organic carbon storage
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2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Narindra H. Rakotovao ◽  
Angelina R. Rasoarinaivo ◽  
Tantely Razafimbelo ◽  
Eric Blanchart ◽  
Alain Albrecht

CATENA ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 105720
Author(s):  
Juanyong Li ◽  
Guangxuan Han ◽  
Guangmei Wang ◽  
Xiaoling Liu ◽  
Qiqi Zhang ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric W. Slessarev ◽  
Oliver A. Chadwick ◽  
Noah W. Sokol ◽  
Erin E. Nuccio ◽  
Jennifer Pett-Ridge

AbstractAs rock-derived primary minerals weather to form soil, they create reactive, poorly crystalline minerals that bind and store organic carbon. By implication, the abundance of primary minerals in soil might influence the abundance of poorly crystalline minerals, and hence soil organic carbon storage. However, the link between primary mineral weathering, poorly crystalline minerals, and soil carbon has not been fully tested, particularly at large spatial scales. To close this knowledge gap, we designed a model that links primary mineral weathering rates to the geographic distribution of poorly crystalline minerals across the USA, and then used this model to evaluate the effect of rock weathering on soil organic carbon. We found that poorly crystalline minerals are most abundant and most strongly correlated with organic carbon in geographically limited zones that sustain enhanced weathering rates, where humid climate and abundant primary minerals co-occur. This finding confirms that rock weathering alters soil mineralogy to enhance soil organic carbon storage at continental scales, but also indicates that the influence of active weathering on soil carbon storage is limited by low weathering rates across vast areas.


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