Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6301-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6301-2021
Research article
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08 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 08 Dec 2021

Soil organic carbon stabilization mechanisms and temperature sensitivity in old terraced soils

Pengzhi Zhao, Daniel Joseph Fallu, Sara Cucchiaro, Paolo Tarolli, Clive Waddington, David Cockcroft, Lisa Snape, Andreas Lang, Sebastian Doetterl, Antony G. Brown, and Kristof Van Oost

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We investigate the factors controlling the soil organic carbon (SOC) stability and temperature sensitivity of abandoned prehistoric agricultural terrace soils. Results suggest that the burial of former topsoil due to terracing provided an SOC stabilization mechanism. Both the soil C : N ratio and SOC mineral protection regulate soil SOC temperature sensitivity. However, which mechanism predominantly controls SOC temperature sensitivity depends on the age of the buried terrace soils.
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