Variability in <sup>14</sup>C contents of soil organic matter at the plot and  regional scale across climatic and geologic gradients

van der Voort, Tessa Sophia; Hagedorn, Frank; McIntyre, Cameron; Zell, Claudia; Walthert, Lorenz; Schleppi, Patrick; Feng, Xiaojuan; Eglinton, Timothy Ian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3427-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3427-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3427-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 11

Research article

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14 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 14 Jun 2016

Variability in ¹⁴C contents of soil organic matter at the plot and regional scale across climatic and geologic gradients

Tessa Sophia van der Voort, Frank Hagedorn, Cameron McIntyre, Claudia Zell, Lorenz Walthert, Patrick Schleppi, Xiaojuan Feng, and Timothy Ian Eglinton

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RC1: 'BG-2015-649', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jan 2016
- AC1: 'Complete Author reply to Reviewer #1', Tessa Sophia van der Voort, 12 Apr 2016
RC2: 'review of bg-2015-649', Susan Trumbore, 25 Jan 2016
- AC2: 'Final Author Reply to Sue Trumbore', Tessa Sophia van der Voort, 12 Apr 2016
RC3: 'comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Feb 2016
- AC3: 'Final Author Reply to Referee #2', Tessa Sophia van der Voort, 12 Apr 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (12 Apr 2016) by Yakov Kuzyakov

AR by Tessa Sophia van der Voort on behalf of the Authors (12 May 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (13 May 2016) by Yakov Kuzyakov

AR by Tessa Sophia van der Voort on behalf of the Authors (23 May 2016)

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This study explores heterogeneity in ¹⁴C content of soil organic matter (SOM) at different spatial scales and across climatic and geologic gradients, which is essential for a better understanding of SOM stability. Results reveal that despite dissimilar environmental conditions, ¹⁴C contents in topsoils is relatively uniform and ¹⁴C trends with depth are similar. Plot-scale variability is significant. Statistical analysis found a significant correlation of ¹⁴C contents (0–5 cm) and temperature.

Variability in 14C contents of soil organic matter at the plot and regional scale across climatic and geologic gradients

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Variability in ¹⁴C contents of soil organic matter at the plot and regional scale across climatic and geologic gradients