Can Model Experiments Give Insight into the Response of the Soil Environment to Flooding? A Comparison of Microcosm and Natural Event.

ABSTRACT: Studies using soil microcosms are very common, but few involve flooded soils, and comparing the results from such an experiment with natural conditions is unheard of. In the present study, we investigated the biological activity of soil (pH value, dehydrogenases and phosphatase activities) and the metabolic potential (EcoPlate™ Biolog^®) of soil microorganisms in three fluvisol subjected to flooding under laboratory and natural conditions. The results indicate that soil flooding under both natural and laboratory conditions affected soil pH, enzymatic activity and metabolic potential (AWCD, average well colour development) of soil microorganisms. Changes in these parameters are more pronounced in the microcosmic experiment than in the field conditions. Furthermore, depending on th

SUBMITTER: Furtak K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8945539 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature