency patterns, #SoilEnzymeActivities, and fungal functional guilds across coniferous and broadleaved forests in subalpine China during early-, mid-, and late-growing seasons.

#SeasonalDynamic | #SymbioticFungi | #SaprophyticFungi | #MicrobialBiomass

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf118

♾️ Forest type & seasonality & fungal community dynamics ➡️ carbon use efficiency: Interplay

💡 Results:
Soil fungal community composition drives forest-specific and #SeasonalDynamics of microbial carbon use efficiency in subalpine ecosystems.

#SymbioticFungi | #SaprophyticFungi | #SoilEnzymeActivities | #MicrobialBiomass

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf118

Root exudates increase microbial biomass but decrease diversity and richness: a meta-analysis

Abstract. While plant root exudates play a crucial role in regulating soil microbial communities, their complex composition, low concentration and degradab

OUP Academic

Mengjun Hu et al. explored the nonlinear response of soil organic carbon sequestration to deadwood decomposition in a subtropical–temperate ecotonal forest.

#C_degradingEnzymeActivity | #DecompositionStage | #MicrobialBiomass | #MicrobialComposition | #SoilCarbonPool

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf006

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Soil fungal community composition drives forest-specific and #SeasonalDynamics of microbial carbon use efficiency in subalpine ecosystems

#SymbioticFungi | #SaprophyticFungi | #SoilEnzymeActivities | #MicrobialBiomass

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf118