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AUS-ASC-CON-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
2240 mg/kg
Range: 1500 – 4500 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas   Pristine Reference
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AUS-TDG-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
557 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production   Conservation Target
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AUS-TDG-AGR-SMB Low
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General OptimalRange
600–1000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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AUS-TDG-FOR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
600 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Production Forestry   Pristine Reference
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AUS-TDG-LVG-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General OptimalRange
300–750 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture   Pristine Reference
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AUS-TGP-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
191 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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AUS-TGP-CON-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
536 mg/kg
Range: 536 – 536 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas   Conservation Target
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AUS-TGP-CON-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General LowerThreshold
160 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas   Conservation Target
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AUS-AIF-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General OptimalRange
670–790 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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AUS-AIF-LVG-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General MinimumOnly
250 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems   Livestock Grazing & Pasture   Pristine Reference
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AUS-AIF-LVG-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
585 mg/kg
Range: 585 – 1600 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems   Livestock Grazing & Pasture   Pristine Reference
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AUS-AKW-CON-SMB Low
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General CompositeFramework
No value
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas   Conservation Target
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AUS-AMR-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
400 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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AUS-AMR-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General OptimalRange
150–150 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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AUS-AMR-CON-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
340 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas   Conservation Target
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AUS-AMR-FOR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
630 mg/kg
Range: 450 – 700 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Production Forestry   Conservation Target
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AUS-AMR-FOR-SMB Low
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General MinimumOnly
200 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Production Forestry   Degradation Threshold
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AUS-AMR-FOR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General OptimalRange
450–700 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Production Forestry   Conservation Target
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AUS-TMI-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General Point
400 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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AUS-TMI-AGR-SMB Moderate
Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC)
General LowerThreshold
150 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Agricultural Crop Production   Pristine Reference
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