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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3427-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3427-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geology, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092
Zürich, Switzerland
Frank Hagedorn
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest soils and
biogeochemistry, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Cameron McIntyre
Institute of Geology, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092
Zürich, Switzerland
Department of Physics, Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zurich,
Otto-Stern-Weg 5, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Claudia Zell
Institute of Geology, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092
Zürich, Switzerland
Lorenz Walthert
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest soils and
biogeochemistry, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Patrick Schleppi
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest soils and
biogeochemistry, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Xiaojuan Feng
Institute of Geology, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092
Zürich, Switzerland
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute
of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
Timothy Ian Eglinton
Institute of Geology, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092
Zürich, Switzerland
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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.
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