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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-687-2022
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Original research article
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28 Oct 2022
Original research article |
| 28 Oct 2022
| 28 Oct 2022
Biotic factors dominantly determine soil inorganic carbon stock across Tibetan alpine grasslands
Junxiao Pan
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Jinsong Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Dashuan Tian
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Ruiyang Zhang
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Yang Li
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Lei Song
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
Jiaming Yang
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Chunxue Wei
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Advancing carbon quantification: A comparative evaluation of gravimetric and volumetric methods for soil carbon assessment in tropical ecosystems E. Zamora-Ledezma et al.
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- Soil organic matter: The heart of soil health R. Lal
- Soil inorganic carbon stocks increase non-synergistically with soil organic carbon after ecological restoration practices in drylands E. Liu et al.
- Distribution characteristics and relationships of soil organic carbon and inorganic carbon in a typical wetland in semi-arid area of Northeast China Y. Xin et al.
- E-SCAN: Electrochemical Scanning of Carbonates, an In Situ Approach for Screening and Quantifying Inorganic Carbon in Soil V. Dhamu et al.
- Effects of increasing soil moisture on Antarctic desert microbial ecosystems E. Zhang et al.
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- Decadal soil total carbon loss in northern hinterland of Tibetan Plateau W. Wu et al.
- Grazing decreases carbon storage in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grasslands X. Huang et al.
- Divergent spatial distributions, carbon stocks, and climatic threshold responses of soil inorganic and organic carbon in the Tibet Plateau X. Wang et al.
- Controlling factors of soil organic and inorganic carbon in North Adana, Türkiye Y. Turgut et al.
- The Contribution of Biotic Factors in Explaining the Global Distribution of Inorganic Carbon in Surface Soils X. Zeng et al.
- Dynamics of soil active organic carbon fractions during Salix cupularis shrub restoration in alpine grasslands of northwestern Sichuan J. Huang et al.
- Pedogenic carbonate formation by land use changes Y. Liao et al.
- Plant diversity is key for microbial necromass carbon accrual in alpine grasslands Y. Yan et al.
- Grazing exclusion significantly reduced soil organic carbon stocks but enhanced soil inorganic carbon stocks in desert steppe of northwest China G. Zhao et al.
- Natural and regenerated saltmarshes exhibit different bulk soil and aggregate-associated organic and inorganic carbon contents but similar total carbon contents Z. Ma et al.
- Seasonal freeze–thaw processes regulate and buffer the distribution of microbial communities in soil horizons Y. Zhao & X. Hu
- Influence of nature reserve road traffic disturbance on soil carbon J. Song et al.
- Soil texture and microorganisms dominantly determine the subsoil carbonate content in the permafrost-affected area of the Tibetan Plateau M. Shao et al.
- Is an invasive species a notorious invader or carbon sequencer? K. Meitha et al.
- Depth-dependent drivers of soil aggregate carbon across Tibetan alpine grasslands J. Pan et al.
- Advancing carbon quantification: A comparative evaluation of gravimetric and volumetric methods for soil carbon assessment in tropical ecosystems E. Zamora-Ledezma et al.
- Variability of soil organic carbon with elevation gradient in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau D. Lin et al.
- Climate change leads to significant loss of soil inorganic carbon J. Hu et al.
- Soil organic matter: The heart of soil health R. Lal
- Soil inorganic carbon stocks increase non-synergistically with soil organic carbon after ecological restoration practices in drylands E. Liu et al.
- Distribution characteristics and relationships of soil organic carbon and inorganic carbon in a typical wetland in semi-arid area of Northeast China Y. Xin et al.
- E-SCAN: Electrochemical Scanning of Carbonates, an In Situ Approach for Screening and Quantifying Inorganic Carbon in Soil V. Dhamu et al.
- Effects of increasing soil moisture on Antarctic desert microbial ecosystems E. Zhang et al.
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Short summary
We found that climatic, edaphic, plant and microbial variables jointly affect soil inorganic carbon (SIC) stock in Tibetan grasslands, and biotic factors have a larger contribution than abiotic factors to the variation in SIC stock. The effects of microbial and plant variables on SIC stock weakened with soil depth, while the effects of edaphic variables strengthened. The contrasting responses and drivers of SIC stock highlight differential mechanisms underlying SIC preservation with soil depth.
We found that climatic, edaphic, plant and microbial variables jointly affect soil inorganic...
