Tropical and subtropical forests are critical in global carbon budgets. Although separating soil organic carbon (SOC) into particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) advances our understanding of SOC sequestration, how ...
Rong Chen +8 more
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Drivers and trends of global soil microbial carbon over two decades
Soil microorganisms are central to sustain soil functions and services, like carbon and nutrient cycling. Currently, we only have a limited understanding of the spatial-temporal dynamics of soil microorganisms, restricting our ability to assess long-term
Guillaume Patoine +6 more
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Microbial regulation of soil carbon properties under nitrogen addition and plant inputs removal [PDF]
Background Soil microbial communities and their associated enzyme activities play key roles in carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil microbial communities are sensitive to resource availability, but the mechanisms of microbial regulation have ...
Ran Wu +3 more
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Investigation on effect of forest plantation of Alnus ghutinosa L. (Gaertn.) and Pinus taeda L. on soil microbial activity and biomass (case study: Geisom site, west of Guilan province, Iran) [PDF]
Biological property is a best indicator for soil quality identification due to its relationships with soil nutrient cycle, respiration, microbial biomass and enzymes activity.
Ali Salehi +2 more
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Soil microbial respiration adapts to higher and longer warming experiments at the global scale
Warming can affect soil microbial respiration by changing microbial biomass and community composition. The responses of soil microbial respiration to warming under experimental conditions are also related to background conditions and the experimental ...
Lu Yang +13 more
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High-severity wildfire leads to multi-decadal impacts on soil biogeochemistry in mixed-conifer forests. [PDF]
During the past century, systematic wildfire suppression has decreased fire frequency and increased fire severity in the western United States of America.
Bell C. W. +7 more
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Microbial responses to doses of cover plant straw in cerrado piauiense oxisol
Carbon and nitrogen from the soil microbial biomass play a significant role in the rotation of C and N, and promote nutrient cycling. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate changes in the soil microbial biomass with growing doses of cover ...
Sarah Priscilla do Nascimento Amorim +5 more
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Different types of soil respond variably to biochar amendment. Soil structure and fertility are properties which strongly affect the impacts of biochar on soil fertility and microbial activity.
Martin Brtnicky +9 more
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Assessment of soil microbial properties in some regions affected by climate change [PDF]
Climate change and human activity may have profound impacts on ecosystems sustainability and soil degradation. Within this context, soil microbial properties represented by microbial biomass and enzymatic activities have been used as soil quality ...
Mohammed Khalid Al-Atrash +2 more
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The changes in microbial biomass C and N in long-term field experiments
Microbial biomass nitrogen and carbon were studied in long-term field experiments with continuous cultivation of silage maize and with crop rotation. A positive effect of organic fertilizers on the microbial biomass nitrogen and the carbon content in ...
J. Černý +3 more
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