Global soil–climate–biome diagram: linking surface soil properties to climate and biota

Zhao, Xia; Yang, Yuanhe; Shen, Haihua; Geng, Xiaoqing; Fang, Jingyun

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2857-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2857-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2857-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 14

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25 Jul 2019

Research article | Highlight paper |

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Global soil–climate–biome diagram: linking surface soil properties to climate and biota

Xia Zhao, Yuanhe Yang, Haihua Shen, Xiaoqing Geng, and Jingyun Fang

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RC1: 'Comments to the manuscript', Petr Capek, 20 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to comments by Petr Capek (RC1)', Xia Zhao, 05 May 2019
RC2: 'Review- Global soil-climate-biome diagram: linking surface soil properties to climate and biota', Anonymous Referee #4, 31 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to comments by Anonymous Referee #4 (RC2)', Xia Zhao, 05 May 2019

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 May 2019) by Yakov Kuzyakov

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 May 2019) by Yakov Kuzyakov

AR by Xia Zhao on behalf of the Authors (16 Jun 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (28 Jun 2019) by Yakov Kuzyakov

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Surface soils interact strongly with both climate and biota and provide fundamental ecosystem services. However, the quantitative linkages between soil, climate, and biota remain unclear at a global scale. By compiling a large global soil database, we mapped eight major soil properties based on machine learning algorithms and developed a global soil–climate–biome diagram. Our results suggest shifts in soil properties under global climate and land cover change.