Sustainable Agroecosystems Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute), University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Sustainable Agroecosystems Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Samuel Schlichenmaier
Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute), University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Sustainable Agroecosystems Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Patma Vityakon
Department of Soil Science and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
To manage soil organic matter (SOM) sustainably, we need a better understanding of the role that soil microbes play in aggregate protection. Here, we propose the SAMM model, which connects soil aggregate formation to microbial growth. We tested it against data from a tropical long-term experiment and show that SAMM effectively represents the microbial growth, SOM, and aggregate dynamics and that it can be used to explore the importance of aggregate formation in SOM stabilization.
To manage soil organic matter (SOM) sustainably, we need a better understanding of the role that...
