Description
The objectives of this study were (i) quantifying and comparing bacterial (including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and Actinobacteria) and fungal biomass in soils from croplands, grasslands, and forests located across Europe and belonging to three broad climate types: cold, temperate, and arid; (ii) modeling the factors controlling soil bacterial and fungal biomass under contrasting land uses and climates; and (iii) investigating levels of bacterial and fungal biomass in cropland soils cultivated with three important crop types in Europe: cereals, oil-producing crops, and woody orchards. Contents of soil microbial biomass were investigated through the analysis of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). Soil and climate data were obtained from the same LUCAS 2018 survey and online databases and were used as predictors of bacterial and fungal biomass. Random forest, regression analyses and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to explore the main drivers of soil microbial biomass.
Contact
Contributors
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre
How to cite
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2023): Bacterial & fungal biomass (fatty acid methyl esters). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/bf5357fe-dd11-4b1d-bde3-dcebb10aa75c
Data access
The objectives of this study were (i) quantifying and comparing bacterial (including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and Actinobacteria) and fungal biomass in soils from croplands, grasslands, and forests located across Europe and belonging to three broad climate types: cold, temperate, and arid; (ii) modeling the factors controlling soil bacterial and fungal biomass under contrasting land uses and climates; and (iii) investigating levels of bacterial and fungal biomass in cropland soils cultivated with three important crop types in Europe: cereals, oil-producing crops, and woody orchards. Contents of soil microbial biomass were investigated through the analysis of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). Soil and climate data were obtained from the same LUCAS 2018 survey and online databases and were used as predictors of bacterial and fungal biomass. Random forest, regression analyses and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to explore the main drivers of soil microbial biomass.
Publications
Additional information
- Published by
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Created date
- 2023-06-23
- Modified date
- 2023-06-23
- Issued date
- 2023-04-28
- Landing page
- https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/bacterial-fungal-biomass-fatty-acid-methyl-esters
- Language(s)
- English
- Data theme(s)
- Environment
- Update frequency
- never
- Identifier
- http://data.europa.eu/89h/bf5357fe-dd11-4b1d-bde3-dcebb10aa75c
- Popularity
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