Ecosystem productivity has a stronger influence than soil age on surface soil carbon storage across global biomes
Soil organic carbon pools in productive tropical and temperate forests are more labile than those in drier colder ecosystems where mineral-protected organic carbon dominates, according to analyses of 16 long-term chronosequences from six continents.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00567-7 |