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Ramped thermal analysis for isolating biologically meaningful soil organic matter fractions with distinct residence times
Jonathan Sanderman
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Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA 02540, USA
A. Stuart Grandy
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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Short summary
Soils contain one of the largest and most dynamic pools of carbon on Earth, yet scientists still struggle to understand the reactivity and fate of soil organic matter upon disturbance. In this study, we found that with increasing thermal stability, the turnover time of organic matter increased from decades to centuries with a concurrent shift in chemical composition. In this proof-of-concept study, we found that ramped thermal analyses can provide new insights for understanding soil carbon.
Soils contain one of the largest and most dynamic pools of carbon on Earth, yet scientists still...
