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. 2021 Sep 30;16(3):617–629. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01110-w

Fig. 3. Modeled effects of storage on microbial processes.

Fig. 3

(A) Temporal changes of total microbial biomass C (including storage, CB + CST thick lines) and storage C (CST thin lines) for an initial substrate C:N ratio of 50; and (B) C-use efficiency (CUE) and (C) cumulative net N mineralization as a function of initial substrate C:N ratio, integrated over a 10-day period after substrate addition. CUE is calculated as active microbial biomass growth divided by the sum of biomass growth and respiration. Negative cumulative N mineralization indicates immobilization.