Dataset of microbial metabolic traits along the flooding gradient (CUE: carbon use efficiency, qCO2: metabolic quotient, C-acquiring EEAs: carbon-acquiring extracellular enzyme activities).
Dataset of microbial metabolic traits along the flooding gradient (CUE: carbon use efficiency, qCO2: metabolic quotient, C-acquiring EEAs: carbon-acquiring extracellular enzyme activities).
Tidal marshes, which act as substantial carbon (C) sinks, are under growing threat from global changes such as nitrogen (N) loading and sea-level rise. Our findings revealed that the combined effects of N loading and higher inundation resulted in a novel reaction that could not have been expected by their separate impacts alone, with implications for tidal marsh management under concurrent global change scenarios.