Microbial decomposition processes and vulnerable arctic soil organic carbon in the 21st century

Zha, Junrong; Zhuang, Qianlai

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5621-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5621-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5621-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 18

Research article

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20 Sep 2018

Research article |

| 20 Sep 2018

Microbial decomposition processes and vulnerable arctic soil organic carbon in the 21st century

Junrong Zha and Qianlai Zhuang

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RC1: 'review of Microbial decomposition processes and vulnerable Arctic soil organic carbon', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Jul 2018
- AC1: 'response letter', Junrong Zha, 09 Aug 2018
- AC3: 'Additional comment', Junrong Zha, 09 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Referee Comment by bg-2018-481', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Jul 2018
- AC2: 'response letter', Junrong Zha, 09 Aug 2018

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

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Aug 2018) by Alexey V. Eliseev

AR by Junrong Zha on behalf of the Authors (09 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Aug 2018) by Alexey V. Eliseev

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Aug 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Aug 2018) by Alexey V. Eliseev

AR by Junrong Zha on behalf of the Authors (28 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Aug 2018) by Alexey V. Eliseev

AR by Junrong Zha on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

This study used a detailed microbial-based soil decomposition biogeochemistry model to examine the fate of much arctic soil carbon under changing climate conditions. We found that the detailed microbial decomposition biogeochemistry model estimated a much lower carbon accumulation in the region during this century. The amount of soil carbon considered in the 21st-century simulations determines the regional carbon sink and source strengths, regardless of the complexity of models used.