Concepts
11 concepts
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carbon cycling
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nitrogen retention
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soil respiration
CO2 efflux from soils to atmosphere representing combination of autotrophic respiration (root respiration) and heterotrophic respiration (microbial decomposition)
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biogeochemical cycling
The cycling of chemical elements between living organisms and the physical environment, particularly carbon and nitrogen cycles
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soil organic carbon stabilization
Mechanisms by which organic carbon is protected from decomposition in soils through physical, chemical, and biological processes
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energy harvest capacity
The microbiome's ability to extract energy from dietary sources
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nutrient uplift
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microbial activity
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root-regolith interactions
The interplay of belowground, microsite-scale biological, physical, and chemical processes that intersect to drive whole-ecosystem functioning
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soil moisture limitations
The constraint of microbial activity and carbon respiration by water availability in soil systems
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