Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation

Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation

Abstract Current understanding of soil carbon dynamics suggests that plant litter quality and soil mineralogy control the formation of mineral-associated soil organic carbon (SOC). Due to more efficient microbial anabolism, high-quality litter may produce more microbial residues for stabilisation on...

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Main Authors: Dafydd M. O. Elias, Kelly E. Mason, Tim Goodall, Ashley Taylor, Pengzhi Zhao, Alba Otero-Fariña, Hongmei Chen, Caroline L. Peacock, Nicholas J. Ostle, Robert Griffiths, Pippa J. Chapman, Joseph Holden, Steve Banwart, Niall P. McNamara, Jeanette Whitaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54446-0
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