Microorganisms are essential actors in the biogeochemical cycling of elements within terrestrial ecosystems, with significant influences on soil health, food security, and global climate change. The contribution of microbial anabolism-induced organic compounds is a non-negligible factor in the processes associated with soil carbon (C) storage and organic matter preservation. In recent years, the conceptual framework of soil microbial carbon pump (MCP), with a focus on microbial metabolism and necromass generation process, has gained widespread attention. It primarily describes the processes of soil organic C formation and stabilization driven by the metabolic activities of soil heterotrophic microorganisms, representing an important mechanism and a focal point in current research on terrestrial C sequestration. Here, we reviewed the progress in this field and introduced the soil MCP conceptual framework 2.0, which expands upon the existing MCP model by incorporating autotrophic microbial pathway for C sequestration and integrating the concept of soil mineral C pump. These advancements aimed to enrich and refine our understanding of microbial-mediated terrestrial ecosystem C cycling and sequestration mechanisms. This refined framework would provide theoretical support for achieving China's "dual carbon" goals.
土壤微生物在陆地生态系统元素循环中扮演着关键角色,对土壤健康、粮食安全和全球气候变化发挥着重要的调节作用。土壤微生物同化代谢产物对土壤碳储存与有机质维持的贡献不容忽视。近年来,以微生物代谢和死亡残体生成过程为核心提出的土壤微生物碳泵概念体系得到了广泛关注,它主要描述了以土壤异养微生物代谢为驱动的土壤有机碳形成和稳定化过程,是目前陆地生态系统碳固存的重要机制体系与研究热点。本文对该体系的研究进展进行了梳理,并提出了引入自养微生物固碳通道与结合土壤矿物碳泵概念的土壤微生物碳泵概念体系2.0,以期丰富和完善现有的微生物介导的陆地生态系统土壤碳循环与固持机制,为实现我国“双碳”目标提供理论支撑。.
Keywords: autotrophic microbes; carbon cycling; microbial necromass; mineral carbon pump; soil microbial carbon pump.