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Document Type
Research
Abstract
Carbon dioxide production in the soil has long been regarded as a measure of biological activity. It has been suggested that oxygen absorption might give a more reliable measure of the total action of microorganisms than carbon dioxide production. Since the amount of oxygen consumed by aerobic organisms under constant environmental conditions bears a definite relation to the amount of carbon dioxide produced, it would seem that the ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed would show something concerning the nature of the organic matter of the soil, its composition and rate of decomposition and, therefore, be a better index of microbiological action than either alone.
Publication Date
1933
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
40
Issue
1
First Page
74
Last Page
75
Copyright
©1933 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Smith, F. B. and Brown, P. E.
(1933)
"Oxygen Absorption and Carbon Dioxide Production in Soils,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 40(1), 74-75.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol40/iss1/11