Changes in soil organic carbon contents and fractionations of forests along a climatic gradient in China

Xiaolu Sun; Zuoxin Tang; Michael G. Ryan; Yeming You; Osbert Jianxin Sun

doi:10.1186/s40663-019-0161-7

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Changes in soil organic carbon contents and fractionations of forests along a climatic gradient in China

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Authors:

Xiaolu Sun, Zuoxin Tang, Michael G. Ryan, Yeming You, Osbert Jianxin Sun

Year:

2019

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-019-0161-7

Source:

Forest Ecosystems. 6(1): Article 1.

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Abstract

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a large reservoir of terrestrial carbon (C); it consists of different fractions of varying complexity and stability. Partitioning SOC into different pools of decomposability help better predict the trend of changes in SOC dynamics under climate change. Information on how physical fractions and chemical structures of SOC are related to climate and vegetation types is essential for spatial modelling of SOC processes and responses to global change factors.

Keywords

carbon fractions, forest soil, global warming, solid-state 13C-CPMAS NMR

Citation

Sun, Xiaolu; Tang, Zuoxin; Ryan, Michael G.; You, Yeming; Sun, Osbert Jianxin. 2019. Changes in soil organic carbon contents and fractionations of forests along a climatic gradient in China. Forest Ecosystems. 6(1): Article 1.