Re: [compost_tea] tropical soils
That's an interesting viewpoint.
Per species, yes, the buffalo have higher biomass than any individual speci=
es of bacteri or fungi.
But, microbes have much higher biomass than mammals in the prairie. <=
BR>
If we add in the microbes in the rumen of the buffalo, then the microbes wi=
n even more hands-down. But not on a per species basis.....
Ah, terminology and spin, don't we love it!
Crushed oyster shell is great for addign to soil - it's calcium carbonate, =
but much is chelated, and so easier for the bacteria and fungi to use than =
purely inorganic calcium carbonate.
Elaine
In a message dated 7/29/2004 9:38:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, David Anders=
on <danderson_at_backpackgeartest.org> writes:
>soilfoodweb_at_aol.com wrote:
>> Consider that in a prairie soil in Kansas, the microbial biomass i=
n the soil is equal to something like 2.5 buffalo standing on the same area=
.
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>> Yep, the microbes in the soil are more "important" bioma=
ss-wise than buffalo.
>>
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>But the buffalo still wins on a biomass/species basis. <grin>
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>Even if you were to subtract the weight of the microbes in the buffalo'=
s
>anaerobic bioreactor I think that it would still win out.
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>The only reason that I even thought of that "per species" was=
that I
>just read the interesting bit of trivia that the geoduck clam is the
>creature with the highest biomass in the Puget Sound. Even though there=
>is more plankton, there is no individual species that even comes close.=
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>Just more useless trivia brought to you by someone thinking about that =
>-3.5 tide tomorrow morning, and wondering how good crushed clam shell i=
s
>at adding calcium to the soil.
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>Dave
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