Articles | Volume 15, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5621-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-5621-2018
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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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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.
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