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soil aggregation

Scope: biogeochemistry

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 35 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on soil aggregation with 35 nodes and 117 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Beetles, Crested Butte, Engelmann Spruce, Populus tremuloides.

Definition

Formation of stable soil structural units through binding of soil particles by organic compounds and microbial processes

Related Terms (2)

aggregate formationsoil structure

Publications (1)

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Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

2025Biogeosciences

soil aggregation

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 35 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

Related Concepts (4)

extracellular enzyme activity

mineral-organic associations

dissolved organic matter

microbial efficiency matrix stabilization

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Engelmann Spruce

Abies lasiocarpa

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Populus

Dendroctonus ponderosae

Pseudotsuga species

Populus angustifolia

Picea rubens

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa