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

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Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization. / Buckeridge, Kate M.; Mason, Kelly E.; McNamara, Niall P. et al.
In: Communications Earth and Environment, Vol. 1, No. 1, 36, 22.10.2020.

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Buckeridge, KM, Mason, KE, McNamara, NP, Ostle, N, Puissant, J, Goodall, T, Griffiths, RI, Stott, AW & Whitaker, J 2020, 'Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization', Communications Earth and Environment, vol. 1, no. 1, 36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

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Buckeridge, K. M., Mason, K. E., McNamara, N. P., Ostle, N., Puissant, J., Goodall, T., Griffiths, R. I., Stott, A. W., & Whitaker, J. (2020). Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization. Communications Earth and Environment, 1(1), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

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Buckeridge KM, Mason KE, McNamara NP, Ostle N, Puissant J, Goodall T, Griffiths RI, Stott AW, Whitaker J. 2020. Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization. Communications Earth and Environment. 1(1):Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

MLA

Buckeridge, Kate M. et al. "Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization". Communications Earth and Environment. 2020. 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

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Buckeridge KM, Mason KE, McNamara NP, Ostle N, Puissant J, Goodall T et al. Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization. Communications Earth and Environment. 2020 Oct 22;1(1):36. doi: 10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

Author

Buckeridge, Kate M. ; Mason, Kelly E. ; McNamara, Niall P. et al. / Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization. In: Communications Earth and Environment. 2020 ; Vol. 1, No. 1.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Environmental and microbial controls on microbial necromass recycling, an important precursor for soil carbon stabilization

AU - Buckeridge, Kate M.

AU - Mason, Kelly E.

AU - McNamara, Niall P.

AU - Ostle, Nick

AU - Puissant, Jeremy

AU - Goodall, Tim

AU - Griffiths, Robert I.

AU - Stott, Andrew W.

AU - Whitaker, Jeanette

PY - 2020/10/22

Y1 - 2020/10/22

N2 - There is an emerging consensus that microbial necromass carbon is the primary constituent of stable soil carbon, yet the controls on the stabilization process are unknown. Prior to stabilization, microbial necromass may be recycled by the microbial community. We propose that the efficiency of this recycling is a critical determinant of soil carbon stabilization rates. Here we explore the controls on necromass recycling efficiency in 27 UK grassland soils using stable isotope tracing and indicator species analysis. We found that recycling efficiency was unaffected by land management. Instead, recycling efficiency increased with microbial growth rate on necromass, and was highest in soils with low historical precipitation. We identified bacterial and fungal indicators of necromass recycling efficiency, which could be used to clarify soil carbon stabilization mechanisms. We conclude that environmental and microbial controls have a strong influence on necromass recycling, and suggest that this, in turn, influences soil carbon stabilization.

AB - There is an emerging consensus that microbial necromass carbon is the primary constituent of stable soil carbon, yet the controls on the stabilization process are unknown. Prior to stabilization, microbial necromass may be recycled by the microbial community. We propose that the efficiency of this recycling is a critical determinant of soil carbon stabilization rates. Here we explore the controls on necromass recycling efficiency in 27 UK grassland soils using stable isotope tracing and indicator species analysis. We found that recycling efficiency was unaffected by land management. Instead, recycling efficiency increased with microbial growth rate on necromass, and was highest in soils with low historical precipitation. We identified bacterial and fungal indicators of necromass recycling efficiency, which could be used to clarify soil carbon stabilization mechanisms. We conclude that environmental and microbial controls have a strong influence on necromass recycling, and suggest that this, in turn, influences soil carbon stabilization.

U2 - 10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

DO - 10.1038/s43247-020-00031-4

M3 - Article

VL - 1

JO - Communications Earth and Environment

JF - Communications Earth and Environment

SN - 2662-4435

IS - 1

M1 - 36

ER -