Impact of Combining Long-Term Subsoiling and Organic Fertilizer on Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen, Soil Enzyme Activity, and Water Use of Winter Wheat. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2021 Reductions in soil productivity and soil water retention capacity, and water scarcity during crop growth, may occur due to long-term suboptimal tillage and fertilization practices.
Yang Y +5 more
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Global Change Biology, 2018 Abstract Despite the large contribution of rangeland and pasture to global soil organic carbon ( SOC ) stocks, there is considerable uncertainty about the impact of large herbivore grazing on SOC , especially for understudied ...
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Vertical distributions of soil microbial biomass carbon: a global dataset [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2020 Soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC) is important in regulating soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics along soil profiles by mediating the decomposition and formation of SOC. The dataset (VDMBC) is about the vertical distributions of SOC, SMBC, and soil microbial quotient (SMQ = SMBC/SOC) and their relations to environmental factors across five continents.
Tingting Sun +4 more
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Effect of land use, season, and soil depth on soil microbial biomass carbon of Eastern Himalayas
Ecological Processes, 2020 Background Soil microbial biomass, an important nutrient pool for ecosystem nutrient cycling is affected by several factors including climate, edaphic, and land-use change.
Nima Tshering Lepcha +1 more
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Effects of heavy metals on soil microbial biomass carbon [PDF]
MOJ Biology and Medicine, 2019 This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of heavy metals on soil microbial processes. The effects of Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) at different concentrations were investigated over a period of eight weeks. Chloride salts of Pb and Cd were added singly and in combination to soil samples at room temperature (270C) in different polythene bags.
Oijagbe IJ +4 more
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Biodegradation of synthetic polymers in soils: Tracking carbon into CO 2 and microbial biomass [PDF]
Science Advances, 2018 Stable isotope labeling of agricultural polyesters enables demonstration of their microbial utilization in soils.
Zumstein, Michael Thomas +8 more
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Appropriate Nitrogen Addition Boosts Coastal Wetland Carbon Sequestration: Kandelia obovata Optimizes Microbial Carbon Use Strategies [PDF]
PlantsMangrove ecosystems in coastal wetland restoration areas are experiencing escalating nitrogen stress, yet the microbial metabolic mechanisms underlying soil carbon sequestration in Kandelia obovata systems under exogenous nitrogen input remain unclear ...
Huiming You +6 more
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Spectrophotometric method for quantification of soil microbial biomass carbon
African Journal of Biotechnology, 2016 The search for more suitable alternatives in analytical processes is a strategy to reduce environmental damages. The present study aimed to quantify the soil microbial biomass carbon (SMB-C), establishing a comparison between the methods involving quantification of SMB-C by titration of the samples with ferrous sulfate ammonia and molecular absorption ...
da Silva, Alessandra Oliveira +3 more
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Distinct Roles of Plant Residues and Microbial Necromass in Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation and Stability in the Alhagi sparsifolia Community [PDF]
PlantsIn desert ecosystems, deep-rooted plants like Alhagi sparsifolia contribute not only to wind prevention and sand fixation but also to the transport of carbon into deep soil layers through their root systems.
Mengfei Cong +10 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Crust restoration is increasingly being done but we lack quantitative information on soil improvements. The study aimed to elucidate the dynamics involving soil microbial biomass carbon and soil dissolved organic carbon in the re-vegetation ...
Ning Yang +3 more
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