Long-term warming reduces surface soil organic carbon by reducing mineral-associated carbon rather than “free” particulate carbon
Ying Chen, Mengguang Han, Xia Yuan, Huakun Zhou, Xinquan Zhao, Joshua P. Schimel, Biao Zhu
Topics & Concepts
Soil carbonShrublandBiomass (ecology)Environmental chemistryMicrobial population biologyEnvironmental scienceSoil organic matterCarbon fibersGlobal warmingSoil waterChemistryEcosystemSoil scienceAgronomyClimate changeEcologyGeologyBiologyComposite numberComposite materialMaterials sciencePaleontologyBacteriaSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsClimate change and permafrostPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology