Biochar alters microbial community and carbon sequestration potential across different soil pH

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 622-623; pp. 1391 - 1399
• Main Authors: Sheng, Yaqi, Zhu, Lizhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Acidobacteria; Actinobacteria; adsorption; Agriculture - methods; aromatic compounds; bacteria; Bacteroidetes; bioavailability; Biochar; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; Carbon Sequestration - physiology; Charcoal - chemistry; eutrophication; Ferralsols; Gemmatimonadetes; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; microbial communities; microbiome; Microbiota; Microorganisms; organic carbon; Phaeozems; SOC; Soil - chemistry; Soil carbon sequestration; Soil Microbiology; soil microorganisms; soil pH; soil treatment; pH; Microorganisms; Biochar; SOC; Soil carbon sequestration

•CO2 emission from biochar-amended soils with two different pH levels was studied.•Higher biochar degradation resulted in higher CO2 emission in acidic ferralsol.•Biochar increased the bioavailability of SOC and copiotrophic bacteria in ferralsol.•Adsorption of SOC on biochar resulted in decreased C...