Dynamics of organic matter in agricultural soils
attract significant interest because of strong impact on global climate. Steppe
ecosystems are considered as having high potential to preserve global carbon
and are located mainly in arid and semiarid areas with annual precipitation
smaller than 400 mm. Steppe ecosystems of the wheat belt in Kazakhstan have annual
precipitation 250 to 350 mm. Here is our attempt to evaluate whether microbial
quotients could be applied to evaluate the potential of soil to act as sink for
CO2.
Author: A. Mamilov, O. Dilly (mamilov at nursat dot kz)
Filesize: 13.42 Kb