1. (mgCO2 – C/mg biomass/d)
Table 3. Landuse change effect on selected biological soil properties
Landuse type
CTMB
(mgCkg-1)
CAMB
CTMB/Corg
(%) BR
(mgCO2
C/kg/d)
qCO2:T
(mgCO2 – C/mg biomass/d)
qCO2:A
Natural forest
273.9
81.2
2.78
0.83
33.49
6.4
0.068
0.218
Reforested lands
324.6
66.5
4.33
0.89
48.81
8.8
0.072
0.244
Cultivated uplands
176.6
51.4
2.55
0.74
34.24
6.2
0.070
0.262
Swamps
298.2
43.0
5.53
0.79
69.34
5.5
0.056
0.158
Soil around quarry mines
155.0
37.4
3.78
0.91
41.44
4.0
0.049
0.109
Built-up Areas
92.7
17.8
2.27
0.44
52.08
2.6
0.031
0.076
Fallow lands
380.4
102.6
5.36
0.14
37.07
9.1
0.080
0.252
GTMB=Total microbial biomass; CAMB=Active microbial biomass; BR=Basal respiration;
Corg=Total Organic Carbon; qCO2:T and qCO2:A=Specific maintenance respiration rates for GTMB and CAMB.
Uquetan U. I. et al. Evaluation of Soil Quality in Relation to Landuse Effect in Akamkpa, Cross River State – Nigeria.
Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 2, doi: /aees-5-2-2
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