Controls on soil organic carbon stocks in tidal marshes along an estuarine salinity gradient

Van de Broek, Marijn; Temmerman, Stijn; Merckx, Roel; Govers, Gerard

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-6611-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 24

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-6611-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-6611-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 24

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16 Dec 2016

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Controls on soil organic carbon stocks in tidal marshes along an estuarine salinity gradient

Marijn Van de Broek, Stijn Temmerman, Roel Merckx, and Gerard Govers

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RC1: 'Review of manuscript', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'Replies on comments referee #1', Marijn Van de Broek, 25 Oct 2016
RC2: 'comprehensive review of factors affecting soil organic carbon stocks along a salinity gradient.', Matthew Schwartz, 04 Oct 2016
- AC1: 'Replies on comments by referee 2', Marijn Van de Broek, 24 Oct 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (27 Oct 2016) by Clare Woulds

AR by Marijn Van de Broek on behalf of the Authors (06 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Nov 2016) by Clare Woulds

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The results of this study on the organic carbon (OC) stocks of tidal marshes show that variations in OC stocks along estuaries are important and should be taken into account to make accurate estimates of the total amount of OC stored in these ecosystems. Moreover, our results clearly show that most studies underestimate the variation in OC stocks along estuaries due to a shallow sampling depth, neglecting the variation in OC decomposition after burial along estuaries.