Population Dynamics of the Nitrifying Bacterium Nitrosolobus in Soil
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Applied Ecology
- Vol. 16 (2) , 529-535
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2402527
Abstract
Ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (Nitrosolobus sp.) were counted every 2 days for 28 days in the top 5 cm of a soil at Rothamsted [England]. The population density fluctuated with an amplitude of 1.7 .times. 104 cells g-1. These fluctuations were mainly associated with changes in soil moisture content. The mean standing crop was 8.7 .times. 103 cells g-1 (15 ng g-1; 9.3 g ha-1 freshweight). Mean cumulative biomass production was at least 79 ng g-1 (51 g ha-1)/28 days; net biomass production was negligible. Doubling times for populations were 8-78 h (mean 32.5 h).This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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