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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-363-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-363-2021
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Original research article
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06 Jul 2021
Original research article |
| 06 Jul 2021
| 06 Jul 2021
Aluminous clay and pedogenic Fe oxides modulate aggregation and related carbon contents in soils of the humid tropics
Maximilian Kirsten
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Soil Science and
Site Ecology, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, Germany
Robert Mikutta
Soil Science and Soil
Protection, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
Didas N. Kimaro
Directorate of Research Innovations and
Consultancy, Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi, Tanzania
Karl-Heinz Feger
Institute of Soil Science and
Site Ecology, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, Germany
Karsten Kalbitz
Institute of Soil Science and
Site Ecology, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, Germany
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Short summary
Mineralogical combinations of aluminous clay and pedogenic Fe oxides revealed significant effects on soil structure and related organic carbon (OC) storage.
The mineralogical combination resulting in the largest aggregate stability does not better preserve OC during conversion of forests into croplands.
Structural changes in the direction of smaller mean weight diameters do not cancel out the stabilizing effect of soil minerals.
Mineralogical combinations of aluminous clay and pedogenic Fe oxides revealed significant...
