Articles | Volume 8, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-673-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-673-2022
Original research article
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26 Oct 2022
Original research article |  | 26 Oct 2022

Effects of a warmer climate and forest composition on soil carbon cycling, soil organic matter stability and stocks in a humid boreal region

David Paré, Jérôme Laganière, Guy R. Larocque, and Robert Boutin

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-136', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 May 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', David Paré, 13 Jun 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC1', David Paré, 13 Jun 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-136', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 May 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', David Paré, 13 Jun 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Jun 2022) by Boris Jansen
AR by David Paré on behalf of the Authors (19 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Aug 2022) by Boris Jansen
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Sep 2022)
ED: Publish as is (14 Sep 2022) by Boris Jansen
ED: Publish as is (27 Sep 2022) by Engracia Madejón Rodríguez (Executive editor)
AR by David Paré on behalf of the Authors (07 Oct 2022)
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Short summary
Major soil carbon pools and fluxes were assessed along a climatic gradient expanding 4 °C in mean annual temperature for two important boreal conifer forest stand types. Species and a warmer climate affected soil organic matter (SOM) cycling but not stocks. Contrarily to common hypotheses, SOM lability was not reduced by warmer climatic conditions and perhaps increased. Results apply to cold and wet conditions and a stable vegetation composition along the climate gradient.