ArticleNature communications2024
Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation.
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- Halophyte Litter Decomposition Shapes Soil Microbial Community Compositional Constancy by Regulating Resource Stoichiometry and Enzymatic Activity in a Microcosm Study.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Interactive roles of mineralogy, microbial community composition and litter quality in regulating organic matter turnover.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Microplastics reshape rhizosphere microbial communities and nutrient cycling in tomato agroecosystems.BMC biology · 2026Article
- Leaf litter and fine roots have distinct effects on particulate and mineral-associated soil organic matter in a tree common garden.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Fertilization and Aridity Legacies Determine Soil Microbial Necromass Persistence Across Climates.Global change biology · 2026Article
- Nutrient dynamics of decomposing litter and their effects on subsequent mass loss and nutrient release in a subtropical forest.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Organic Amendments Regulate Soil Bacterial Diversity and Cooperative Network Structure in Reclaimed Coal Gangue Soil.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Soil carbon formation is promoted by saturation deficit and existing mineral-associated carbon, not by microbial carbon-use efficiency.Science advances · 2025Article
- The Impact of Litter from Different Belowground Organs ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
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Abstract
Current understanding of soil carbon dynamics suggests that plant litter quality and soil mineralogy control the formation of mineral-associated soil organic carbon (SOC). Due to more efficient microbial anabolism, high-quality litter may produce more microbial residues for stabilisation on mineral surfaces. To test these fundamental concepts, we manipulate soil mineralogy using pristine minerals, characterise microbial communities and use stable isotopes to measure decomposition of low- and high-quality litter and mineral stabilisation of litter-C. We find that high-quality litter leads to less (not more) efficient formation of mineral-associated SOC due to soil microbial community shifts which lower carbon use efficiency. Low-quality litter enhances loss of pre-existing SOC resulting in no effect of litter quality on total mineral-associated SOC. However, mineral-associated SOC formation is primarily controlled by soil mineralogy. These findings refute the hypothesis that high-quality plant litters form mineral-associated SOC most efficiently and advance our understanding of how mineralogy and litter-microbial interactions regulate SOC formation.
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