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Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-811-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-811-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
Research article
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27 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2026

Conceptualising carbon cycling pathways across different land-use types based on rates and ages of soil-respired CO2

Luisa I. Minich, Dylan Geissbühler, Stefan Tobler, Annegret Udke, Alexander S. Brunmayr, Margaux Moreno Duborgel, Ciriaco McMackin, Lukas Wacker, Philip Gautschi, Negar Haghipour, Markus Egli, Ansgar Kahmen, Jens Leifeld, Timothy I. Eglinton, and Frank Hagedorn

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We developed a conceptual framework using rates and 14C-derived ages of soil-respired CO2 and its sources (autotrophic, heterotrophic) to identify carbon cycling pathways in different land-use types. Rates, ages and sources of respired CO2 varied across forests, grasslands, croplands, and managed peatlands. Our results suggest that the relationship between rates and ages of respired CO2 serves as a robust indicator of carbon retention and loss from natural to disturbed systems. 
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