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Analysis of the State of the Soil Microbial System under Prolonged Anthropogenic Load

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The paper presents a comparative analysis of the structural and functional characteristics of microbial communities of gray forest soil of fallow and intensively cultivated areas. The long-term anthropogenic impact with massive annual mineral fertilization when growing a monoculture of potatoes has led to degradation of the soil microbial system. A catastrophic decrease in the functional potential of the microbial system (environmental services) is shown using eco-exergy as a thermodynamic indicator of soil “health”.

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  1. Ecoterra Expert and Analytical Center, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    N. R. Emer

  2. Moscow State University, Department of Biology, Moscow, Russia

    N. V. Kostina & P. A. Kozhevin

  3. Moscow State University, Department of Soil Science , Moscow, Russia

    A. I. Netrusov

  4. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Grodno, Republic of Belarus

    I. S. Zhebrak

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Emer, N.R., Kostina, N.V., Netrusov, A.I. et al. Analysis of the State of the Soil Microbial System under Prolonged Anthropogenic Load. Moscow Univ. Soil Sci. Bull. 74, 187–192 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147687419040045

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