From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils

Prater, Isabel; Zubrzycki, Sebastian; Buegger, Franz; Zoor-Füllgraff, Lena C.; Angst, Gerrit; Dannenmann, Michael; Mueller, Carsten W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3367-2020

Articles | Volume 17, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3367-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3367-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 13

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03 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 03 Jul 2020

From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils

Isabel Prater, Sebastian Zubrzycki, Franz Buegger, Lena C. Zoor-Füllgraff, Gerrit Angst, Michael Dannenmann, and Carsten W. Mueller

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RC1: 'Review of "From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils"', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Mar 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Interactive comment on "From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils" by Isabel Prater et al. from Anonymous Referee #1 by the authors', Isabel Prater, 04 May 2020
RC2: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Mar 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Interactive comment on "From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils" by Isabel Prater et al. from Anonymous Referee #2 by the authors', Isabel Prater, 04 May 2020
SC1: 'Interactive Comment on “From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils”', Marijn Van de Broek, 03 Apr 2020
- AC3: 'Response to Interactive comment on "From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils" by Isabel Prater et al. from Marijn Van de Broek and students by the authors', Isabel Prater, 04 May 2020
RC3: 'Review of From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils', Anonymous Referee #3, 22 Apr 2020
- AC4: 'Response to Interactive comment on "From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon – the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils" by Isabel Prater et al. from Anonymous Referee #3 by the authors', Isabel Prater, 04 May 2020

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 May 2020) by Yakov Kuzyakov

AR by Isabel Prater on behalf of the Authors (08 May 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (25 May 2020) by Yakov Kuzyakov

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Large amounts of soil organic matter stored in permafrost-affected soils from Arctic Russia are present as undecomposed plant residues. This large fibrous organic matter might be highly vulnerable to microbial decay, while small mineral-associated organic matter can most probably attenuate carbon mineralization in a warmer future. Labile soil fractions also store large amounts of nitrogen, which might be lost during permafrost collapse while fostering the decomposition of soil organic matter.