Proposed MDS

Sites types

References

N:P ratio, carbon, enzyme

Alkaline soil

Yu et al. (2018)

pH, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, potassium, soil organic matter, soil salinity

River delta soil

Wu et al. (2019)

Alkali hydrolysable nitrogen, soil organic matter, microbial biomass nitrogen: total nitrogen, available zinc

White and maize cropping system

Li et al. (2019)

pH in water, exchangeable calcium, available phosphorus, bulk density, soil organic carbon

Shifting cultivation

Yemefack et al. (2006)

Soil organic matter, top soil depth, infiltration, aggregation, pH, electrical conductivity, suspected soil pollutants, soil respiration

Agro-ecosystem

Arshad & Martin (2002)

Soil texture, content coarse material, available water capacity, organic matter content, potentially mineralizable nitrogen, pH, available phosphorus

Remediation sites

Volchko et al. (2014)

Organic matter, organic carbon, bulk density, aggregate stability, pH, salinity, forms of nitrogen, microbial biomass, microbial respiration

Agricultural

Kruse (2007); Bastida et al. (2008)

Electrical conductivity, bulk density, exchangeable magnesium, available phosphorus

Tropical moist deciduous forest

Mishra et al. (2019)

Soil texture, depth of ground water table, soil organic matter, pH, sodium, available potassium, phosphorus, zinc

Arable soil

Juhos et al. (2019)