Microbial biomass, fungal and bacterial residues, and their relationships to the soil organic matter C/N/P/S ratios

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 271; pp. 115 - 123
• Main Authors: Khan, Khalid Saifullah, Mack, Ralf, Castillo, Xiomara, Kaiser, Michael, Joergensen, Rainer Georg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2016
• Subjects: acidity; amino sugars; Arable land; arable soils; Bacteria; Biomass; carbon nitrogen ratio; clay fraction; climatic factors; ergosterol; forest soils; forests; Fungi; grasses; grassland soils; Microbial biomass; microbial communities; Microbial residues; Microorganisms; mycorrhizal fungi; Nutrients; phosphorus; Residues; salinity; saprotrophs; Soil (material); soil organic carbon; Soil organic matter; soil pH; Stoichiometry; Fungi; Soil organic matter; Stoichiometry; Bacteria; Microbial residues; Microbial biomass

The interrelations between the microbial biomass, total N, organic P, and organic S in the accumulation of soil organic C (SOC) and the contribution of fungal and bacterial residues to SOC, based on amino sugar data, were investigated in the current study. The soils had been developed under humid te...