| Term | Biomass, microbial |
|---|---|
| Definition | Microbial biomass (bacteria and fungi) is a measure of the mass of the living component of soil organic matter. |
| Sampling medium | Plants |
| Aggregation type | Average |
| Units | g kg mg |
| Provenance | ODM2 Controlled Vocabularies |
| Provenance uri | http://vocabulary.odm2.org/variablename/biomassMicrobial/ |
| Category | - |
| Note | Added to support Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) data use cases. |
| Status | ACCEPTED |