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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1111/geb.13664 |
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| Title (Primary) | Drivers of the microbial metabolic quotient across global grasslands |
| Author | Risch, A.C.; Zimmermann, S.; Schütz, M.; Borer, E.T.; Broadbent, A.A.D.; Caldeira, M.C.; Davies, K.F.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; Fay, P.A.; Hagedorn, F.; Knops, J.M.H.; Lembrechts, J.J.; MacDougall, A.S.; McCulley, R.L.; Melbourne, B.A.; Moore, J.L.; Power, S.A.; Seabloom, E.W.; Silviera, M.L.; Virtanen, R.; Yahdjian, L.; Ochoa-Hueso, R. |
| Source Titel | Global Ecology and Biogeography |
| Year | 2023 |
| Department | iDiv; PHYDIV |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Page From | 904 |
| Page To | 918 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Data and Software links | https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.379 |
| Supplements | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fgeb.13664&file=geb13664-sup-0001-AppendixS1.pdf |
| Keywords | anthropogenic management; climate; herbivore exclusion; microbial biomass carbon; microbial respiration; nutrient addition; Nutrient Network: A Global Research Cooperative (NutNet); soil properties |
| Abstract | Aim The microbial metabolic quotient (MMQ; mg CO2-C/mg MBC/h), defined as
the amount of microbial CO2 respired (MR; mg CO2-C/kg soil/h) per unit of
microbial biomass C (MBC; mg C/kg soil), is a key parameter for understanding
the microbial regulation of the carbon (C) cycle, including soil C
sequestration. Here, we experimentally tested hypotheses about the individual
and interactive effects of multiple nutrient addition (nitrogen + phosphorus +
potassium + micronutrients) and herbivore exclusion on MR, MBC and MMQ across
23 sites (five continents). Our sites encompassed a wide range of
edaphoclimatic conditions; thus, we assessed which edaphoclimatic variables
affected MMQ the most and how they interacted with our treatments.
Location Australia, Asia, Europe, North/South America. Time period 2015–2016. Major taxa Soil microbes. Methods Soils were collected from plots with established experimental treatments. MR was assessed in a 5-week laboratory incubation without glucose addition, MBC via substrate-induced respiration. MMQ was calculated as MR/MBC and corrected for soil temperatures (MMQsoil). Using linear mixed effects models (LMMs) and structural equation models (SEMs), we analysed how edaphoclimatic characteristics and treatments interactively affected MMQsoil. Results MMQsoil was higher in locations with higher mean annual temperature, lower water holding capacity and lower soil organic C concentration, but did not respond to our treatments across sites as neither MR nor MBC changed. We attributed this relative homeostasis to our treatments to the modulating influence of edaphoclimatic variables. For example, herbivore exclusion, regardless of fertilization, led to greater MMQsoil only at sites with lower soil organic C (< 1.7%). Main conclusions Our results pinpoint the main variables related to MMQsoil across grasslands and emphasize the importance of the local edaphoclimatic conditions in controlling the response of the C cycle to anthropogenic stressors. By testing hypotheses about MMQsoil across global edaphoclimatic gradients, this work also helps to align the conflicting results of prior studies. |
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| Risch, A.C., Zimmermann, S., Schütz, M., Borer, E.T., Broadbent, A.A.D., Caldeira, M.C., Davies, K.F., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Fay, P.A., Hagedorn, F., Knops, J.M.H., Lembrechts, J.J., MacDougall, A.S., McCulley, R.L., Melbourne, B.A., Moore, J.L., Power, S.A., Seabloom, E.W., Silviera, M.L., Virtanen, R., Yahdjian, L., Ochoa-Hueso, R. (2023): Drivers of the microbial metabolic quotient across global grasslands Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 32 (6), 904 - 918 10.1111/geb.13664 |
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