Gangsheng Wang, Wilfred M. Post, Melanie A. Mayes. 2013. Development of microbial-enzyme-mediated decomposition model parameters through steady-state and dynamic analyses. Ecological Applications 23:255–272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/12-0681.1


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Full data of soil organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) collected from the literature.
Ecological Archives A023-015-S1.

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Gangsheng Wang
Climate Change Science Institute and
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6301
E-mail: wangg@ornl.gov

Wilfred M. Post
Climate Change Science Institute and
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6301

Melanie A. Mayes
Climate Change Science Institute and
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6301


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Supplement_SOC_data.csv (md5: 3bf0f3cd1274883725cc80f57fb1ef56)

Description

Full data of soil organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) collected from the literature.

Field

Description

Units

ID

Data ID

Site

Soil sampling site

Soilorder

USDA soil taxonomy

Texture

USDA soil texture

Landuse

Land use and management

SOC

Soil organic carbon

mg C g−1 soil

MBC

Microbial biomass carbon

mg C g−1 soil

DOC

Dissolved organic carbon

mg C g−1 soil

Depth

Soil sampling depth

m

MAP

Mean annual precipitation

mm

MAT

Mean annual temperature

°C

Reference

Reference for the data

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