@article{PAR00009962, title = {{N}egative priming effect on mineralization in a soil free of vegetation for 80 years}, author = {{G}uenet, {B}. and {L}eloup, {J}ulie and {R}aynaud, {X}. and {B}ardoux, {G}. and {A}bbadie, {L}uc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he priming effect ({PE}) is a complex process corresponding to a modification of mineralization rates of soil organic matter ({SOM}) following inputs of fresh organic matter ({FOM}). {T}he priming effect can be either positive or negative (i.e. an acceleration or retardation of {SOM} decomposition) and is controlled by several factors such as microbial community composition, {SOM} chemical structure and nutrient availability. {T}he first objective of our experiment was to study negative or positive {PE} of stabilized {SOM}. {T}he second was to identify the role of {FOM} decomposers in the {PE} of stabilized {SOM}. {W}e incubated, for 39 days, a fallow soil free of vegetation for 80 years amended with (13){C}-cellulose and inoculated with a {FOM}-decomposing community. {T}he soil contained stabilized {SOM}. {T}he {PE} of the stable organic matter was always negative and tended to be more negative when the {FOM}-decomposing community was added. {T}his suggests that for this particular soil, {SOM} mineralization was not limited by energy. {M}oreover, as the inoculation of a {FOM}-decomposing community led to a more negative {PE}, we assume that the {FOM}-decomposing community facilitated the access of {FOM} to the indigenous bare soil community.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {S}cience}, volume = {61}, numero = {3}, pages = {384--391}, ISSN = {1351-0754}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01234.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00009962}, }