Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

Kallenbach, Cynthia M.; Frey, Serita D.; Grandy, A. Stuart

doi:10.1038/ncomms13630

Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

Journal Article · Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13630· OSTI ID:1363941

Kallenbach, Cynthia M. ^[1]; Frey, Serita D. ^[2]; Grandy, A. Stuart ^[2]

Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States); Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States); Univ New Hampshire, Dept Nat Resources & Environm, Durham, NH 03824 USA
Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States)

Soil organic matter (SOM) and the carbon and nutrients therein drive fundamental submicron- to global-scale biogeochemical processes and influence carbon-climate feedbacks. Consensus is emerging that microbial materials are an important constituent of stable SOM, and new conceptual and quantitative SOM models are rapidly incorporating this view. However, direct evidence demonstrating that microbial residues account for the chemistry, stability and abundance of SOM is still lacking. Further, emerging models emphasize the stabilization of microbial-derived SOM by abiotic mechanisms, while the effects of microbial physiology on microbial residue production remain unclear. Here we provide the first direct evidence that soil microbes produce chemically diverse, stable SOM. As a result, we show that SOM accumulation is driven by distinct microbial communities more so than clay mineralogy, where microbial-derived SOM accumulation is greatest in soils with higher fungal abundances and more efficient microbial biomass production.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

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