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Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Organisms store chemical resources for future availability.
  • Microbial storage is crucial in soil ecosystems and global element cycles.
  • Existing research on microbial storage is fragmented across disciplines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review microbial storage and its ecological significance.
  • To provide a theoretical framework for microbial storage ecology.
  • To explore the implications of microbial storage for soil biogeochemistry and ecosystem stability.

Main Methods:

  • Assembling research from microbiology, biogeochemistry, and ecology.
  • Analyzing genus-level data on soil microbial storage traits.
  • Developing a theoretical spectrum of storage strategies (surplus vs. reserve).
  • Aligning storage with microbial life-history strategies.
  • Presenting a process-based model of intracellular carbon storage.

Main Results:

  • Storage traits are likely prevalent in soil microorganisms.
  • Microbial storage strategies range from surplus to reserve, adapting to resource availability.
  • Ruderal species may rely less on storage than stress- or competition-adapted microbes.
  • Intracellular carbon storage can mitigate stoichiometric imbalances, enhancing growth and resource-use efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • Microbial storage is a key ecological strategy with broad implications.
  • Microbial storage influences soil biogeochemistry, microbial biomass, and element transformations.
  • Microbial storage can impact ecosystem stability and macroscopic processes like carbon cycling.