microbial biomass

collocation in English

meaningsofmicrobialandbiomass

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microbial
adjective
uk
/maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/us
/maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/
relating to microbes (= very small living things, especially ones that ...
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biomass
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌmæs/us
/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌmæs/
engineering
dead plant and animal material suitable for using ...
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(Definition ofmicrobialandbiomassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Microbialbiomassas in index for tillageinduced changes in soil biological properties.
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Since collembolan densities were highest at the beginning of the experiment, they likely were responsible for reducingmicrobialbiomass.
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Microbialbiomassacts as a source of plant nutrients in dry tropical forest and savanna.
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A comparative assessment of factors which influencemicrobialbiomasscarbon and nitrogen levels in soil.
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Seasonal effects onmicrobialbiomasswere few and inconsistent across locations.
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The amounts of dehydrogenase activity andmicrobialbiomasswere computed on an oven-dry basis.
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Over the past 100 years we have hugely increased our understanding of themicrobialbiomassin soils.
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Quantities of plant nutrients in themicrobialbiomassof selected soils.
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Microbialbiomassas an index for tillageinduced changes in soil biological properties.
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The positive relationship between decomposition rate and soil organic carbon, and with soilmicrobialbiomasssuggests that microbial activity may enhance the decomposition process.
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Microbialbiomasscarbon represents an important reservoir of nutrients in soil and is of crucial importance for long-term fertility of soils.
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Highermicrobialbiomassin mixed litter may explain why it had decomposed faster than the monospecific litter by the end of the experiment.
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Microbialbiomassin each of the litter types was higher at lower altitudes indicating that conditions for microbial growth decline with altitude.
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An extraction method for measuring soilmicrobialbiomasscarbon.
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Determination of soilmicrobialbiomassand nitrogen mineralization following rewetting of dried soil.
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Chapter 9 discusses the contributions of themicrobialbiomassto stability and resilience of soil quality.
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An extraction method for measuringmicrobialbiomasscarbon.
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Microbialbiomassanalyses were conducted within 1 week of receipt of samples to the laboratory.
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Factors limitingmicrobialbiomassin the mineral soil and forest floor of a warmtemperate forest.
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