Effect of soil CO2 concentration on microbial biomass
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1432-0789
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Key words Carbon dioxide ; Microbial biomass ; Microbial growth ; Soil respiration ; Glucose ; mineralization rate ; Chloroform fumigation extraction method
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Biology
Geosciences
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Abstract The effect of increasing soil CO2 concentration was studied in six different soils. The soils were incubated in ambient air (0.05 vol.% CO2) or in air enriched with CO2 (up to 5.0 vol.% CO2). Carbon dioxide evolution, microbial biomass, growth or death rate quotients and glucose decay rate were measured at 6, 12 and 24 h of CO2 exposure. The decrease in soil respiration ranged from 7% to 78% and was followed by a decrease in microbial biomass by 10–60% in most cases. High CO2 treatments did not affect glucose decay rate but the portion of Cgluc mineralized to CO2 was lowered and a larger portion of Cgluc remained in soils. This carbon was not utilized by soil microorganisms.
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Electronic Resource
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