Permafrost forests harbor vast, climate‐sensitive carbon (C) reservoirs whose vulnerability largely depends on temperature sensitivity of microbial respiration ( Q 10 ). However, substantial uncertainties persist in predicting Q 10 patterns due to complex interactions among multiple ecological factors. Here, we conducted a standardized field survey with controlled incubations across a regional gradient from continuous permafro...

Progressive intensification of drought regimes worldwide threatens wood decomposition ‐ a critical biogeochemical process in forest carbon cycling. However, the interactions between microbial strategies, wood traits and microclimate in regulating wood decomposition remain poorly understood under drought conditions. In a throughfall exclusion experiment (control 35% and 70% rainfall reduction) across 12 tree species, we found t...

Nitrogen (N) immobilization (Nim, including microbial N assimilation) and plant N uptake (PNU) are the two most important pathways of N retention in soils. The ratio of Nim to PNU (hereafter Nim:PNU ratio) generally reflects the degree of N limitation for plant growth in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the key factors driving the pattern of Nim:PNU ratio across global ecosystems remain unclear. Here, using a global data set o...