Soil fungi and bacteria are the key players in the transformation and processing of carbon
and nutrients in terrestrial ecosystems, yet controls on their abundance and activity are not …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 939–947 Abstract Tropical rain forests play a dominant role in
global biosphere‐atmosphere CO2 exchange. Although climate and nutrient availability …

The availability of nitrogen (N) is a critical control on the cycling and storage of soil carbon
(C). Yet, there are conflicting conceptual models to explain how N availability influences the …

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), either individually or in combination, have been
demonstrated to limit biomass production in terrestrial ecosystems. Field studies have been …

Soil enzymes, as indicators of microbial metabolism, play an important role in nutrient
biogeochemistry at the ecosystem level. In this study, we present information from a …

Rhizosphere priming is the change in decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) caused by
root activity. Rhizosphere priming plays a crucial role in soil carbon (C) dynamics and their …

Priming plays important roles in terrestrial carbon cycling, but the patterns and drivers of
priming and its responses to nutrient addition in tropical forests remain unclear. By collecting …

Ecological stoichiometry connects different levels of biology, from the gene to the globe, by
scaling up elemental ratios (eg carbon [C], nitrogen [N] and phosphorus [P]). Thus …

Well-constrained carbon: nitrogen: phosphorus (C: N: P) ratios in planktonic biomass, and
their importance in advancing our understanding of biological processes and nutrient …

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability plays a crucial role in carbon (C) cycling in
terrestrial ecosystems. However, the C: N: P stoichiometric regulation of microbial …