Growth and activity of the biomass

There is general agreement among authors, using a variety of techniques, that only a small proportion of the total biomass is active, values ranging from 2.4 - 27.2% (Table 4). The main restriction on activity is a lack of 

Despite the apparent need to maintain a high AEC, the biomass is well 

Substrate Incubation (°C) Duration (days) % Substrate C in biomass Reference 

The amount of substrate incorporated into new microbial biomass is much 

The growth and turnover of the native soil biomass, in contrast to that 

---