C respiration; fine particulate organic matter (250-50 mu m); texture; vegetation cover
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[en] Soil organic matter (SOM) status was evaluated using the relationships between two independent soil variables, i.e., C respiration and the weight of particulate organic matter POM (4000-50 mu m) under different vegetation covers and ecosystems of central Belgium. A positive relationship was found between the weight of the finest POM fraction, i.e., fine POM fraction (250-50 mu m) and C respiration after 1 week (R-2 = 0.34, n = 120, p < 0.0001) and 2 weeks (R-2 = 0.28, n = 120, p < 0.0001) of incubation. Therefore, we assumed that the C respiration and the weight of fine POM might be used to evaluate the SOM status under different vegetation covers and ecosystems. (C) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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