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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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.
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