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dc.contributor.authorRichter, A.
dc.contributor.authorHuallacháin, D. Ó.
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, E.
dc.contributor.authorClipson, N.
dc.contributor.authorVan Leeuwen, J. P.
dc.contributor.authorHeuvelink, G. B.
dc.contributor.authorCreamer, R. E.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-29T11:50:32Z
dc.date.available2023-06-29T11:50:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-22
dc.identifier.citationRichter, A., Huallacháin, D.Ó., Doyle, E., Clipson, N., Van Leeuwen, J.P., Heuvelink, G.B. and Creamer, R.E. (2018), Linking diagnostic features to soil microbial biomass and respiration in agricultural grassland soil: a large-scale study in Ireland. Eur J Soil Sci, 69: 414-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12551en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2971
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractThe functional potential of soil ecosystems can be predicted from the activity and abundance of the microbial community in relation to key soil properties. When describing microbial community dynamics, soil physicochemical properties have traditionally been used. The extent of correlations between properties, however, differs between studies, especially across larger spatial scales. In this research we analysed soil microbial biomass and substrate-induced respiration of 156 samples from Irish grasslands. In addition to the standard physicochemical, soil type and land management variables, soil diagnostic properties were included to identify if these important soil–landscape genesis classes affected microbial biomass and respiration dynamics in Irish soil. Apart from physicochemical properties, soil drainage class was identified as having an important effect on microbial properties. In particular, biomass-specific basal (qCO2) and substrate-induced respiration (SIR:CFE) were explained best by the soil drainage. Poorly drained soil had smaller values of these respiration measures than well-drained soil. We concluded that this resulted from different groups within the microbial community that could use readily available carbon sources, which suggests a change in microbial community dynamics associated with soil texture and periods of water stress. Overall, our results indicate that soil quality assessments should include both physicochemical properties and diagnostic classes, to provide a better understanding of the behaviour of soil microbial communities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTeagasc Walsh Fellowship Program
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of Soil Science;Vol 69
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectsoil ecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectsoil microbial biomassen_US
dc.subjectrespiration dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectgrasslanden_US
dc.titleLinking diagnostic features to soil microbial biomass and respiration in agricultural grassland soil: a large-scale study in Irelanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12551
dc.contributor.sponsorTeagasc Walsh Fellowship Programen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorEnvironmental Protection Agencyen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber2007-SCD-1-S1en_US
dc.source.volume69
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.beginpage414
dc.source.endpage428
refterms.dateFOA2023-06-29T11:50:32Z
dc.source.journaltitleEuropean Journal of Soil Science


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