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Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO 2
Abstract
A common finding in multiple CO 2 enrichment experiments in forests is the lack of soil carbon ( C ) accumulation owing to microbial priming of ‘old’ soil organic matter ( SOM ). However, soil C losses may also result from the accelerated turnover of ‘young’ microbial tissues that are rich in nitrogen ( N ) relative to bulk SOM . We measured root‐induced changes in soil C dynamics in a pine forest exposed to elevated CO 2 and N enrichment by combining stable isotope analyses, molecular characterisations of SOM and microbial assays. We find strong evidence that the accelerated turnover of root‐derived C under elevated CO 2 is sufficient in magnitude to offset increased belowground inputs. In addition, the C losses were associated with accelerated N cycling, suggesting that trees exposed to elevated CO 2 not only enhance N availability by stimulating microbial decomposition of SOM via priming but also increase the rate at which N cycles through microbial pools.
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- Authors
- Phillips, R. P., Meier, I. C., Bernhardt, E. S., Grandy, A. S., Wickings, K., & Finzi, A. C.
- Venue
- Ecology Letters
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-07-08
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1042-1049
- ISSN
- 1461-023X (ISSN-L)
- 1461-0248
- OpenAlex
- W2122086061
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- 328
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 37.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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