01323naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000130006024500720007326000090014552005370015465000100069165000180070165000120071965000240073165000230075565000220077865000160080065000240081665000240084065000270086465000250089165000190091665000190093570000150095477300640096915577812019-05-02       1993    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aBASU, S.  aThe effect of tropical forest conversion on soil microbial biomass.  c1993  aAbstract: We investigated the effects of converting forest to savanna and plough land on the microbial biomass in tropical soils of India. Conversion of the forest led to a significant reduction in soil organic C (40–46%), total N (47–53%), and microbial biomass C (52–58%) in the savanna and the plough land. Among forest, savanna, and plough land, basal soil respiration was maximum in the forest, but the microbial metabolic quotient (qCO2 was estimated to be at a minimum in the forest and at a maximum in the plough land.  aIndia  aSavanna soils  aCerrado  aComposto de Carbono  aComposto Orgânico  aFloresta Tropical  aMetabolismo  aMetabolismo Mineral  aNutriente Orgânico  aPopulação Microbiana  aRespiração do Solo  aSolo Florestal  aSolo Orgânico1 aBEHERA, N.  tBiology and Fertility of Soilsgv.16, n.4, p.302-304, 1993.