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. 2017 Aug 2;12(8):e0181826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181826

Table 6. Effect of biogeochemical objective functions on other cycles.

S1_C: non-intervened soil sample, compartmentalized.

S1_C [%] S2_C [%] S1_NC [%] S2_NC [%]
NITROGEN OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
Nitrogen cycle 35.90 33.33 28.21 30.77
Carbon cycle 30.95 23.81 15.48 22.62
Sulfur cycle 33.33 15.56 28.89 22.22
Nitrogen fixation 100 100 100 100
Nitrification 100 100 100 100
Denitrification 44.44 22.22 55.56 33.33
SULFUR OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
Nitrogen cycle 28.21 33.33 20.51 15.38
Carbon cycle 27.38 26.19 21.43 22.62
Sulfur cycle 42.22 20.00 28.89 20.00
Assimilatory sulfate reduction 60 40 60 20
Dissimilatory sulfate reduction 100 66.67 100 33.33
Thiosulfate oxidation (thiosulfate-dehydrogenase-rxn] 100 100 100 100
CARBON OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
Nitrogen cycle 20.51 17.95 15.38 15.38
Carbon cycle 28.57 27.38 21.43 22.62
Sulfur cycle 40.00 13.33 22.22 17.78

S2_C: intervened soil sample, compartmentalized. S1_NC: non-intervened soil sample, non-compartmentalized. S2_NC: intervened soil sample, non-compartmentalized.