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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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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...
