Articles | Volume 6, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-1-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-1-2020
Original research article
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27 Jan 2020
Original research article |  | 27 Jan 2020

Lithology- and climate-controlled soil aggregate-size distribution and organic carbon stability in the Peruvian Andes

Songyu Yang, Boris Jansen, Samira Absalah, Rutger L. van Hall, Karsten Kalbitz, and Erik L. H. Cammeraat

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Oct 2019) by Raúl Zornoza
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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Nov 2019) by Raúl Zornoza
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Nov 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (30 Nov 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Nov 2019) by Raúl Zornoza
AR by Songyu Yang on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (18 Dec 2019) by Raúl Zornoza
ED: Publish as is (18 Dec 2019) by Jorge Mataix-Solera (Executive editor)
AR by Songyu Yang on behalf of the Authors (19 Dec 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Soils store large carbon and are important for global warming. We do not know what factors are important for soil carbon storage in the alpine Andes or how they work. We studied how rainfall affects soil carbon storage related to soil structure. We found soil structure is not important, but soil carbon storage and stability controlled by rainfall is dependent on rocks under the soils. The results indicate that we should pay attention to the rocks when we study soil carbon storage in the Andes.