Test 3 Flashcards
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Zymogenus
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Microbial activity that is sporadic and opportunistic
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Soils with the most carbon
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Inceptisols and histosols have about 22 percent carbon.
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Priming effect
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Burst of microbial activiy associated with fresh residues causing depletion of soil humus
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Anaerobic soils
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Oxidation is incomplete and produces methane and organic compounds in addition to carbon dioxide
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Nitrate depression
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In material with a CN ratio greater than 25, nitrogen is likely to be immobilized from soil solution
