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Simulating measurable ecosystem carbon and nitrogen dynamics with the mechanistically defined MEMS 2.0 model
Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Jocelyn M. Lavallee
Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Andy D. Robertson
Shell International Exploration and Production, Shell Technology Center Houston, 3333 Highway 6 South, Houston, TX 77082-3101, USA
Rebecca Even
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Stephen M. Ogle
Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Keith Paustian
Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
M. Francesca Cotrufo
Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for the health of soils, and the accumulation of SOM helps removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. Here we present the result of the continued development of a mathematical model that simulates SOM and its measurable fractions. In this study, we simulated several grassland sites in the US, and the model generally captured the carbon and nitrogen amounts in SOM and their distribution between the measurable fractions throughout the entire soil profile.
Soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for the health of soils, and the accumulation of SOM...
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