Biochar effects on soil biota – A review
2011/05/23 by Johannes Lehmann, Matthias C. Rillig, Janice E. Thies +5 · 4,960 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · #Agronomy #Amendment #Biochar #Biogeochemical cycle #Biology #Biomass (ecology) #Biota #Carbon sequestration #Chemistry #Ecology #Environmental chemistry #Environmental science #Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis #Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions #Pyrolysis #Slash-and-char #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics #Soil biology #Soil fertility #Soil organic matter #Soil quality #Soil science #Soil water
paper · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.04.022
published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43(9), 1812-1836 (Elsevier BV)
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