Grasslands and Croplands Have Different Microbial Biomass Carbon Levels per Unit of Soil Organic Carbon

Grasslands and Croplands Have Different Microbial Biomass Carbon Levels per Unit of Soil Organic Carbon

Primarily using cropped systems, previous studies have reported a positive linear relationship between microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and soil organic carbon (SOC). We conducted a meta-analysis to explore this relationship separately for grasslands and croplands using available literature. Studies w...

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Main Authors: Terence P. McGonigle, William G. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
soil health
soil quality
meta-analysis
organic matter
active fraction
linear regression
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/7/7/57

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