Articles | Volume 23, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-8275-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-8275-2026
Research article
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13 Nov 2026
Research article |  | 13 Nov 2026

Spatial modelling of available aluminum in glacial till: informing a boreal forest soil carbon predictor

Scout M. Quinn, Benjamin Misiuk, Mackenzie E. Patrick, and Susan E. Ziegler

Data sets

Replication Data for: Mapping and modelling a boreal forest soil organic carbon predictor in the glacial till of Newfoundland, Canada Version 1.1 Scout M. Quinn et al. https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/6AONRU

Model code and software

smquinn99/SMQuinn_Mapping_and_modelling_a_boreal_forest_soil_organic_carbon_predictor_in_glacial_tills_of_NL Scout M. Quinn https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19883886

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Short summary
Boreal forest soils store approximately one third of forest soil carbon globally. Stabilization of organic carbon in these soils is largely controlled by reactive aluminum content derived from parent material, which in boreal regions is typically glacial till. We used a Random Forest approach to predictively map and model reactive aluminum and its uncertainty in glacial till across Newfoundland. This supports future modelling efforts and estimates of the soil carbon reservoir in boreal forests.
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