Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key
Much research focuses on increasing carbon storage in mineral-associated organic matter
(MAOM), in which carbon may persist for centuries to millennia. However, MAOM-targeted …
(MAOM), in which carbon may persist for centuries to millennia. However, MAOM-targeted …
The deep soil organic carbon response to global change
Over 70% of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored at a depth greater than 20 cm belowground.
A portion of this deep SOC actively cycles on annual to decadal timescales and is sensitive …
A portion of this deep SOC actively cycles on annual to decadal timescales and is sensitive …
Global turnover of soil mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon
Z Zhou, C Ren, C Wang, M Delgado-Baquerizo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Soil organic carbon (SOC) persistence is predominantly governed by mineral protection,
consequently, soil mineral-associated (MAOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) …
consequently, soil mineral-associated (MAOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) …
Nitrogen increases soil organic carbon accrual and alters its functionality
Nitrogen (N) availability has been considered as a critical factor for the cycling and storage
of soil organic carbon (SOC), but effects of N enrichment on the SOC pool appear highly …
of soil organic carbon (SOC), but effects of N enrichment on the SOC pool appear highly …
No detectable upper limit of mineral‐associated organic carbon in temperate agricultural soils
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is a promising climate change mitigation option. In
this context, the formation of the relatively long‐lived mineral‐associated organic carbon …
this context, the formation of the relatively long‐lived mineral‐associated organic carbon …
Large-scale ecosystem carbon stocks and their driving factors across Loess Plateau
Y Yang, L Liu, P Zhang, F Wu, Y Wang, C Xu, L Zhang… - Carbon Neutrality, 2023 - Springer
The large-scale vegetation restoration project on the Loess Plateau increased the
ecosystem carbon (C) stocks and affected C budget in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The …
ecosystem carbon (C) stocks and affected C budget in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The …
Sphagnum increases soil's sequestration capacity of mineral-associated organic carbon via activating metal oxides
Y Zhao, C Liu, X Li, L Ma, G Zhai, X Feng - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Sphagnum wetlands are global hotspots for carbon storage, conventionally attributed to the
accumulation of decay-resistant litter. However, the buildup of mineral-associated organic …
accumulation of decay-resistant litter. However, the buildup of mineral-associated organic …
Distinct, direct and climate‐mediated environmental controls on global particulate and mineral‐associated organic carbon storage
Identifying controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, and where SOC is most
vulnerable to loss, are essential to managing soils for both climate change mitigation and …
vulnerable to loss, are essential to managing soils for both climate change mitigation and …
Necromass-derived soil organic carbon and its drivers at the global scale
Y Cao, J Ding, J Li, Z **n, S Ren, T Wang - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial residual carbon (MRC) plays an important role in maintaining soil carbon stability
and is therefore a focus of soil organic carbon (SOC) estimation. However, the global pattern …
and is therefore a focus of soil organic carbon (SOC) estimation. However, the global pattern …
Restoring particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon through regenerative agriculture
Sustainability of agricultural production and mitigation of global warming rely on the
regeneration of soil organic carbon (SOC), in particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral …
regeneration of soil organic carbon (SOC), in particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral …