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Microbial Production of Biofuels Using Various Biomass
Amidst critical alarms on global climate revolution and with depleting fossil fuels stocks, the researchers have stepped up to the challenge of...
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Spatially consistent microbial biomass and future cellular carbon release from melting Northern Hemisphere glacier surfaces
Melting glacier ice surfaces host active microbial communities that enhance glacial melt, contribute to biogeochemical cycling, and nourish...
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Effect of Disturbance on Micro-environment, Soil Properties and Microbial Biomass in Subtropical Broadleaved Forests of Meghalaya, India
Disturbance of forest ecosystem causes changes in vegetation structure, micro-environmental conditions, soil properties and microbial biomass....
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Patterns of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometry of three life-form desert plants and responses to soil and microbial biomass factors in a hyper-arid desert ecosystem
Plant, soil, and microbial biomass ratios of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) are crucial in maintaining stability of desert ecosystems....
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Biochar reduced the mineralization of native and added soil organic carbon: evidence of negative priming and enhanced microbial carbon use efficiency
Biochar has been widely recognized for its potential to increase carbon (C) sequestration and mitigate climate change. This potential is affected by...
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Effects of running time on biological activated carbon filters: water purification performance and microbial community evolution
Ozone-biologically activated carbon (BAC) filtration is an advanced treatment process that can be applied to remove recalcitrant organic...
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Performance optimization for Pb(II) -containing wastewater treatment in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell triggered by biomass dosage and Pb(II) level
Three identical sets of constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells (CW-MFCs) fabricated with biomass carbon source addition were constructed and...
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Warming But Not Straw Application Increased Microbial Biomass Carbon and Microbial Biomass Carbon/Nitrogen: Importance of Soil Moisture
Investigating the effects of warming and straw application on soil microbial biomass carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and C/N is crucial for better...
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Impact of soil moisture regimes on greenhouse gas emissions, soil microbial biomass, and enzymatic activity in long-term fertilized paddy soil
Two potent greenhouse gases that are mostly found in agricultural soils are methane and nitrous oxide. Therefore, we investigated the effect of...
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Wastewater-Grown Algal Biomass as Carbon-neutral, Renewable, and Low Water Footprint Feedstock for Clean Energy and Bioplastics
Purpose of ReviewGrowing algae in wastewater offers carbon-neutral biomass production and pollutant removal. However, practical applications of...
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Soil organic carbon fractionation, carbon index, and microbial activity under different agroforestry systems in North Eastern Himalayas, India
The potential of soil organic carbon fractions for agroforestry systems (AFSs) is not well understood. Five distinct AFSs were tested for its impact...
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Different no-till grain production systems with Urochloa spp. affect soil microbial community structure, biomass and activity in a tropical Ultisol
Integrated grain crop** systems promote soil health (SH) and sustainability.
Microbial biomass and activity (MBA) and community structure (MCS) are...
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Organic fertilizer made from food waste improves nitrogen mineralization by altering aggregate-associated microbial biomass and enzyme activities in Chinese paddy soil
PurposeFertilization can affect soil microbial biomass and enzyme activities, as well as the nitrogen (N) transformation process. The effect of...
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Trade-off between microbial carbon use efficiency and specific nutrient-acquiring extracellular enzyme activities under reduced oxygen
• Reduced oxygen increased microbial metabolic quotient (qCO 2 ).
• Reduced oxygen enhanced microbial specific C-, N- and P-acquiring enzyme activity.
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Driving factors of tree biomass and soil carbon pool in xerophytic forests of northeastern Argentina
BackgroundThe conversion of forests into agricultural lands can be a threat because the forests carbon stored could be a source of emissions. The...
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Plant above-ground biomass and litter quality drive soil microbial metabolic limitations during vegetation restoration of subtropical forests
Changes in litter quality (carbon:nitrogen, C:N) and above-ground biomass (AGB) following vegetation restoration significantly impact soil...
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Linking microbial carbon pump capacity and efficacy to soil organic carbon storage and stability under heavy metal pollution
Heavy metal pollution can lead to a great loss of soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the microbial mechanisms that link heavy metal pollution to SOC...
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Erosion effects on soil microbial carbon use efficiency in the mollisol cropland in northeast China
• Soil erosion decreased soil microbial CUE and increased microbial uptake of carbon.
• Soil erosion decreased microbial CUE by decreasing substrate...
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Soil microbial necromass carbon in forests: A global synthesis of patterns and controlling factors
Boreal and temperate forests had higher MNC and FNC/BNC than other forest biomes.
Mixed forests had higher MNC and lower FNC/BNC than other forest...
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Effects of lead pollution on soil microbial community diversity and biomass and on invertase activity
Lead (Pb) pollution is one of the most widespread and harmful environmental problems worldwide. Determination of changes in soil properties and...
