Effect of land use, season, and soil depth on soil microbial biomass carbon of Eastern Himalayas

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 65
• Main Authors: Lepcha, Nima Tshering, Devi, N. Bijayalaxmi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 11.11.2020; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agroforestry; Anthropogenic factors; Bioclimatology; Biodegradation; Biological activity; Biomass; Carbon; Carbon content; Carbon sequestration; cardamom; Cardamom agroforestry; Chemical properties; Chemicophysical properties; Chloroform; climate; cropland; Depth; Earth and Environmental Science; ecosystems; Environment; Fertility; Forests; Fumigation; Himalayan region; Human influences; Immobilization; Inceptisols; Land use; land use change; Microbial activity; microbial biomass; microbial carbon; Microorganisms; Mineral nutrients; Nutrient cycles; Organic carbon; paddies; Paddy cropland; Quotients; Rain; Rainfall; Rainy season; Restoration; seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Seasonality; Seasons; Soil chemistry; Soil depth; Soil erosion; Soil fertility; Soil layers; Soil organic carbon; Soil properties; Subtropical forest; summer; topography; Tropical forests; Wet season; Winter; Himalaya Mountains; Himalayan region; Cardamom agroforestry; Soil properties; Inceptisols; Soil organic carbon; Paddy cropland; Subtropical forest

Background Soil microbial biomass, an important nutrient pool for ecosystem nutrient cycling is affected by several factors including climate, edaphic, and land-use change. Himalayan soils are young and unstable and prone to erosion and degradation due to its topography, bioclimatic conditions and a...