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Microbial metabolism plays a key role in regulating the biogeochemical cycleof forest ecosystems, but the mechanisms driving microbial growth are notwell understood. Here, we synthesized 689 measurements on soil microbialbiomass carbon (Cmic) and nitrogen (Nmic) and related parametersfrom 207 independent studies published up to November 2014 across China'sforest ecosystems. Our objectives were to (1) examine patterns inCmic, Nmic, and microbial quotient (i.e., Cmic / Csoil andNmic / Nsoil rates) by climate zones and management regimes forthese forests; and (2) identify the factors driving the variability in theCmic, Nmic, and microbial quotient. There was a large variability inCmic (390.2 mg kg−1), Nmic (60.1 mg kg−1,Cmic : Nmic ratio (8.25), Cmic / Csoil rate (1.92 %), andNmic / Nsoil rate (3.43 %) across China's forests. The naturalforests had significantly greater Cmic (514.1 mg kg−1 vs. 281.8 mg kg−1) and Nmic (82.6 mg kg−1 vs. 39.0 mg kg−1) than theplanted forests, but had less Cmic : Nmic ratio (7.3 vs. 9.2) andCmic / Csoil rate (1.7 % vs. 2.1 %). Soil resources and climatetogether explained 24.4–40.7 % of these variations. TheCmic : Nmic ratio declined slightly with Csoil : Nsoil ratio,and changed with latitude, mean annual temperature and precipitation,suggesting a plasticity of microbial carbon-nitrogen stoichiometry. TheCmic / Csoil rate decreased with Csoil : Nsoil ratio,whereas the Nmic / Nsoil rate increased with Csoil : Nsoil ratio; the former was influenced more by soil resources than by climate,whereas the latter was influenced more by climate. These results suggestthat soil microbial assimilation of carbon and nitrogen are jointly drivenby soil resources and climate, but may be regulated by different mechanisms

Reviews and syntheses: Soil resources and climate jointly drive variations in microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in China's forest ecosystems