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Revealing the results obtained during my independent research project that examined soil microorganisms after long-term soil manipulations. The soil was collected after 20 years of controlled alterations to the amount of woody debris, leaves, or roots allowed to reach the soil ecosystem. This study characterized and compared soil microbial communities using soil incubations to assess nitrogen transformations and biochemical analysis of fatty acids to determine community composition.