The significant decrease in soil #CO2Emissions with increasing #SoilDepth in old-growth #SubtropicalForests is primarily due to diminished microbial activity and reduced availability of substrates in deeper layers.

#SoilProperties | #MicrobialDiversity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf175

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Available nutrients and microbial alpha diversity contribute to #CO2Emission in a #SubtropicalPrimaryForest: insight from a 4 m soil vertical profile

#SubtropicalForest | #SoilDepth | #SoilProperties | #MicrobialDiversity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf175

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Depth-dependent mechanisms underpinning #SoilOrganicCarbon accumulation following #Afforestation

#Lignin | #MicrobialNecromassCarbon | #KarstEcosystem | #SoilDepth | #SubtropicalRegion

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf166