Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

Soil microbes process plant remnants and are hypothesized to synthesize soil organic matter (SOM). Here, Kallenbach and colleagues directly measure chemically diverse and stable SOM derived from microbial communities in the absence of plant compounds.

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Main Authors: Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Serita D. Frey, A. Stuart Grandy
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9d059d7ce6754a75aa5ae09f83ced9d3
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