Global subsoil organic carbon turnover times dominantly controlled by soil properties rather than climate

The sensitivity of soil organic carbon (SOC) in subsoil (below 0.3 m) to climate change is poorly constrained. Here, the authors map global subsoil (0.3–1 m soil layer) SOC turnover times and find that temperature and in general climate effects are secondary to effects due to soil properties at both...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhongkui Luo, Guocheng Wang, Enli Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11597-9