(N), and phosphorus (P) in grasslands. These changes can potentially make it difficult to
meet microbial elemental demands, thus affecting microbial C use efficiency (CUE) and soil
C dynamics. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how soil microbes respond to stoichiometric
imbalances and their consequent effect on microbial CUE. In this study, we investigated the
stoichiometry of soil labile resources, microbial biomass, extracellular enzymes, as well as …