Communications Earth & Environment (Oct 2020)

Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization

  • Kate M. Buckeridge,
  • Kelly E. Mason,
  • Niall P. McNamara,
  • Nick Ostle,
  • Jeremy Puissant,
  • Tim Goodall,
  • Robert I. Griffiths,
  • Andrew W. Stott,
  • Jeanette Whitaker

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Microbial necromass recycling, which can influence soil carbon stabilization, is controlled by microbial growth and precipitation, as indicated by stable isotope tracing and indicator species analysis in a range of UK grasslands.