soil organic carbon decomposition during mine slopes restoration
This study showed that the temperature sensitivity (Q10) of soil organic carbon decomposition in restored mine slopes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was generally high and increased with altitude, with high-altitude slopes exhibiting stronger hydrolytic decomposition potential. Altitude regulated Q10 mainly indirectly by reshaping soil carbon fractions and microbial functions, among which DOC and MBC were the key mediators, and MBC was the strongest driver of Q10 variation in alpine mine slopes.