The Microbial Efficiency‐Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

Global Change Biology - Tập 19 Số 4 - Trang 988-995 - 2013
M. Francesca Cotrufo1,2, Matthew D. Wallenstein2, Claudia M. Boot2, Karolien Denef2, Eldor A. Paul2
1Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, 200 W. Lake St., Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
2Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, 200 W. Lake St., Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA

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Abstract

The decomposition and transformation of above‐ and below‐ground plant detritus (litter) is the main process by which soil organic matter (SOM) is formed. Yet, research on litter decay and SOM formation has been largely uncoupled, failing to provide an effective nexus between these two fundamental processes for carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling and storage. We present the current understanding of the importance of microbial substrate use efficiency and C and N allocation in controlling the proportion of plant‐derived C and N that is incorporated into SOM, and of soil matrix interactions in controlling SOM stabilization. We synthesize this understanding into the Microbial Efficiency‐Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework. This framework leads to the hypothesis that labile plant constituents are the dominant source of microbial products, relative to input rates, because they are utilized more efficiently by microbes. These microbial products of decomposition would thus become the main precursors of stable SOM by promoting aggregation and through strong chemical bonding to the mineral soil matrix.

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Global Change Biology

Tập 19 Số 4

988-995

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