Soil microbial diversity-biomass relationships are driven by soil carbon content across global biomes

• Main Authors: Bastida, Felipe, Eldridge, David J., García, Carlos, Png, Kenny G., Bardgett, Richard D., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Microbial Ecology; Soil Science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147586
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The relationship between biodiversity and biomass has been a long standing debate in ecology. Soil biodiversity and biomass are essential drivers of ecosystem functions. However, unlike plant communities, little is known about how the diversity and biomass of soil microbial communities are interlink...