The basis of this research was on the differences in sterile soil and non sterile soil. Looking over the different effects soil respiration has on an ecosystem and the different carbon fluxes have on an ecosystem. Also looking at the carbon output difference that non-dormant trees have from dormant trees will be different as well. GPP “Gross Primary Production” will be another aspect that will be covered in this research. GPP will be looked at in the different trees that have sterile soil and the ones that do not. The hypothesis is that the different types of soil will have effect on the trees, such as GPP count and carbon output from the bacteria or fungi. To look at these different aspects we have taken fourteen different tubes to test with. The reason for doing this is to see whether it’s the trees putting off more carbon or the microbes in the soil. Growing different bacteria and fungi will be the best way to make sure it’s the trees giving off more or if it is the bacteria.
Soil respiration plays a significant part in the ecosystem. Carbon in soil can contribute to as much as 60% respiration in forest ecosystems. Understanding the seasonal dynamics of this flux is important for constructing annual carbon budgets, for modeling the effects of climate change on soil carbon storage and the release to the atmosphere (Chapin et al. 1996), and for estimating the below
ground carbon allocation by plants (Giardina and Ryan 2002).
Organisms are classified into autotrophic or heterotrophic. Autotrophic organisms are classified as organisms that make energy by using photosynthesis. Heterotrophic organisms feed on autotrophic organisms. They also feed on other things. An example of heterotrophic organisms is a Zymogenous, which is found in soil. Autotrophic organisms are plants, algae and certain bacteria. Forty present of carbon contribution comes from heterotrophic microbes during the growth season.
Soil respiration plays a significant part in the ecosystem. Carbon in soil can contribute to as much as 60% respiration in forest ecosystems. Understanding the seasonal dynamics of this flux is important for constructing annual carbon budgets, for modeling the effects of climate change on soil carbon storage and the release to the atmosphere (Chapin et al. 1996), and for estimating the below
ground carbon allocation by plants (Giardina and Ryan 2002).
Organisms are classified into autotrophic or heterotrophic. Autotrophic organisms are classified as organisms that make energy by using photosynthesis. Heterotrophic organisms feed on autotrophic organisms. They also feed on other things. An example of heterotrophic organisms is a Zymogenous, which is found in soil. Autotrophic organisms are plants, algae and certain bacteria. Forty present of carbon contribution comes from heterotrophic microbes during the growth season.