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The data on soil microbial biomass contents displayed the same type of trends
observed in soil organic matter data and mycorrhizal fungal spore data. Again, the data
indicate that initial wellfield activity of either heavy vehicle traffic on in-situ soil or
removal and storage of stockpiled soil result in a similar decline in levels of microbial
biomass. Microbial biomass levels recover much more rapidly, however, in in-situ soils,
possibly due to the faster reestablishment of vegetation.
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