Soil disturbance from tillage is a major cause of organic matter depletion and reduction in
the number and stability of soil aggregates when native ecosystems are converted to …

Cultivation reduces soil C content and changes the distribution and stability of soil aggregates.
We investigated the effect of cultivation intensity on aggregate distribution and aggregate …

Grasslands are heavily relied upon for food and forage production. A key component for
sustaining production in grassland ecosystems is the maintenance of soil organic matter (SOM), …

Microbial community composition may be an important determinant of soil organic matter (SOM)
decomposition rates and nutrient turnover and availability in agricultural soils. Soil …

Aggregate dynamics and their relationship to the microbial community have been suggested
as key factors controlling SOM dynamics. Dry–wet (DW) cycles are thought to enhance …

The mechanism limiting forced expiratory flow is explained on the basis that a local flow
velocity reaches the local speed of wave propagation at a point, called the choke point, in …

Agricultural management practices have been shown to influence the decomposer community
in soils, with no‐tillage (NT) systems favoring fungi as compared with conventional tillage (…

I. Problem and method of investigation.-The reliability of the school's estimate of the
accomplishment and progress of pupils is of large practical importance. For, after all, the marks or …

It is generally accepted that particulate organic matter derives from plants. In contrast, the
enriched labile fraction is thought by many to derive from microbes, especially fungi. However, …

The feeding of organisms of one trophic level on those of another in soil probably accounts
for the transfer of much C, N, and P in terrestrial ecosystems. Because soil organisms vary in …