Does agricultural crop diversity enhance soil microbial biomass and organic matter dynamics? A meta-analysis

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 560
• Main Authors: McDaniel, M D, Tiemann, L K, Grandy, A S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Agriculture - methods; Biomass; Crops, Agricultural; Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology

Our increasing dependence on a small number of agricultural crops, such as corn, is leading to reductions in agricultural biodiversity. Reductions in the number of crops in rotation or the replacement of rotations by monocultures are responsible for this loss of biodiversity. The belowground implica...