Stefano Manzoni, Petr Čapek, Philipp Porada, Martin Thurner, Mattias Winterdahl, Christian Beer, Volker Brüchert, Jan Frouz, Anke M. Herrmann, Björn D. Lindahl, Steve W. Lyon, Hana Šantrůčková, Giulia Vico, Danielle Way
- The cycling of carbon (C) between the Earth surface and the atmosphere is controlled by biological and abiotic processes that regulate C storage in biogeochemical compartments and release to the atmosphere. This partitioning is quantified using various forms of C-use efficiency (CUE) - the ratio of C remaining in a system to C entering that system. Biological CUE is the fraction of C taken up allocated to biosynthesis. In soils and sediments, C storage depends also on abiotic processes, so the term C-storage efficiency (CSE) can be used. Here we first review and reconcile CUE and CSE definitions proposed for autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms and communities, food webs, whole ecosystems and watersheds, and soils and sediments using a common mathematical framework. Second, we identify general CUE patterns; for example, the actual CUE increases with improving growth conditions, and apparent CUE decreases with increasing turnover. We then synthesize > 5000CUE estimates showing that CUE decreases with increasing biological andThe cycling of carbon (C) between the Earth surface and the atmosphere is controlled by biological and abiotic processes that regulate C storage in biogeochemical compartments and release to the atmosphere. This partitioning is quantified using various forms of C-use efficiency (CUE) - the ratio of C remaining in a system to C entering that system. Biological CUE is the fraction of C taken up allocated to biosynthesis. In soils and sediments, C storage depends also on abiotic processes, so the term C-storage efficiency (CSE) can be used. Here we first review and reconcile CUE and CSE definitions proposed for autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms and communities, food webs, whole ecosystems and watersheds, and soils and sediments using a common mathematical framework. Second, we identify general CUE patterns; for example, the actual CUE increases with improving growth conditions, and apparent CUE decreases with increasing turnover. We then synthesize > 5000CUE estimates showing that CUE decreases with increasing biological and ecological organization - from uni-cellular to multicellular organisms and from individuals to ecosystems. We conclude that CUE is an emergent property of coupled biological-abiotic systems, and it should be regarded as a flexible and scale-dependent index of the capacity of a given system to effectively retain C.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Stefano ManzoniORCiD, Petr ČapekORCiD, Philipp PoradaORCiDGND, Martin ThurnerORCiD, Mattias WinterdahlORCiD, Christian BeerORCiD, Volker Brüchert, Jan Frouz, Anke M. HerrmannORCiD, Björn D. Lindahl, Steve W. Lyon, Hana ŠantrůčkováORCiD, Giulia VicoORCiD, Danielle Way |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-446386 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-44638 |
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ISSN: | 1866-8372 |
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Title of parent work (German): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe |
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Subtitle (English): | carbon use efficiency from organisms to ecosystems – definitions, theories, and empirical evidence |
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Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (1134) |
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Publication type: | Postprint |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2021/03/03 |
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Publication year: | 2018 |
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Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
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Release date: | 2021/03/03 |
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Tag: | bacterial growth; excess carbon; gross primary production; growth efficiency; matter; microbial carbon; net primary production; plant respiration; soil; stoichiometric controls |
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Issue: | 1134 |
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Number of pages: | 23 |
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Source: | Biogeosciences 15 (2018) 19, pp. 5929–5949 DOI: 10.5194/bg-15-5929-2018 |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
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| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Umweltwissenschaften und Geographie |
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DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
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| 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Grantor: | Copernicus |
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Publishing method: | Open Access / Green Open-Access |
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License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
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External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |
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