Soil microbial biomass is the living and active part of soil organic matter, which is re-established after disturbance of the land. Study of recovery time of microbial biomass is important for the development of self-sustaining ecosystem in mine degraded land. Increase in soil microbial biomass and organic carbon contents increases the functional diversity and stability of ecosystem.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/status-soil-microbial-biomass-reclaimed-mine-degraded-land-and-non-mining-areas
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sangeeta-mukhopadhyay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-maiti
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-environmental-protection
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-reclamation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/micro-organisms
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india