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Table 4.15.2. Ratio of biomass C to total C (C mic :C total ) and biomass specific respiration (qCO 2 )
for soil in summer 1997 from the sites of serious fires in 1976 and 1957. Each value is the mean of
three replicates and the standard errors are shown in parentheses.

qCO 2
( µ g CO 2 -C µ g − 1 biomass C h − 1 )

Site Horizon/layer C mic :C total

1957 fire L 0.0087 (0.00017) 0.0277 (0.00632)

O 0.0005 (0.00005) 0.0069 (0.00121)

Ea, Bh, Bfe and Bs 0.0030 (0.00097) 0.0017 (0.00047)

1976 fire L 0.0037 (0.00035) 0.0077 (0.00211)

A 0.0045 (0.00039) 0.0030 (0.00055)

Bh, Bfe and Bs 0.0036 (0.00081) 0.0016 (0.00007)

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