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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Determination of biologically active components of the soil organic matter, such as soil microbial biomass carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) can be used as indicators for variations in soil productivity due to changes in soil management.
Methuselah Mang'erere Nyamwange +2 more
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Microbial Biomass and Activity in Lead-Contaminated Soil [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1999 ABSTRACT Microbial community diversity, potential microbial activity, and metal resistance were determined in three soils whose lead contents ranged from 0.00039 to 48 mmol of Pb kg of soil −1 . Biomass levels were directly related to lead content. A molecular analysis of 16S rRNAs suggested that each soil
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Microbial Ecology, 2023 AbstractDespite its enormous importance for ecosystem services, factors driving microbial recolonization of soils after disturbance are still poorly understood. Here, we compared the microbial recolonization patterns of a disturbed, autoclaved soil using different amounts of the original non-disturbed soil as inoculum.
Yuri Pinheiro Alves de Souza +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]
تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2012 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 Biomass Across a Gradient of Preserved Native Cerrado
Floresta e Ambiente, 2018 The different physiognomies and soil conditions across the Cerrado gradient may influence soil microbial biomass. The present study evaluated the soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity across a preserved Cerrado gradient and correlated these with ...
Nilza Silva Carvalho +4 more
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Adenosine triphosphate and microbial biomass in soil
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1979 Two methods for measuring adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) in soil were compared, one based on extraction with NaHCO3-CHCl3 and thel other on extraction by a trichloracetic acid-phosphate-paraquat reagent. Recoveries of added ATP were greater with the NaHCO3-CHCl3 reagent but the extraction of “native” soil ATP by NaHCO3-CHCl3 was only about a third of ...
Jenkinson, D. S. +2 more
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Drivers and trends of global soil microbial carbon over two decades
Nature Communications, 2022 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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Phosphorus in the soil microbial biomass
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1984 Phosphorus in the soil microbial biomass (biomass P) and soil biomass carbon (biomass C) were linearly related in 15 soils (8 grassland, 6 arable, 1 deciduous woodland), with a mean P concentration of 3.3% in the soil biomass. The regression accounted for 82% of the variance in the data.
Brookes, P. C. +2 more
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Agronomy, 2018 Soil microbial properties are frequently used as indicators of soil fertility. However, the linkage of these properties with crop biomass is poorly documented especially in biochar amended soil with high carbon:nitrogen (C:N).
Muhammad Farid Azlan Halmi +3 more
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Microbial regulation of soil carbon properties under nitrogen addition and plant inputs removal [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 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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